BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Benton County Sheriff's Office says an inmate was found unresponsive on Tuesday, May 24. The sheriff's office says Christopher Ellis was found around 5:30 p.m. during a routine check, and died despite help from jail…
BOSTON (AP) — It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned. FILE - Karla Hailer, a fifth-grade teacher from Scituate, Mass., takes a video on July 19,…
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- A local city has received an EPA grant to help it assess ways in cleaning up the community. On May 12, 2022, the Biden Administration awarded $254.5…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- With Memorial Day being the unofficial start to the summer, you might be looking for a place to keep cool. Summer time means fun in the sun and fun at the pool. Many city pools are gearing…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Fire Department is beginning a new tradition in September. The department announced on Thursday that it will be hosting the Inaugural Patriot Day Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 10. The climb will be held to…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A new scholarship has been established at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Brehm Hall is home to the Department of Agriculture, Geoscience, and Natural Resources and the Department of Biological Sciences at…
LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- National Safe Boating Week is May 21 through May 27 this year, and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is participating to bring awareness to safety when you're…
(AP) -- Ray Liotta, the actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in “Goodfellas” and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in “Field of Dreams,” has died. He was 67. An official at the Dominican Republic’s National Forensic Science Institute…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gun control measures are likely going nowhere in Congress, and they have also become increasingly scarce in most states. Aside from several Democratic-controlled states, most states have taken no action on gun control in recent…
NEW YORK (AP) — A state appeals court court has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices. A four-judge panel in the appellate division of the state’s…
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The Crown Prosecution Service said Thursday that Spacey “has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state report says that nearly half of Tennessee public high school seniors in the class of 2021 did not move on to college or technical school right after graduating. The report by the Tennessee Higher…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. That's what a witness said Wednesday as investigators worked to track the massacre that lasted…
CANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” brought hip-shaking swagger to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, debuting a grand and glitzy portrait of the Memphis rock ‘n’ roll legend on the French Riviera. Luhrmann’s film, the largest and flashiest…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Hub City Youth Health Expo is coming to Jackson on Friday, June 3. The event gives local students a chance to participate in physical activities and demonstrations that promote wellness and a healthy lifestyle. "The expo…
