ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school, leaving four people injured. Police say 18-year-old Timothy George Simpkins fled from Timberview High School in Arlington. He was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon and is being held on $75,000 bail in the Arlington jail. Authorities say one of…
JACKSON, Tenn. — A local nonprofit agency is joining a month-long national campaign to raise awareness about domestic violence. WRAP and Jackson-Madison County elected officials have proclaimed October 2021 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month to make ending domestic violence a community priority. “Having the city and the county, and really nationally, recognize this as domestic violence awareness month is really…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A shootout in front of the Metro Nashville Police Department left a Tennessee man dead and a federal agent wounded as authorities tried to take the man into custody during a drug investigation. Police spokesman Don Aaron told news outlets that 40-year-old Corey Daniel Wellman died in Tuesday’s gunfire and an agent with the U.S. Bureau…
JACKSON, Tenn. — It has been nearly two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 numbers are on the decrease here in Jackson as more people wear their masks and take the appropriate safety precautions. “We have seen a drastic decrease in hospitalizations in the last couple of months, which is a great thing. We are down to…
SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park is hosting a series of ranger-led hikes this October. Each hike will be at its own portion of the battlefield, and will feature moderate terrain for hikers, the park says. The park says the first hike will be on Oct. 9, and is “The Union Center and the Hornets’ Nest.” For this hike,…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A fast food manager was arrested in Huntingdon after police say he doused a customer with hot oil. According to a police report, a man purchased food in a Wendy’s drive-thru late Tuesday night, before returning to inform an employee that his food was cold. The situation escalated to a verbal altercation between the customer and 21-year-old…
JACKSON, Tenn. — If you stopped at the McDonald’s on North Highland Avenue in Jackson Wednesday morning, you may have been greeted by someone in a different uniform. McDonald’s and the Jackson Police Department celebrated National Coffee with a Cop Day. Officers with department welcomed and served McDonald’s customers as they dined in or drove through the drive-thru. The officers…
ZURICH (AP) — With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end. That word comes from a senior Biden administration official. The agreement in principle for the talks was disclosed after White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese foreign policy adviser…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. — The U.S. Marshal Service says a man wanted in Kansas was found in Madison County. Marshals say Andrel Spates Jr. was tracked to a home on Sable Wood Cove in Three Way, where he then surrendered without incident on Wednesday. The Marshal Service says Spates was wanted for a homicide that occurred in Lawrence, Kansas in…
Wednesday Night Forecast Update for October 6th: Rain showers and thunderstorms are firing up across Alabama and Middle Tennessee this afternoon. The storms are moving north but are slowly drifting westward as well and could move into sections of West Tennessee this evening and tonight. Overnight the clouds and rain chances will move out. Nicer weather is on the way…
