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Background checks no longer required for Tennessee gunowners

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become the latest state to allow most adults 21 and older carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Gov. Bill Lee Thursday signed the measure into law on Thursday. Lee initially…

TBI releases 2020 report on law enforcement-related deaths

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released a report on law enforcement-related deaths within the state for 2020. The TBI says the data it collected was broken down into deadly use-of-force incidents, arrest-related non-forcible deaths, and deaths…

Delta Dental offering mouthguards for Tennessee youth athletes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Delta Dental of Tennessee has launched a statewide program to encourage children to wear mouthguards while playing sports. According to a news release, Delta Dental of Tennessee is giving away free boil and bite mouthguards to athletes…

UT/TSU Extension, health department presenting diabetes education program

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department and the University of Tennessee/Tennessee State University Extension office is hosting an educational program for individuals with prediabetes and diabetes, according to a news release. The program will run for 10…

9 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County; 11,139 total

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in Madison County, bringing the total number of confirmed positive cases to 11,139. Those new patients range in age from 2-years-old to 79-years-old. There…

Former firefighter charged in Weakley County church fire

UPDATE (11/22/22): Former firefighter pleads guilty to series of West Tennessee arsons DRESDEN, Tenn. -- A former volunteer firefighter has been charged in connection to a weekend church fire. An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation,…

Near house fire caught on camera in Jackson

JACKSON, Tenn. -- What could have been a house fire was caught on camera. "He walked out into the hallway from our bedroom, there was smoke, so he came into the…

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