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Haslam says he'd like to see Confederate flag license plate gone

[gtxvideo vid="mzajVIdI" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/mzajVIdI.jpg" vtitle="Haslem On Tags”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Gov. Bill Haslam takes a stand on the state's specialty license plate featuring the Confederate flag. Haslam told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News on Monday he'd like to see the…

Bomb & Arson, ATF investigate Gibson Co. church fire

[gtxvideo vid="BsSETieq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/BsSETieq.jpg" vtitle="Church Fire Update PKG”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- State Bomb and Arson investigators worked Wednesday to determine what sparked a fire that destroyed a Gibson County church. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…

Four injured in 4-vehicle crash in Henderson Co.

[gtxvideo vid="q6pdcfMi" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/q6pdcfMi.jpg" vtitle="HWY 412 Accident”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A four-vehicle wreck Wednesday afternoon west of Lexington leaves four people injured, according to Henderson County Sheriff Bryan Duke. The four injured were transported by ambulance, and the…

AP source: Magic trade Ridnour for Grizzlies' Timma rights

[gtxvideo vid="HFL6MkkB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HFL6MkkB.jpg" vtitle="Sports Grizz Trade 10pm”] ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A person familiar with the deal says The Orlando Magic have agreed to send reserve point guard Luke Ridnour to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for the…

State rep. hopes to change name of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park

[gtxvideo vid="f8ftMhy7" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/f8ftMhy7.jpg" vtitle="NBF Park”] BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A local lawmaker says he plans to introduce legislation to change the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park in Benton County. Rep. Johnny Shaw, a Democrat representing District 80…

City of Newbern fires police chief

[gtxvideo vid="0D8HFKQU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/0D8HFKQU.jpg" vtitle="Police Chief Terminated”] DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- The police chief of Newbern has been fired after being suspended twice this year on allegations of a hostile work environment. Doug Robertson was suspended in April and…

Man charged in east Jackson store robbery

[gtxvideo vid="cpJcnHQ1" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cpJcnHQ1.jpg" vtitle="Food Mart Robbery 6pm”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Wednesday on charges of robbing an east Jackson convenience store. Rocky White is accused of being one of the three men responsible for…

Jackson woman accused of stabbing man in face

[gtxvideo vid="EZHGqVZp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EZHGqVZp.jpg" vtitle="White Agg Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Wednesday in city court on accusations of stabbing a man in the face during an altercation at a Jackson apartment. Meshyala White faces an aggravated assault…

New charges filed in death of baby boy

[gtxvideo vid="O0pOhdwn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/O0pOhdwn.jpg" vtitle="Hilliard Child Abuse Indictment PKG”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- New charges are filed in the 2014 death of a baby boy in Benton County. The mother's boyfriend is already serving time for the murder. Now…

Local churches hold prayer service for Charleston shooting

[gtxvideo vid="lnoCpG4m" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/lnoCpG4m.jpg" vtitle="Prayer Meeting PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Church groups gathered Tuesday in north Jackson to pray for the lives lost in the church shooting in Charleston, S.C., and for a brighter, kinder future without racism. Skyline…