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Police: North Jackson house fire suspicious

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-Jackson police now say this weekend's house fire has been ruled arson. Investigators said the fire on McDaniel Drive is suspicious and they believe it was intentionally set and no charges have been…

Officials: bullying has no age limit

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.-- The CDC says 1 in 3 children are bullied during the school year. October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Experts said many have been a victim or witnessed bullying. While many think…

Grandmother says grandson started house fire

This video is no longer available. NEWBERN, Tenn.-- Carrie Hoage finally received her prescription medication a couple days after her Newbern home was set ablaze. Investigators said her 15-year-old grandson is the prime suspect. "It's just devastating to think he…

Mother claims son was yanked by his kindergarten teacher

This video is no longer available. SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A mother in Savannah claims her son's teacher yanked him by his arms and ear into his classroom on Wednesday. The Hardin County School's superintendent confirms the district is launching an…

West Tenn. hunters bag deer in newly open season

This video is no longer available. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Bow hunting season in Tennessee started just five days ago and hundreds of deer already have been killed. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says through yesterday evening there have been…

Local officials prepare as threat of severe weather approaches

This video is no longer available. GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- With the threat of severe weather, emergency response officials throughout the area spent the day preparing, just in case. We caught up with Gibson County EMA director Rickey Graves. He…

Time is here for seasonal job opportunities in Jackson

This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- October kicks off the beginning of seasonal jobs opening up for the holidays, and the local career center tells us there are a lot of positions opening in Jackson. Retail giants…

Truck crashes into Jackson business

This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- A Nissan truck has run into a T-shirt business located in the 1000 block of Campbell Street. Police confirm one person was injured. The cause of the accident has not been…

Man charged with child abuse after allegedly slapping child

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in court Thursday charged with assaulting a child and the child's mother. Tyler A. Schenk is accused of slapping his live-in girlfriend's 5-year-old son in the mouth and…

Police say man is Walmart shoplifter in security footage

This video is no longer available. DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man police say loaded a shopping cart with merchandise at a department store and left without paying was in court Thursday. Daniel Jarod Hutch is charged with theft of property…

Caught on camera: Burglar hits 2 Milan businesses

This video is no longer available. MILAN, Tenn. -- A burglar has hit two businesses, getting away with almost $2,000 in cash and merchandise, according to the Milan Police Department. The businesses caught the burglar on camera. "This is probably…

Vehicle flips in two-car crash in north Jackson

This video is no longer available. NORTH JACKSON -- Jackson police and emergency responders are on the scene of a two-vehicle crash in north Jackson. Police said it happened around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of North Highland…

Breast cancer survivor shares story of strength

This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- Breast cancer survivor Susan Morris celebrates being a five-year survivor and shares her story as support for those in the breast cancer community. "I was a little bit angry, honestly, because…

Officials: Ebola outbreak unlikely in West Tennessee

This video is no longer available. WEST JACKSON -- Local health officials say West Tennesseans should not panic about the recent discovery of Ebola in Texas. In the event a deadly outbreak makes its way here, Shanna Shearon with the…

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