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9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble and heard a faint meow. It gave him hope that his office cat Madix…

Hiller purchases over $10,500 in toys for kids

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical is doing its part to get toys to kids this Christmas. Since Nov. 15, Hiller has been setting aside $50 from every tankless water heater sale to go to Toys…

Operation Warm Holidays sees rescue of 32 animals

MCEWEN, Tenn. -- An effort dubbed "Operation Warm Holidays" has saved multiple animals from neglectful conditions in Humphrey's County. The Animal Rescue Corps says the animals were rescued from a home in Warner Branch, an unincorporated area of McEwen.…

Ring in the New Year with First Day Hike at local parks

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee National Parks is inviting everyone to walk in the new year. Tennessee State Parks says the First Day Hikes are made for everyone, regardless of age and ability, and will offer the chance to start a…

Tennessee sued for not releasing COVID report by contractor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The state of Tennessee is facing a lawsuit for denying public access to a consulting firm's report recommending how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Citizen Litigation Group helped file the lawsuit last week…

Tennessee judge finds woman guilty in deaths of 4 children

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has found a woman guilty of stabbing four of her children to death in 2016. Criminal Court Judge James Lammey Jr. rejected Shanynthia Gardner’s insanity defense in the deaths of the children, who…

Football, reality competition conclusions dominate TV

NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week. NFL football games were the traditional venue, with four prime-time contests hitting the Nielsen's company of the 20 most popular shows last week. As is typical,…

Existing home sales, median price edged up in November

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose for the third straight month in November, reflecting strong demand, low mortgage rates and intense competition for a relatively low number of properties on the market. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday…

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the action Wednesday, payments on federal student loans will remain paused…

Tennessee to put $6.5 million into children, youth mental health

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is putting $6.5 million into expanding mental health services. A news release says the funds are being divided among multiple programs aimed at increasing early intervention services…

166 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another 166 cases of COVID-19 in Madison County. The additional cases bring the total number of confirmed positive cases in Madison County to 19,016. The health department also released…

Tips on protecting yourself from holiday scams

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Leaders Credit Union financial advisor is sharing tips on avoiding scams. "I would say there's no area that's immune to fraud, and as it gets worse you'll see more and more cases across email, across phone…

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