JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says an 84-year-old man died Jan. 17 due to complications from COVID-19. A total of 159 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department also confirmed another 59 cases of COVID-19 in…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Tennessee has fueled one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 surges for weeks, Gov. Bill Lee’s approach hasn’t strayed much from how he and several fellow Republican governors battling similar spikes have long approached the virus. He’s resisted restricting public behavior and focused on keeping businesses open. The approach has dismayed public health leaders and Democratic…
Weather Update: Monday, January 18 — Good Morning West Tennessee. We start the morning off on a cold note with temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Skies are mainly clear, and will stay that way for the most today. High pressure and shallow upper ridging will lead to a pretty nice day. Temps will climb quickly through the…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Police are investigating a Sunday evening homicide in Gibson County. Rutherford police say one person was killed in an incident on McKnight Street. Additional details were not immediately available. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is assisting. Stay with WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News online and on air as more information becomes available. Categories: Crime, Local News, News
JACKSON, Tenn. —Two local organizations offered free dog supplies and grooming services to pets owned by homeless men at the warming shelter. Keepers Mission and Diamond in the Ruff Dog Rescue is showing their passion for pets at the warming shelter for homeless men. “So when we saw the warming center here we called to volunteer to treat the pets…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has reached space eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed. The company says a 70-foot-long LauncherOne rocket released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 aircraft off the coast of Southern California reached orbit Sunday. The rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites developed…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game, says she’s been invited to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Fuller posted on social media that she was honored to be invited and noted the inauguration “is especially meaningful for American women and girls.” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will become the first…
Weather Update – Sunday, January 17 – 4:30p.m. TONIGHT: Sunshine has appeared in West Tennessee today as a high pressure to our south is beginning to feed in some sunshine. A cold front moved through our region this morning, slightly dropping temperatures but we still managed to reach the lower 50’s today. Wind speeds also remained in the teens across…
(AP) —Police and National Guard troops are standing sentry at newly fortified statehouses ahead of demonstrations planned for the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The increased security comes as authorities worked to deter a repeat of the recent riot that overran the U.S. Capitol. A few protesters were starting to gather in some cities Sunday, but street in many…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal authorities say another Tennessee man has been charged with participating in the raid at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. FBI agents on Sunday arrested 35-year-old Blake Austin Reed of Nashville. He’s charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds….
