JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Department of Justice announced 15 individuals in West Tennessee are facing federal charges involving eight doctors and several other medical professionals in a massive opioid sweep. One of those individuals is Jeff Young, known as the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Nineteen people have been indicted in two separate drug trafficking indictments in West Tennessee. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictments Monday. A federal grand jury indicted four defendants March…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Multiple West Tennessee doctors and nurse practitioners are now facing charges after federal court documents are unsealed Wednesday. In Jackson, Dr. Thomas Kelly Ballard III is charged in…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Court documents unsealed Wednesday identify three Jackson-based medical professionals now facing federal charges in a prescription opioid investigation. Jeff Young, known as the "Rock Doc," Dr. Alexander Alperovich, and Dr. Andrew Rudin are all charged with conspiracy…
GREENFIELD, Tenn.-Police confirm a shooting in Greenfield Friday afternoon. Crime scene tape surrounded a home located at 104 Forrest in Greenfield. The scene is near the Sonic in Greenfield at South Church and Forrest. Unmarked vehicles also surrounded the area. Authorities…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A six-month drug investigation lands 10 people in jail on felony drug charges. Officers seized weapons, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, ecstasy, hydrocodone, alprazolam and marijuana during the investigation, according to a news release from the West Tennessee Judicial…
DRESDEN, Tenn. -- After receiving a prowler call in Weakley County last night, sheriff's deputies ended up investigating a homicide. Investigators say a man died late Tuesday night on Pisgah Road…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man wanted by the Madison County Sheriff's Office turns himself in to deputies Tuesday afternoon after calling WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News. We were there as Devoris Newson…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- "Yesterday the Western District of Tennessee participated in the largest coordinated law enforcement take down operation against medical professionals ever," said Mike Dunavant. Dunavant is the U.S. Attorney…
PARSONS, Tenn. -- There were plenty of loud noises and closed roads in Decatur County Thursday morning. Local, state, and federal authorities conducted a raid in the early morning hours. "Five o'clock…
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. - Police say that 62-year-old Howard Kelly Williams shot a woman inside a house in a Crockett County in the Friendship community. He then barricaded himself inside that same house.…
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim in the Friday shooting as 47-year-old Jennifer Sanders of Greenfield. Police say they are investigating the fatal shooting as a suspicious death. Investigators say they believe the shooting is an isolated incident. EARLIER STORY:…
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. -- A crash near Exit 143 on Interstate 40 is reportedly slowing traffic in both directions. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartWay map, the crash was reported around 2:47 p.m. and involves multiple vehicles. At…
RIPLEY, Tenn. -- An Alamo man is in custody after a double shooting Sunday in Ripley. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 39-year-old Terry Lee Johnson is accused of fatally shooting William Black, 29, at a home on Church…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported an accident Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 64 in Crump, Tennessee. According to a report, two pedestrians walked into the path of a vehicle from the north side of the roadway…
