FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell is turning over command on Friday. Maj. Gen. James C. McConville will relinquish command of the 101st to Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky during…
This video is no longer available. MEDON, Tenn. -- A father is dead and and his son is critically injured after a forklift accident in Medon. Siler Helton and his son Darren Helton were hired contractors, working on a forklift…
This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- Charges have been dropped against a man police say wielded a machete during a street fight earlier this month. According to Brejun Savage's lawyer, his aggravated assault and possession of a…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Fourteen state legislators released a signed letter and issued a statement calling on Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman to resign. In the letter they say Huffman failed to address the doubts from teachers and parents by insisting…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A headstone sits outside of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Department, and deputies said they have no idea what cemetery it came from. Investigators said employees with the Hardeman County Highway Department found the headstone in a ditch…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- One of Trenton's bravest passed away on Wednesday. Trenton Fire Chief Barry Green passed away around 9 p.m. at Humboldt General Hospital from a heart attack, according to Trenton Mayor Tony Burriss. Chief Green served for 34…
This video is no longer available. MARTIN, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a six percent instate tuition increase for students attending the University of Tennessee at Martin, effective for the 2014 fall semester. Approval came…
This video is no longer available. DYERSBURG, Tenn. – A food distributor is looking to hire as many as 130 full and part-time workers. Dot Foods, the nation‘s largest food industry redistributor, is looking to hire as many as 130…
This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Jackson police have arrested and charged two men in the June 8 beating death of Rico Swift and assault on Swift's girlfriend on First Street, and the investigation is ongoing to…
This video is no longer available. SELMER, Tenn. -- All charges have been dropped against a man accused of giving meth, marijuana and pornography to minors. According to McNairy County Circuit Court, the aggravated child abuse, contributing to the delinquency…
This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A suspected rapist is now is custody after police say a WBBJ viewer tipped them off to his location. Marquaz Dreshun Pettigrew, 18, was arrested after a caller told police they…
This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Miss Tennessee pageant kicks off by crowning a very special little girl. Five-year-old Ema McLaughen fulfilled her dream of meeting a beauty queen, but ended up becoming one herself.…
JACKSON, Tenn.- On-stage preliminary competition officially began Wednesday night in the race for the 2014 Miss Tennessee crown. The winner of swimsuit competition was Miss Nashville Kaileigh Bullard. The winner of talent competition was a tie between Miss Queen City…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-For the first time in more than two decades, federal taxes on gasoline and diesel could be raised. Republican Tennessee Senator Bob Corker proposed the legislation with Connecticut Democrat Senator Chris Murphy. They…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Thousands of files containing social security numbers, addresses and birth dates are discovered in a dumpster, Wednesday afternoon. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News received a phone call from the owner of the La…
