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Tennessee lawmakers confirm AG's office lawyer to high court

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have confirmed one of the top lawyers from the state attorney general’s office to the state Supreme Court, solidifying what will likely be a shift even further right for the court. The Republican-supermajority General…

US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department…

TBI: Investigation leads to arrest of two on multiple charges

MCKENZIE, Tenn. -- An ongoing investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, McKenzie Police Department and other agnecies lead to the arrests of two people on weapon and drug counts. Investigators were led to a home in…

Jackson Fire Department responds to house fire

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local firefighters respond to a house fire in north Jackson late Wednesday afternoon. Battalion Chief  Mike Johnson says they received a call close to 5:30 p.m. regarding a house fire on Cheyenne Drive. When crews arrived, they…

Health official talks COVID-19 recovery in weekly update

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local health officials gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. "For the most part, people are recovering from this infection or this aversion a little bit faster than some of the variants in the past, thankfully," said…

Black History Month: Bobby Deberry

Each week in February, WBBJ  7 Eyewitness News is celebrating Black History Month by telling the story of West Tennesseans, and it is sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Our second spotlight is Bobby…

Jackson Symphony to perform on Valentine's Day weekend

JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you need plans for Valentine's Day weekend, The Jackson Symphony has tickets for two. The Symphony will be putting on a musical selection of romance. There will be a Valentine's Pop Concert on Saturday, and a…

Feds say no taxpayer money for safer drug-smoking pipes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says a government grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra…

Collin Raye to perform for Valentine's Day weekend

HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A country music star is making his way to Henderson for the Valentine's Day weekend. Collin Raye will be preforming live on Saturday in the Williams Auditorium at 7 p.m. Raye's hits includes "Love, Me," “In This…

Legal experts baffled by sentence for registering to vote

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee activist has been sentenced to six years and a day in prison after she was convicted of illegally registering to vote in 2019 while on probation for previous felonies. Some legal experts see the…

Engineers: Black Hawk flies unmanned at Fort Campbell

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a helicopter flew unmanned around Fort Campbell in what is the Army’s first automated flight of an empty Black Hawk. Engineers told reporters Tuesday that the 14,000-pound helicopter successfully navigated around the post…

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