NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mark Green joined a bipartisan House delegation to Ukraine and Belgium late last month, saying the fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has largely united otherwise polarized political parties in Congress on the…
ATMEH, Syria (AP) — President Joe Biden says the leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria during an operation by an elite U.S. military force. [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="813e5a8d23b284640756efd1199a02f32cfc66ee" vtitle="Islamic State leader killed during US raid in…
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy was being treated at a hospital for a gunshot wound suffered while attempting to make a traffic stop. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday that the…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a Tennessee man lured the mother of his 2-day old daughter to a location in Memphis, shot the woman, and tossed the baby into the water off a boat ramp near the Mississippi River.…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has reinstated a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that had accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants. A lawyer for…
The following schools are closed or will have Distance/Remote learning on Friday, Feb. 4. Alamo City School Augustine School Bells City School Benton County Schools Bethel University Bradford Special School District Carroll Academy Carroll County Schools Christ Classical Academy Crockett…
UPDATE: As of 11:20 a.m., Gibson EMC and other services are working to restore power to 374 members in Crockett and Gibson counties. “We have crews working at most of the 53 remaining outage trouble spots, but progress is slow,”…
The following business have announced closures for Thursday, Feb. 3: Jackson-Madison County Library Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department (Closing at 3 p.m.) Le Bonheur’s Outpatient Center in Jackson, Tenn. is closing early. Henry County Medical Center
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- An arrest has been made in connection to a suspicious fire from earlier this week. An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation resulted in the arrest of Jason W. Greer.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Sadly, we're counting down the days until we say farewell to our friend and colleague, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Anchor Tom Britt. Tom announced just a few weeks ago his decision to retire after almost 30 years…
JACKSON, Tenn.-- A virtual health conference was held Wednesday. Dr. Stephen Threlkeld says they performed more than 1 million PCR tests Wednesday and that the number of hospitalizations is decreasing. He also spoke about how vaccines for younger kids may…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Members of the Jackson Regional Planning commission came together for a meeting. According to director of planning, Stan Pilant, members discussed a few rezoning items. One of the main items was rezoning to accommodate future department developments.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation is preparing for another round of winter weather. "We have crews coming in anywhere from 10 p.m. tonight to the middle of the night and the morning, depending on where you're at…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Discovery Park of America announced it will be closing Thursday to the weather. The park says you can follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates. You can find more local news through the WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has once again reinstated a Tennessee ban on abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, or because of the race or gender of the fetus. The ban is part of…
