Weather Update – Saturday, October 9 – 5:30 PM TODAY: Another warm day was in store for West Tennessee this Saturday. A warm front moved across the northern part of the region this morning. This lead to more humid conditions. A few clouds remained for a mostly to partly cloudy afternoon.Highs remained in the mid 80’s. Tonight, we will see…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will try to persuade the Supreme Court this week to reinstate the death penalty for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The administration will argue that a jury had no need to examine evidence that prosecutors themselves relied on at an earlier phase of the proceedings. Tsarnaev’s guilt in the deaths of three people…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville’s metro government has asked a judge to temporarily shut down a hot tub on wheels, saying the party vehicle is operating without a public swimming pool permit. The Tennessean reports the lawsuit was filed last week. It says Music City Party Tub was informed of the violation in an Aug. 11 health department letter. The…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced the appointments of two circuit court judges. Lee said in a statement Friday that Brent Bradberry has been named as a judge in the 24th Judicial District, which includes Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin, and Henry counties. Bradberry is an assistant district public defender for the 27th Judicial District. He succeeds…
(CBS Newspath) —For this 81-year-old from Scotland, mountain climbing is about more than just the hike. Here’s why Nick Gardner is trying to climb 282 mountains to support his wife. Categories: Video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee agriculture officials are offering to share the costs with landowners who are interested in improving the forests and watersheds on their properties near two rivers. The state Department of Agriculture says the Duck and Elk Watershed Initiative is open for applications until Oct. 29. The counties in the watershed of the Duck and Elk rivers…
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials are recommending that Tootsie Roll Industries pay more than $136,000 in fines after a machine cut off part of an employee’s finger at its Chicago plant this year. The U.S. Department of Labor said in a news release Tuesday that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued one willful violation “for inadequate machine guarding” and…
LONDON (AP) — The NFL returns to London with the Atlanta Falcons facing the New York Jets on Sunday but the league is also focused on its next international destination: Germany. The NFL is finalizing its short list of German cities to host a game as early as next season. Brett Gosper who is NFL Head of UK and Europe…
NEW YORK (AP) – With less than three months until Christmas, toy companies are racing to get their toys onto store shelves as they face a severe supply network crunch. Toy makers are feverishly trying to find containers to ship their goods while searching for new alternative routes and ports. Some are flying in the toys if they can…
UNDATED (AP) — The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis. Health officials urged Americans Thursday to get vaccinated against both the flu and coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu vaccination for just about everyone starting with 6-month-old babies. Flu cases dropped to…
