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Track Santa online with NORAD website

    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…

Last-minute shoppers wrapping up on Christmas Eve

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…

Dream Center gives away meals on Christmas Eve

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…

Red Cross responds after regional storm damage

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…

Fire destroys home near Yorkville

    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…

Crockett Co. deputies investigate ATV, trailer thefts

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…

Weather officials confirm Wed. tornado in Selmer

    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…

Wed. tornado assigned preliminary EF-3 damage assessment

    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…

Crews investigate plane crash near Corinth, Miss.

    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…

Flash floods take Jackson drivers by surprise

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…

Storms destroy homes in Selmer

SELMER, Tenn. -- Emergency crews worked to clear parts of Falcon Road in Selmer for hours Wednesday night after a storm destroy homes in its path. One of the homes belonged…

Storms destroy home in Madison County

  MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Wednesday's severe weather brought heavy rain and strong winds to the area but luckily no serious injuries have been reported. There was some significant damage though…

2 men appear on charges in separate Jackson shootings

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…

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