JACKSON, Tenn. — Participants ran for a good cause this morning in downtown Jackson. The Andrew Jackson Marathon raises funds for Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The event was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Each participant brings a teddy bear for each child at the center to have a ‘Beary Best Friend’. Competitor…
NEW YORK (AP) — Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. The information appears to be several years old, but it is another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites, and the limits to how secure that information is. The availability of…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration and the state of Tennessee are building a new community center for COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis. The White House said Wednesday that the community vaccination site will be located on the grounds of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. The site will operate every day, for a six- to eight-week period….
UNDATED (AP) – A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has failed quality standards and can’t be used. The drug maker didn’t say how many doses of the drug were lost – and said it didn’t know how the problem would affect future deliveries of the doses which are badly needed to help stem the spread of the coronavirus….
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –According to a news release from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, the Tennessee State Veterinarian issued a warning to citizens of a disease that can be fatal to rabbits. The outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHDV2) has been detected near the Tennessee border in Arkansas. The release states that no cases have actually been found…
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A rural New York zoo says the giraffe that became a sensation when her 2017 pregnancy and delivery were live-streamed has been euthanized because of advancing arthritis. A statement from Animal Adventure Park’s veterinarians says 20-year-old April the giraffe started showing signs of mobility problems last summer, and veterinary imaging showed she had arthritis in her…
Weather Update – Saturday, April 3 – 4:00 p.m. TODAY: We started out with chilly conditions today as w freeze warning remains in effect for parts of West Tennessee. A high pressure bringing in some cooler air is the cause for this warning. We quickly warmed back up into the 60’s with sunny skies today. Just in Jackson today, we…
(CBSNewspath) — EASTER CANDY: Got a sweet tooth? RetailMeNot surveyed people to find the most popular Easter candy for 2021. Here’s a look at the sweet stats.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Department of Health has announced that 1 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a news release on Thursday, roughly 22% of the state’s approximate 7 million population has received at least one dose. The department says more than half of Tennesseans over the age of 60 have received a first dose,…
DALLAS (AP) — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has sold at auction for $660,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the video game that sold Friday was bought as a Christmas gift but ended up being placed in a desk drawer, where it remained sealed…
