DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting on Feb. 8 that left one person injured. Romel Harris, 23, and Carlos Johnson, 31, were arrested in connection with a shooting on the…
This video is no longer available. HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Police are on the lookout for a man that they say stole a bright pink backpack containing an iPad and an iPod, Saturday afternoon. Marty Towater, of Huntingdon, called police after…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Union University trustees have selected Samuel W. ("Dub") Oliver, president of East Texas Baptist University, as the 16th unanimous Feb. 10 vote. Oliver, 48, succeeds David S. Dockery, who has served…
This video is no longer available. MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man was killed Saturday morning, after deputies say he was stuck by an 18-wheeler at a Jackson truck stop. Gene McCoy, 69, left his vehicle to secure a backhoe…
EAST JACKSON, Tenn. - Funeral arrangements for a Jackson teen killed in a weekend fire will take place Saturday Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. at Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. Seventeen-year-old Tyrone Sterling was home alone at a duplex…
JACKSON, Tenn, -- Superintendent of Jackson Madison County Schools, Dr. Verna Ruffin, said they are prepared to have grief counselors on hand to students and faculty at Jackson Central-Merry. 17-year-old JCM student, Tyrone Sterling, died from smoke inhalation after a…
This video is no longer available. DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Neighbors were on edge, Sunday, after witnessing a shooting in Dyersburg on Saturday. Although some residents say they were not shocked when they heard shots, one Dyersburg local said the…
TRENTON, Tenn. -- Local residents in Trenton said they're fighting to put historic West Tennessee schools on the map after the buildings were shut down during the civil rights era. The Rosenwald High School class of 1959 said for more…
This video is no longer available. DECATUR, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a man died this morning in a one vehicle accident. THP says the passenger, Jason J. Dickson, was killed and the driver injured while driving southbound…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police say they responded to a call of shots fired in the 1500 block of Maxey Drive. Upon arrival, they say they they found a victim with one gunshot wound who was treated and released from…
WEAKLEY Co. Tenn. -- Members of the Weakley County school board voted unanimously to dismiss a former Gleason High School teacher after being charged with allegedly giving his students drugs and alcohol. Board members tell WBBJ they voted to fire…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Authorities said they have made two more arrests in connection to a homicide in Huntingdon. Investigators said they took two more people into custody at the Greyhound bus station in Jackson Friday. Cedric Harris is charged with…
This video is no longer available. EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at Jackson Central-Merry are saddened about the loss of their classmate. Several JCM students said Tyrone Sterling, who was killed in a fire Saturday morning, was a great friend…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Jackson police say 17-year-old sophomore, Tyrone "Bubba" Sterling, was killed in a house fire at 11:50 P.M., Friday. Wilma Jones says she made the 911 call and watched in horror as…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With cold temperatures like the ones West Tennessee is seeing now, firefighters are more likely to fight fires. On Friday, the Madison County Fire Department brought in nine new firefighters. "You just want to be there to…
