JACKSON, Tenn. — RIFA is fighting local childhood hunger with their annual Snack Backpack program. With the help of teachers and school counselors, RIFA is able to provide six meals and two snacks in a backpack to students who are at risk of going hungry over the weekends. “We’re able to distribute over 1,300 Snack Backpacks each and every weekend…
(CBS Newspath) — Happy World Lion Day! Arya the lioness celebrated one day early with these special treats at the ZSL London Zoo Monday (8/9). Zookeepers gave the four-year-old Asiatic lioness her breakfast inside edible paper mâché globes. For more Web Exclusives, click here. Categories: News, Video
(AP) — Emmy Award-winner Christina Applegate has announced that she has multiple sclerosis, describing her diagnosis as a “tough road.” The 49-year-old actor known for her roles in “Married… with Children” and “Dead to Me,” said in a tweet late Monday that she was diagnosed “a few months ago.” Multiple sclerosis — also known as MS — affects the nervous…
(CBS Newspath) — Around two million passengers are being screened every day at TSA checkpoints, and there’s a growing number of people trying to bring items through security that are banned. That is part of the reason why summer travelers are often running into longer airport security lines at airports, including Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) . “It slows you down at…
NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest days of COVID-19. The three-term Democratic governor’s decision, which will take effect in two weeks, was announced Tuesday as…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Two Dyersburg residents are facing charges of aggravated kidnapping. Police say two residents are accused of kidnapping a woman on Sunday in connection with a car sale. According to a news release, the victim told officers that she had sold a vehicle without providing a title to 35-year-old Stephanie Pratt and 48-year-old James Wiley, both of Dyersburg….
HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has confirmed a woman was fatally shot Monday night in Whiteville. The TBI says agents responded to the 300 block of Mt. Tabor Road around 10 p.m. The victim has been identified as Tatianne Delk, 26. No suspect information has been confirmed at this time. Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…
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JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed three more Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. Those residents are: a 76-year-old man, who died Aug. 6. a 77-year-old man, who died Aug. 7. a 79-year-old woman, who died Aug. 7. A total of 243 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The…
HENDERSON, Tenn. — Freed-Hardeman University Theatre will host their first production of the season this week, with performances from Thursday, Aug. 12 through Saturday, Aug. 14. FHU will present “Failure: A Love Story” beginning at 7 p.m. on Aug. 12 through Aug. 14, as well as a 2 p.m. performance on Saturday in the Black Box Theatre. “This imaginative, beautiful…
