Archives: 2021

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school. A jury will now decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation’s deadliest school shootings. Relatives of the victims who sat in the courtroom or watched the hearing via Zoom on…

Police arrest Hollywood Drive murder suspect at abandoned property

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson Police Department confirms murder suspect Randall Lee Rose is in custody. (Photo courtesy: Jackson Police Department) Rose, 58, is accused of killing 70-year-old Mary Kelly on September 25. JPD officers, along with the U.S. Marshals, arrested Rose at approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday morning at the former Bruce Hardwood Flooring Company on Williams Street, according to…

Officials: Tennessee can’t drop COVID rule despite GOP push

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee labor officials say they are unable to reject a federal rule designed to protect health care workers from COVID-19 despite receiving stern instructions earlier this week from Republican lawmakers to do so. Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord argued in a letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday that there is no state statute or process…

VIDEO: All passengers survive Texas plane crash

(CBS Newspath) — All 21 people on this plane got off safely, and there were no serious injuries after the crash in Texas Tuesday (10/19), according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Officials said the plane rolled through a fence and caught fire while attempting to depart Houston Executive Airport. The wife of the owner of the plane told…

White House details plans to vaccinate 28M children age 5-11

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school. The White House is detailing plans Wednesday for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for younger children in a matter of weeks. The country has ample supplies of shots to vaccinate…

Northeast Middle School principal discusses evacuation, bomb threat

JACKSON, Tenn. — Students at Northeast Middle School were evacuated after a bomb threat was found. “At approximately 12:30, we actually reported to our district office that was reported to us of a bomb threat here at our school, and we’ve taken every precaution necessary to make sure students are safe,” said Northeast Middle School Principal Michael Morris. Morris says…

Benton County couple arrested in connection to 2020 homicide

BIG SANDY, Tenn. — A Benton County couple has been indicted and arrested in connection to 2020 death. In November of 2020, the TBI began investigation the homicide of Alan Grinnell, 27, of Big Sandy, according to a news release. The TBI says it developed information that identified 64-year-old Jay Edward Grinnell, Alan Grinnell’s father, as the person responsible. The…