Author: WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff

Snow and Ice Early Wednesday

[gtxvideo vid="d8uwfvSN" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/d8uwfvSN-120.jpg?cachebust=1453251889886" vtitle="Weathercast 6pm.flv"] Weather Update - 8:25 p.m. Tuesday Freezing rain and sleet have already been reported in northwest Tennessee. We'll expect to see more of this in the hours to come with the best chance…

Man convicted in deadly 2014 Huntingdon shooting

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- A man has been convicted on a murder charge in a deadly 2014 shooting in Huntingdon. Larry Golden has been found guilty of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment in the shooting…

Semi crashes, spills 40,000 pounds of dog food

PINSON, Tenn. -- Crews spent much of the night cleaning up piles and piles of dog food along Hwy 45 South in Pinson. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a trucker hauling 40,000 pounds of dog food crashed around 9:30 p.m.,…

Volunteers work tirelessly during search for Noah

PINSON, Tenn.-There has been one group of volunteers who have not stopped working since the search for Noah began, and at no point have they asked for recognition: the Pinson Ruritan Club.…

Black Lives Matter activists join MLK marchers in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Marchers joined by Black Lives Matter activists in Nashville braved frigid temperatures to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A parade began at the Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church, located near Tennessee State University. WTVF-TV reports…

Max & Erma’s closes 13 restaurants in the Midwest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Restaurant chain Max & Erma's is closing 13 Midwest locations as it streamlines operations and deals with underperforming outlets. The owner, Nashville, Tennessee-based American Blue Ribbon Holdings, says senior managers went to the restaurants in Michigan,…

1 seriously injured in east Jackson shooting

EAST JACKSON -- Police are on the scene of a shooting in east Jackson where they say one person was seriously injured. Officers have confirmed there is one male victim who has been transported to a local hospital with life-threatening…

Cold Week with Wintry Weather

[gtxvideo vid="IpKV55g0" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IpKV55g0-120.jpg?cachebust=1453179211136" vtitle="Weathercast 10pm.flv"] Weather Update - 10:50 p.m. Monday Temperatures are dropping fast across West Tennessee. At last check it was 15°F in Jackson with teens for everyone except for Memphis. They're on their way to…

East Jackson house fire claims 1 life

EAST JACKSON -- A deadly Monday morning house fire has left one person dead. "When I woke up and heard the sirens, that's what made me look outside and when I came outside, smoke was coming out the top of…

Active Winter Weather Week!

[gtxvideo vid="a1mG987D" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a1mG987D-120.jpg?cachebust=1453151659443" vtitle="Weathercast Noon"] 800 AM CST MON JAN 18 2015 Very cold temperatures are expected on Monday with highs in the upper 20s. A return to more seasonal temperatures is expected through mid-week...however a brief period of…

Brutally cold conditions arrive

[gtxvideo vid="2SgQ7XfM" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2SgQ7XfM-120.jpg?cachebust=1453093185002" vtitle="WEATHERCAST 10PM.flv"] Weather Update: 10:30 PM Sunday This afternoon was chilly even with the sun. Afternoon high temperatures only reached from the mid 30s into the mid 40s. Tonight things are about to get drastically…

Southern Jewelry Store Robberies

ATLANTA (AP) - A bond hearing for a man accused of helping a 24-year-old woman rob jewelry stores across the South has been postponed until next week. Lewis Jones III was due in a federal courtroom in Atlanta on Friday…

Colder conditions on the way

[gtxvideo vid="pXfwttfg" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/pXfwttfg-120.jpg?cachebust=1453006771530" vtitle="Weathercast 10pm.flv"] Weather Update: 7:00 PM Saturday If you are planning on heading out to help find Noah tonight, you will want to bundle up. Temps will continue to drop to the freezing mark as…

Search continues for Noah Chamberlin, TBI assisting

PINSON, Tenn. -- Law enforcement and first responders continued their search overnight for 2 year-old Noah Chamberlin. Hundreds of volunteer and civilian searchers showed up Saturday morning to assist after being sent home Friday night. But according to the Chester County…

Cold, Dry Weekend

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Police: Arrest made in gas station robbery

TRENTON, Tenn. - Trenton police have made an arrest in a gas station robbery. Police said Teejan Brown-Addison came in to the 45-Package Store on Saturday wearing a mask. He is…

Gun & Knife Show is this weekend in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- More than 80 vendors set up Friday at the Jackson Fairgrounds Park in expectation of hundreds of shoppers over the two-day Gun and Knife Show. The organizer says they…

Secretary of State Hargett visits Jackson school

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee's Secretary of State made a stop Friday in Jackson. Tre Hargett talked to students at Jackson Christian School Friday morning. It's part of the school's "Learn to Lead" chapel series, which…

Walmart to close 5 locations in Tenn.

NASHVILLE -- Walmart is calling it quits on more than 250 locations including five in Tennessee. Walmart stores in Nashville, Cornersville, Dover, Chapel Hill, and Loretto will start to close at the end of this month, meaning the end to about 10,000 jobs.…

Bitter Cold Weekend Ahead

[gtxvideo vid="0nhd2Xa4" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0nhd2Xa4-120.jpg?cachebust=1452919058069" vtitle="Weathercast 10.flv"] Weather Update - 10:35 p.m. Friday Temperatures continue to drop tonight, currently in the low to mid 40s for most of West Tennessee. We'll start out in the low to mid 30s Saturday…

TWRA creates webpage with info on cougars in Tenn.

NASHVILLE -- State wildlife officials have created an online resource to provide information on cougars in the state. After four recent confirmed cougar sightings in Tennessee, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency created a "Cougars in Tennessee" page on their website to help…

TDOT holds safety message contest

NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation is again hosting its contest to come up with the best safety message for the department's electronic signs used on the interstates. The goal of the messages is to raise awareness of highway…

Scattered Showers for Friday

[gtxvideo vid="gUS4X63K" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gUS4X63K-120.jpg?cachebust=1452872322205" vtitle="Weathercast GMWT 011516"] Weather Update: 9:30 AM Friday Scattered showers from early this morning have pushed off to the northeast. Ahead of a cold front, we are expecting off and on scattered showers to continue…

Mountain States answers discrimination lawsuit

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Mountain States Health Alliance says staff went above and beyond standard procedures for the family who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the health organization alleging its employees didn't provide adequate accommodations for the deaf parents…

Criminal complaint filed in high school basketball rape

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Three high school officials have been charged with failing to report the sexual abuse of four basketball players. The criminal complaint filed by the Hamilton County District Attorney's Office on Thursday reveals a far broader assault…

Haslam: Gas tax off the table for 2016 legislative session

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has decided not to pursue a gas tax hike during this year's legislative session. The Memphis Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1Ou1CJ6 ) that Haslam confirmed he is "not going to propose a bill…

Malesus Elementary maintenance worker injured in fall

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Workers had a scare Thursday afternoon at Malesus Elementary School after a worker fell on the roof. School officials say maintenance worker Carey Booker was injured while working on the roof of…

City of Jackson announces MLK parade route, street closures

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials have announced the planned route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade along with the accompanying road closures. The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. Monday and depart from T.R. White Sportsplex, located…

Jackson garbage pickup delayed for MLK holiday

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Garbage pickup in the city of Jackson will be delayed by one day next week as Waste Management observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Garbage collection will be Tuesday and Thursday or Wednesday and Friday.…

Rain Returns to End the Workweek

[gtxvideo vid="YO71HsdD" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YO71HsdD-120.jpg?cachebust=1452832851711" vtitle="WEATHERCAST 10PM.flv"] Weather Update - 10:45 p.m. Thursday Temperatures are still in the upper 40s and low to mid 50s across West Tennessee. It will be a mild night with breezy conditions and cloudy skies…

Search continues for missing toddler near Pinson

  CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Crews from several law enforcement and rescue agencies are still searching for a 2-year-old boy missing along Short Road near Pinson. [caption id="attachment_135578" align="alignleft"…