HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Hardeman County. According to the TBI, correctional officers with the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office were outside of the Hardeman…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Rhode Island men who touched off a needless and expensive ocean search-and-rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend’s wedding have agreed to pay $5,000 each to settle…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is trying to prevent evictions from public housing for nonpayment of rent. It's seeking to shore up protections following the end of the nationwide eviction moratorium that was a response to the coronavirus pandemic.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A small-town Tennessee post office where two mail workers were fatally shot during a robbery 11 years ago has been renamed in their honor. The post…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local clinic is helping women battling breast cancer. "Twelve years ago we did this, and it was in March. We had 16 people," said Jon Ewing,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One senator showed his thanks to his supporters. Sen. Ed Jackson was a part of the seventh annual Barbecue Fundraiser on Tuesday. The plates included a barbecue sandwich, coleslaw, baked beans, and a brownie for dessert.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Delta Dental of Tennessee is offering a new grant to middle schools across the state. Delta says the grant will be used to replace water fountains with a contactless Elkay bottle-filling station through the "Water's Cool @…
NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp on Monday was a headache for many casual users. But the outage was far more serious for many people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A U.S. representative visited the Hub City on Tuesday. Congressman David Kustoff visited the Jackson Exchange Club to discuss what's going on in Washington D.C. He discussed big spending bills regarding infrastructure, and the Reconciliation Bill…
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a reversal of Trump administration policy, the State Department has disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. stockpile. It said this will aid global efforts to control the spread of such weapons. The number…
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Sgt. Danny Browning, with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, died Tuesday evening. Weakley County Sheriff Mike Wilson says Browning had been in the hospital due to COVID-19. Browning served multiple roles in the community, including…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Since 1985, October has been observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention to the cancer affecting hundreds of thousands of people every year. "Of course breast cancer is not…
A former Facebook data scientist testified before Congress that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while executives reject changes that could hurt company profits. Speaking before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Frances…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say U.S. Marshals have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a Rhodes College student during an off-campus home invasion in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police say 36-year-old Rainess Holmes has been arrested by a U.S.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee corrections officer is accused of beating an inmate and falsifying a report. An indictment unsealed on Tuesday alleges that on Aug. 30, 2019, Kenan Lister repeatedly kicked and punched an inmate, failed to…
