NASHVILLE (AP) -- The Tennessee House has voted to create a $500 lifetime handgun carry permit. The chamber voted 90-3 on Monday to approve the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. of Elizabethton. Current handgun carry permits are…
[gtxvideo vid="6tYRXMCd" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6tYRXMCd.jpg" vtitle="JPD Equipment Theft”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are investigating the thefts of more than $60,000 worth of equipment from a Jackson swimming pool business. A truck, excavator and trailer were reported stolen April 7 from…
[gtxvideo vid="uOWZv4Pf" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uOWZv4Pf.jpg" vtitle="FB Feuds Gets Violent”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Two sisters were in Jackson City Court Tuesday on accusations of cutting and stabbing a man with a knife and box cutter. According to court papers, Shawill and…
[gtxvideo vid="omTSvCf3" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/omTSvCf3.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Theft - Medley”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman appeared Tuesday in city court on theft and trespassing charges after allegedly trying to leave Walmart with hundreds of dollars worth of items without paying. Samantha…
[gtxvideo vid="s1cBNCfN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/s1cBNCfN.jpg" vtitle="Trimble Without PD - Tiff”] TRIMBLE, Tenn. -- The town of Trimble is without local law enforcement Monday while their police chief and only officer recovers from serious surgery. Don Curry is the police chief…
[gtxvideo vid="XVSA7tUR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/XVSA7tUR.jpg" vtitle="Teen Shot in Dyersburg”] Dyersburg, Tenn. -- A shooting in Dyersburg injures a teen and sends him to a Memphis hospital by helicopter, according to police. Dyersburg police said they were called around 4 p.m.…
[gtxvideo vid="fhziH4Zg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fhziH4Zg.jpg" vtitle="Texting And Driving”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The sheriff's office is pairing up with the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office to promote Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving throughout the month of April. April is…
[gtxvideo vid="ZYFMdI5a" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZYFMdI5a.jpg" vtitle="Baxter Press Conf 10”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Mayoral candidate James Baxter held a news conference Monday morning to address grant funds he says weren't used correctly. Baxter says the city didn't use grants for public…
[gtxvideo vid="CDblIOvM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CDblIOvM.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co Comm Tower - Chelsea”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- A new communications tower is going up in West Tennessee, and it's not just new — it's a whole lot better, according to first responders. When…
[gtxvideo vid="qJfkZmCO" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qJfkZmCO.jpg" vtitle="Medina Drowning Update - Jordan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The halls at Medina Middle School were quiet Monday, because the Collier twins weren't at school. The school sign that sits near the road says it all…
[gtxvideo vid="oWnr63bX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/oWnr63bX.jpg" vtitle="Maury City ATV Accident - Vic”] CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- Three siblings and a friend, all under the age of 13, are in critical condition at Regional One hospital in Memphis after a UTV accident…
[gtxvideo vid="hu0V8FUR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hu0V8FUR.jpg" vtitle="Man Shot 3 Times”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The man accused of pulling the trigger in a northeast Jackson shooting appeared Monday in Jackson City Court. Zacharious Cole faces multiple counts including attempted first-degree murder, carjacking,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson funeral home is fined after allegedly operating on an expired license. Bledsoe Funeral Home Inc., located on Middleton Street, faces a $250 civil penalty, according to a release from the Department of Commerce and Insurance.…
[gtxvideo vid="aQQuO7Ri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aQQuO7Ri.jpg" vtitle="Anna Kate Fundraiser”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- A special fundraiser in Martin raises nearly $20,000 for a 21-month-old girl with brain cancer. The family says the Martin Police Department spearheaded the Saturday event that brought out…
[gtxvideo vid="gy1zWIdq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/gy1zWIdq.jpg" vtitle="UTM Chancellor Stepping Down”] MARTIN, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee at Martin announced Monday its chancellor will step down at the end of May. Dr. Tom Rakes has served as chancellor since 2007. University…
