Stolen truck victim speaks out on her experience
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local resident's truck is stolen on Christmas Eve and the suspect leaves something important behind. "I woke up about 12 o'clock, was going to the kitchen and I looked…
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Kwanzaa celebrations take off as new year closes in
JACKSON, Tenn. -- While many are finishing off their Christmas celebrations, another holiday is being celebrated until the new year. Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday started in 1966 by Africana Studies Professor Dr.…
Holiday season brought big sales, local store owners say
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Most people are finished with all of their holiday shopping at this point. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Diamond Williams spoke to merchants about how the shopping…
Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. The NDAA authorizes a 5% increase in military spending…
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign comes to a close
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Salvation Army is wrapping up one season and preparing for the next. The organization finished their Red Kettle event on Christmas Day. "We raised around $120,000. We…
Milan High School Football Coach Carl Diffee resigns
MILAN, Tenn. -- Milan High School Football Coach Carl Diffee has resigned. A statement from Milan High says Diffee's resignation comes as the two parties were unable to come to an agreement about the direction of the football program. Milan…
US steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a new engineering…
Milan police offer free rides for New Year's Eve
MILAN, Tenn. -- The Milan Police Department is aiming to ensure you have a fun and safe New Year's Eve celebration. The department says that if you live in or near the city limits, and you've had too much to…
Library hosting knitting, crocheting program Tuesday
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Library is hosting a knitting or crocheting program. The library says it will be hosting the MakerSpace program, In Stitches, on Tuesday at 1 p.m. The library will also be hosting a New Year's…
Humboldt police confirm 2 bodies taken from home on Christmas Eve
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- The Humboldt Police Department has confirmed two bodies were taken from a home on Christmas Eve. The department says its officers were sent to a house on North 18th Avenue around 3:30 p.m. for a report of…
Nashville street to reopen one year after Christmas bombing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The downtown Nashville street where a bomb went off on Christmas morning 2020 is set to reopen to traffic and pedestrians Monday morning, though it won’t soon be back to normal. WPLN reports that Second Avenue…
‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend
Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot, with $81.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. It also became 2021's…
New this week: 'Lost Daughter,' NYE in Nashville, Boba Fett
Christmas may be over, but a feast of movies and television shows arrive next week. Maggie Gyllenhaal's critically acclaimed directorial debut, “The Lost Daughter,” arrives Friday on Netflix, while CBS is serving up its New Year's Eve special with a…
Georgia murder suspect evades capture in east Tennessee
ENGLEWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in eastern Tennessee are searching for a man wanted for murder in northwest Georgia. McMinn County sheriff’s deputies say they spotted and briefly chased Brandon Neil Wiseman on Sunday in Englewood. Wiseman is wanted…
Tennessee boy fatally shot Christmas morning
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a Tennessee boy was fatally shot early Christmas morning. News outlets cited police in reporting the 12-year-old boy was among three people killed in two separate shootings in Memphis on Saturday. Memphis police tweeted…
