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Coming soon: Reese's Cups, chocolate bars made from plants

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups, which go on sale this month, will be its first vegan chocolates sold nationally. A second plant-based offering, Hershey’s…

Semi-truck driver killed in Friday crash

CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A semi-truck driver was killed in a crash along a highway on Friday in Crockett County. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a Freightliner and a Chevy Malibu were both traveling west along…

Hunter Cross recognized as Hub City Hero

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The City of Jackson has selected Hunter Cross as February's Hub City Hero. Known locally as a musician, songwriter and vocalist, Cross is also the owner of Third Eye Curiosities in downtown Jackson. Cross says during his…

2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico, 2 others alive

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican official says two U.S. citizens missing since their violent abduction Friday in the northern Mexican border city of Matamoros have been found dead and two others were alive. Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said Tuesday…

Father of Nashville Waffle House shooter gets 18 months

PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man has received an 18-month prison sentence after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used in a 2018 shooting attack that killed four people at a Waffle House…

Biden will seek Medicare changes, up tax rate in new budget

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has started to unveil parts of his budget proposal being released later this week. The Democratic president is beginning with his plan for Medicare, including higher taxes on wealthy people to increase funding for…

Bills, resolutions regarding firearms discussed in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Several bills and resolutions regarding firearms were discussed in Nashville on Monday. One of those was House Joint Resolution 0131, which would establish: "...the declared public policy of the State of Tennessee relative to the right of…

Hit-and-run leaves teen in critical condition

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- On Friday March 3, Brownsville police were dispatched to North Brownsville in response to a hit-and-run involving a 14-year-old boy. Around 1:30 p.m., officers arrived to Carlita…

New sports bar opens in Hub City

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A ribbon cutting was held for a new sports bar in the Hub City. Pregame Sports Bar serves a wide range of foods, such as whole wings,…

Four rescued from stranded car in West Tennessee

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- First responders rescued several people from a stranded vehicle on Monday. The Hardin County Fire Department shared to Facebook on Monday that a driver and three others were rescued from car on Coffee Landing Road.…

Man charged in connection to house fire in Gibson County

GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Bells man has been arrested in connection to a fire in Gibson County. According to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Chad Bridger Kee was arrested Monday and charged with arson and…

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