LOS ALTOS, Calif. (AP) — Charles “Chuck” Geschke — the co-founder of the major software company Adobe Inc. who helped develop Portable Document Format technology, or PDFs — died at age 81. The company says Geschke, who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Los Altos, died Friday. After earning a doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University, Geschke began…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police said the former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that. Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said a trace of the two guns found by investigators at the scene revealed that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, possibly with restrictions or broader warnings after reports of some very rare blood clot cases. Fauci says he expects a decision when advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Friday to discuss the pause…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department confirmed 6 new cases of COVID-19 in Madison Co. Sunday, April 18. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Madison County to 11,219. Those new patients range in age from 31-years-old to 58-years-old. There are currently three Madison County residents hospitalized, with one of those patients on a ventilator….
MARTIN, Tenn. — Family and friends gather, release pink balloons and share their memories of Alisha Gadlen, also known by her family as ‘Keisha’. Investigators say Alisha was shot and killed on Wednesday in Martin during an altercation. Now, her father Albert Wells, stands in front of a crowd during a candlelight vigil on Saturday, sharing his last memories of…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn.–A special event was held Saturday to help further the work of a local organization. Folks ‘cruised on by’ for the ‘Cruisin’ Jackson’ event held at the Jackson Dragway in east Madison County. The all-day car show included races, car shootouts and exhibitions to raise funds for the local ‘Rein-Bow Riding Academy’. The academy helps individuals with varying…
JACKSON, Tenn. — If you were near downtown Jackson Saturday and caught a whiff of what you thought was crawfish and shrimp cooking, well, you were right. The 4th Annual Crawfest was held at Hub City Brewing on West Main Street to raise money for the Scarlet Rope Project, a faith-based non-profit providing a safe place of healing and…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Felix Silla, who starred as the hairy Cousin Itt on “The Addams Family” and a robot on “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” has died. He was 84. Silla’s representative, Bonnie Vent, said in an email Saturday that the actor died Friday after a battle with cancer. Vent said Silla was a man full of stories…
JACKSON, Tenn. — Tennessee fire departments are bringing awareness to fire prevention. Wbbj-7 eyewitness news caught up with local fire officials to tell us more. Fire departments statewide are teaming up to bring fire prevention information right to your front door. Public Information Officer, Latrell Billingsley with the Jackson Fire Department says the idea is a way to stay Covid-19…
For more information about fire prevention or free smoke alarm installation contact the Madison County Fire Department at (731) 424-5577 (free fire alarm installation) or contact the Jackson Fire Department at (731) 425-8689 (public information number) or visit their website at www.jacksontn.gov/government/departments/fire_department . Categories: Seen On 7
