Weather Update – 4:00 PM – Sunday, June 19 TODAY: Clouds quickly moved in off feeder bands from Tropical Storm Claudette, giving us a cloudy night. Those cloudy conditions lasted for most of the day today, bringing overcast skies across the region. This helped keep our temperatures a little cooler today, with highs in the mid 80’s. Overnight, these clouds…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Justice Department says a former Tennessee doctor who pleaded guilty to unlawfully distributing opioids has been sentenced to three years in prison. The federal agency said in a statement that 66-year-old Darrel R. Rinehart of Indianapolis admitted to distributing controlled substances to four patients without a legitimate medical purpose 18 times between December 2014 and…
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing’s newest version of the 737 Max jetliner has taken flight. A Boeing 737 Max 10 completed a test flight of about 2 1/2 hours on Friday over Washington state. The Max 10 can hold up to 230 passengers. It’s a slightly bigger version of Boeing planes that are already flying. Airlines began using those earlier Max…
TOONE, Tenn. — Authorities in Hardeman County have confirmed that a local Dollar General store has been robbed. According to the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department, officers are currently investigating the early morning armed robbery of the Dollar General store in Toone. Anyone with information should contact the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department at (731) 228-3000. Stay tuned to WBBJ-7 Eyewitness News…
(AP-US) — A string of notable American women will appear on the U.S. quarter under a four-year program that begins in 2022. The U.S. Mint says its American Women Quarters Program will celebrate women’s accomplishments and contributions to U.S. history. Honorees chosen for the first year are: Maya Angelou, poet and author; Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space; Wilma…
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that Champ, the older of the family’s two dogs, has died “peacefully at home.” The German shepherd was 13. The president and first lady Jill Biden got Champ from a breeder after Biden was elected vice president in 2008. Since then Champ has been a fixture at both the vice president’s residence…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that Helen of Troy Ltd. will establish a new distribution operation in Fayette County, creating 350 jobs. Lee made the announcement Thursday with Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Helen of Troy officials. Helen of Troy designs and develops consumer housewares, as well as health and home, and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 63-year-old southwest Missouri man has admitted that he threatened congressmen from Missouri and Tennessee. Federal prosecutors say Kenneth Hubert of Marionville, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of threatening to assault a U.S. official. He admitted calling U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection and saying the…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a 16-year-old girl was attacked by a bear Friday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service officials say the girl’s family managed to scare the bear away from the area after the 12:30 a.m. attack Friday. The agency says the girl is in stable condition. Officials told news outlets that a bear…
CHESTER CO., Tenn. — Local law enforcement seeks assistance with burglary and theft. According to a news release from the Chester County Sheriffs office, authorities need the public’s help with information regarding the person(s) involved in a burglary and theft that occurred near the Chester County and Madison County line on US-Hwy 45. Authorities say an unknown person(s) burglarized shipping…
