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Local Fallen Officers Remembered

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of law enforcement officers throughout West Tennessee honored their fallen comrades in an annual memorial service during National Police Week on Thursday. Twenty-one shots were fired to remember law enforcement…

Officials to launch 'Click It or Ticket' campaign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Governor's Highway Safety Office is urging Tennessee motorists to buckle up. The agency will join the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Hendersonville Police Department and the Sumner County Sheriff's Office in Hendersonville on Thursday to…

Tennessee Makes Extra Efforts to Keep Families Together

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Tennessee is stepping up its efforts to keep families together. The Department of Children's Services "Three Branches Institute" will remain intact in efforts to help the legislative, judicial and executive branches…

Police: Apartment Burglar in Custody

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Police say the person responsible for burglarizing an unoccupied mid-town apartment building is in custody. Richard Wayne Pickard, 43, of Jackson was arrested and charged with Burglary and Theft of Property…

Serial Shoplifter Sentenced to Nearly One Year in Jail

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- After WBBJ viewers identified her from surveillance video, a Jackson woman is sentenced for her crime. On Thursday, Michelle Singleton was ordered to spend 11 months and 29 days in jail for shoplifting. The 38-year-old must also…

Dominion Buys McNairy County Solar Farms

This video is no longer available. SELMER, Tenn. -- One of the nation's largest energy providers is coming to McNairy County. Dominion is coming to Southwest Tennessee and is acquiring Mulberry Farms and Selmer Farms, both near Selmer. All power…

Admissions Suspension Lifted at Dyersburg Nursing Home

This video is no longer available. DYERSBURG, Tenn. – The suspension of admissions at Oakwood Community Living Center has been lifted, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. The facility is a 50-bed licensed nursing home located in Dyersburg. On…

Measles Outbreak Rekindles Vaccination Debate

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -- As state health officials confirm they are investigating five possible measles cases, the debate on whether to vaccinate children has rekindled. Angela Hazelhurst told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News her son, Yates,…

THP: Weakley County Man Dies in One Vehicle Crash

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man has died after a one vehicle crash late Wednesday afternoon. According to investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Wayne D. Lyles ,74, of Martin was killed just around 5:15 p.m. about 5…

Suspect Wanted in Aggravated Robbery

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A suspected carjacking has Jackson Police looking for one man and his girlfriend in custody. Solomon Robinson is wanted on a count of aggravated robbery. Police rushed to Berry Street just after…

JMCSS Budget Committee Meets

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Members of the Madison County Schools Budget Committee gather to talk about funding and the future. The committee met Wednesday afternoon at the central office to discuss areas for possible increases in…

2 more charged with murder of Memphis couple

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis police say they have charged two additional suspects in the deaths of a couple found dead by their 7-year-old daughter. The girl called 911 in after waking up April 24 to find her parents had…

"Sovereign Citizens" Arrested in Downtown Jackson

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Jackson police made an unusual arrest downtown on Tuesday evening. The suspects, who claimed to be sovereign citizens, were officially charged Wednesday for resisting arrest. Officers arrested Dustin Bryce Rodondich and…

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