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Local law enforcement weigh in on Facebook amber alerts

[gtxvideo vid="DyT7KtLH" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/DyT7KtLH.jpg" vtitle="Facebook Amber Alert”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- As of Tuesday social media can play a role in finding missing children. Facebook announced it will begin sending amber alerts to its 180 million users to help find…

City of Jackson, churches offer new mentoring plan

[gtxvideo vid="KCj01geD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KCj01geD.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Mentoring”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you need help getting a driver's license, GED or skills to land a job interview, a new mentoring program in Jackson can help you. In a effort to fight…

Ramsey re-elected speaker of state senate

[gtxvideo vid="ZWOw3UTe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZWOw3UTe.jpg" vtitle="Ramsey Reelected Speaker”] NASHVILLE -- Tennessee state lawmakers overwhelmingly re-elected Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey on Tuesday to stay atop the senate. It's the fifth two-year term for the republican from Blountville. According to reports, he…

Rape trial underway for 2 ex-Vanderbilt football players

[gtxvideo vid="HOZh773S" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/HOZh773S.jpg" vtitle="Vandy Rape”] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A prosecutor has told jurors that a group of former Vanderbilt football players ruined the life of a promising young neuroscience student when they raped her in a dorm…

Former jailer reports being asked to help assassinate Holly Bobo suspect

[gtxvideo vid="KOgP5DB0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KOgP5DB0.jpg" vtitle="Request for former jailer”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A former employee of the Chester County Jail has received threatening phone calls related to the Holly Bobo case and involving a plot to assassinate Zach Adams,…

West Tenn. Navy Capt. now ship's commanding officer

[gtxvideo vid="JeZD2YT2" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JeZD2YT2.jpg" vtitle="Capt Rodgers Commissioned”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Navy captain from West Tennessee holds a new title after a change of command last month. Capt. Jon Rodgers of Humboldt is now the U.S.S. Makin Island's fifth…

Man accused of trespassing at Jackson florist appears in court

[gtxvideo vid="FCF40gI0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/FCF40gI0.jpg" vtitle="Homeless Man Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man accused of trespassing and being inside a florist van faced charges Tuesday in Jackson City Court. Lee Simmons is charged with public intoxication and criminal trespassing after…

Police investigating death of Jackson woman found in home with gunshot wound

[gtxvideo vid="GJu6DTVD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GJu6DTVD.jpg" vtitle="Hanover Shooting Update”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the death of a Jackson woman found in her home Monday afternoon with a gunshot wound. Michelle Odeh, 43, was found by family members around 1:30…

Man faces robbery, burglary charges in alleged attack

[gtxvideo vid="N3UGnvy0" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/N3UGnvy0.jpg" vtitle="Kidd Burglary Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Police say a man was found inside another person's home and attacked the homeowner when told to leave, according to court documents. Untario Kidd is charged with aggravated assault…

Woman officially charged with attacking retail employee

[gtxvideo vid="8WZzhTzK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/8WZzhTzK.jpg" vtitle="Mull K Mart Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was formally charged with assault Monday on accusations of attacking an employee in a retail store. Alicia Mull faces two counts of simple assault in a…