HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is forming a task force to study the issue of missing and murdered Native Hawaiian women and girls. The state House created the panel, which aims to gather data and identify the reasons behind the problem. Few figures currently exist, but those that do suggest Native Hawaiians are disproportionately represented among the state’s sex trafficking victims….
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Abortions have resumed in some Texas clinics after a federal judge halted the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. Amy Hagstrom Miller is the president of Whole Woman’s Health, which has four clinics in Texas. She said Thursday that her clinics are performing abortions again and scheduling more for the coming days. But it was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge will allow attorneys who filed a lawsuit against a Waffle House in Tennessee after a mass shooting to access some of the files that have been sealed in the criminal case against the gunman. On Thursday, Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn granted the request from attorneys suing Waffle House in federal court…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Democratic majority details Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election that he lost. His pursuit of fraud claims brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos and prompted top officials there and at the White House to threaten to resign. The report offers new insight about…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The 2021-22 Mayor’s Youth Council meets once a month to come up with ideas, put together projects, and ultimately better the City of Jackson. “Our goal ultimately is to be a beacon for the youth in our city, and kind of help Jackson have perspective, from our point of view, not just the adults,” said Chairman Jamarrea…
Eddie Joe Baskin, age 76, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Deborah L. Baskin, departed this life Wednesday morning, October 6, 2021 at his home. Eddie was born October 6, 1945 in Memphis, the son of the late James Elkin Baskin and Ruby Inez Wilson Baskin. He graduated from Memphis Technical High School in 1964 and was employed for…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to help promote “Slow Down Tennessee” from October 15-29. It’s an effort to reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries and fatalities throughout the state by increasing both education and enforcement. “In Madison County, speeding issues generate the most calls we get from concerned citizens in…
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The US Army says a Fort Campbell solider has been charged with killing his wife. Fort Campbell said in a statement on Wednesday that Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Santiago was charged with murder in the death of his pregnant wife, Meghan Santiago, and with injury of an unborn child. The 33-year-old Santiago is a 5th…
Kevin Sherman, Sr., age 64, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation for the Sherman Family will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021, at the Bells Funeral Home from…
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Dolly Parton and her Smoky Mountain businesses have raised $700,000 to help residents impacted by the catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee. According to a Wednesday news release, Parton chose United Way of Humphreys County to receive and distribute the donation at the suggestion of her friend and fellow country music legend Loretta Lynn….
