JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nearly 40 percent of fires that begin with Christmas Trees occur in January. That statistic is from the National Fire Protection Association, and they are urging everyone to take down their Christmas trees and lights sooner rather…
NASHVILLE -- State officials have confirmed a record dollar amount of tax fraud for the most recent fiscal year, and they credit a confidential tip line with much of their success. Calls to the Tennessee Comptroller's Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline…
[gtxvideo vid="fUlmy56I" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fUlmy56I-120.jpg" vtitle="Noon Weathercast"] 746 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2015 For the rest of the week, surface high pressure will result in much cooler and drier weather. High temperatures will generally range from mid to upper…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Dion Thorne is a mobile concessionaire at Memphis International Airport. The self-described bicycle guy pedals around, food vending cart in tow, to serve gates that aren't near storefronts. The Commercial Appeal (http://bit.ly/1YGP636 ) reports the airport's…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis Mayor-elect Jim Strickland says he will eliminate the Memphis and Shelby County Music Commission and 10 jobs soon after he takes office Jan. 1. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/1ZruMQc) he will use the more than…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is preparing to launch a $1 million advertising campaign to encourage adults who dropped out of college to go back and get their degrees. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/1mJs4Hw ) the ads will promote Tennessee's Reconnect…
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Florida authorities say a Dartmouth College swimmer who died at a YMCA pool had been trying to complete four laps underwater without breathing when he went into distress. According to an incident report released Monday by…
[gtxvideo vid="9iBvC6Qx" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9iBvC6Qx-120.jpg" vtitle="Weather Cast 10pm"] Weather Update 6:00 PM Monday The showers and thunderstorms that pushed through West Tennessee this morning are well off to our east. High pressure is in the region to our southwest and…
WAYNE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five days after a late December storm system made its way across the southeast, recovery involving the Red Cross and local volunteers is just getting started. In…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man walked away without serious injuries Monday afternoon after a large tree fell onto a house in Milan. The man told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News he was inside when the tree crashed into the home, causing…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The end is near for getting in donations for tax write-offs, and second-hand stores including Goodwill accept new or gently used items in exchange for tax deductions. Officials with…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Members of a Crockett County charity now know just how much a Christmas toy giveaway impacted the community. The Crockett Christmas Store is a program designed…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson woman accused of shooting into a vehicle Saturday night appeared Monday in city court on attempted murder charges. Laporsha Spinks…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some roads remain covered in floodwaters as a flood warning issued for the Tennessee River near Decatur and Hardin counties is still in effect.…
818 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 A wet weather pattern will prevail over West TN today... as unusually warm and humid airmass interacts with a meandering surface front. A line of showers and thunderstorms is pushing into the region…
[gtxvideo vid="LFwtpBZc" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LFwtpBZc-120.jpg" vtitle="Weathercast 10pm.flv"] From thunderstorms to warm temperatures, the spring-like weather continues in west Tennessee. A powerful weather maker will push into our area, sparking strong to severe storms as we start the new workweek. Until…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- Residents in Lexington know when it rains., it floods in some parts of the town. "Those two houses down there flood every time it rains period. whether it's from…
[gtxvideo vid="Umj3aPqC" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Umj3aPqC-120.jpg" vtitle="Weathercast 10PM.flv"] Weather Update 10:30 PM Friday, Christmas Day A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4 AM SATURDAY FOR ALL OF WEST TENNESSEE (except Lake County). Tonight we will continue to see isolated…
Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School System say they are taking the first steps toward implementing the school board’s recent Vision 2020 decisions. To see the full news release from the school system including information on where to stay updated,…
Where in the world is Santa? The U.S. military knows exactly when the big guy is coming to town. North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, tracks Santa and his reindeer from outer space. You can track his sleigh…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With Christmas Eve coming to a close, last-minute shoppers are making their way to pick up the last items on their Christmas list. The parking lot of Old Hickory Mall was packed as people continue to prepare for…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of volunteers came out Thursday to help give back to those less fortunate here in the Hub City. The Dream Center put together hundreds of meals to bring to area apartment complexes where they distributed them to the homeless and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With all of the damage that ravaged the Mid-south and West Tennessee Wednesday night, a lot of people are still in need. The Red Cross mobilized dozens of volunteers overnight and Christmas Eve morning, sending supplies and essentials to those…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Thursday afternoon fire destroys a home just outside Yorkville. Officials with the Gibson County Fire Department say they were called around 1 p.m. after a passerby noticed a house was on fire on Baseline Road. They…
[gtxvideo vid="3E8biftX" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3E8biftX-120.jpg" vtitle="Weathercast 6pm.flv"] Weather Update - 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve With temperatures in the low to mid 70s, the thermometer certainly isn't agreeing with the calendar. Though this isn't the warmest Christmas Eve we've ever had…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies are seeking leads in the Wednesday night thefts of two ATVs and a trailer. According to the Crockett County Sheriff's Department, a 2006 Honda 350 ATV was stolen from a Pecan Street residence in Alamo. Also…
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado did go through Selmer on Wednesday night. The same tornado's trail reportedly spanned from eastern Arkansas through Mississippi and into Hardeman and McNairy counties in West…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A National Weather Service damage survey team has assigned at least an EF-3 preliminary damage assessment to Wednesday's tornado, according to NWS Memphis. The EF scale ranges from 0 to 5. An EF-3 tornado is…
ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. -- Crews are investigating a Thursday morning plane crash near Corinth, Miss., that resulted in one person being airlifted to a Memphis hospital. The crash occurred around 8:44 a.m. along County Road 504 near the Roscoe Turner Airport outside Corinth. The…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Leaders with the Jackson-Madison County School System say they are taking the first steps toward implementing the school board's recent Vision 2020 decisions. Their goal is to ensure the August 2016-2017 school year will begin with the…
Weather Update 12:40 AM Thursday Christmas Eve [gtxvideo vid="XH15oM8P" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XH15oM8P-120.jpg" vtitle="Midday Weathercast"] Current temps are rising and are in the mid 60s. It feels more like spring time around the area! This afternoon temps are expecting to warm into the upper…
[gtxvideo vid="8l3JKq1S" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8l3JKq1S-120.jpg" vtitle="Weathercast 10pm.flv"] Weather Update - 11:00 p.m. Wednesday We've had a very active day with severe weather across much of the Mid-South this afternoon and evening but the threat is finally ending and we can…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Quickly rising waters on roads across Jackson took drivers by surprise as a storm passed through the area, Wednesday. As heavy rains fell, around 6 p.m., the intersection at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man suspected in an early Friday morning shooting in east Jackson appeared Wednesday in city court. Darnel Williams now faces counts of facilitation of attempted first-degree murder and…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you have a traditional live Christmas tree this year, you don't have to kick it to the curb after the holiday. You can recycle it. The city of Jackson…
This photo gallery contains photos from WBBJ viewers and crew from Wednesday's severe weather.
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Some residents in the Gibson Electric Membership Corporation service area reportedly are without power, according to officials with the utility. Gibson County EMA Director Rickey Graves also confirmed the outages. While power has been restored to many in…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- All tornado warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Memphis for areas in West Tennessee have expired. The warning for Hardin County expired at 7:30 p.m. The warning for Hardin County expired at 7 p.m. The…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Local emergency officials say it is important to prepare before any severe weather, including having plans to contact family members and neighbors in the aftermath of any storm or disaster. They say to have extra water…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies have arrested a 33-year-old Martin man on sex charges involving a 17-year-old-girl. Investigators with the Weakley County Sheriff's Office arrested Robert Aaron Dick on Monday on…
UPDATE -- The Tornado Warning for Dyer County has expired as of 3:30 p.m. DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a tornado warning for Dyer County until 3:30 p.m. Tune in to WBBJ-TV…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify three persons of interest in a recent burglary. Three males stole an undetermined amount of drugs and money on…
JACKSON, Tenn. - EMA officials will open a temporary storm shelter this afternoon at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The shelter will open at 3 p.m., according to Jackson-Madison County EMA Director Marty Clements.
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With Christmas right around the corner, some businesses are set to hold their normal hours throughout the holiday. Denny's and Waffle House are open 24 hours as usual, and Dunkin' Donuts, IHOP and Panda Express…
NASHVILLE -- State officials are urging consumers to be on the lookout for holiday-themed scams. “Scammers use the holidays as a chance to prey on people’s better natures,” Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance Deputy Commissioner Bill Giannini states in…
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The THP has identified a man killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Enville. David Young, 21, of Henderson was killed when the Chevy Corvette convertible he was driving veered off the left side of…
Video Update - 8:15 p.m. [gtxvideo vid="WabAhXev" playlist="" pid="wMQlYtLM" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/WabAhXev-120.jpg" vtitle="8pm Webber"] Weather Update - 2:45 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings are being issued in Arkansas along a line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds and large hail. West Tennessee will see…
JACKSON, Tenn. - For some West Tennesseans, among their holiday traditions is the practice of re-gifting. Re-gifting is when you receive a gift you don't like or don't want and instead of…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mother's video of her 3-year-old and newborn sons has gone viral over the last week. Emily Matthews says she posted the video of her 3-year-old son, Waylon,…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff's office will be opening tornado shelters across the county Wednesday in light of the possibility of severe weather. The shelters will open at 8 a.m.…
