PARIS, Tenn. -- LIFELINE Blood Services announced their 2021 car giveaway winner. Joe Mahan and LIFELINE partnered together to give away a 2019 Ford EcoSport to one lucky LIFELINE donor. "Joe…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.” [field59_video account="WBBJ" key="63aa9e63cca47d320b9d6814f3958aa89e75a648" vtitle="Justice Dept. sues Texas over state's new…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. The government's expansive new rules, announced…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- After switching to a virtual event last year, the Heart Walk is returning to West Tennessee this weekend. "We are so excited to be hosting the West Tennessee 2021…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- COVID-19 cases in Madison County have seen a rapid increase, but what about other counties in West Tennessee? Some have seen cases jump from over 1,000 to now…
PARIS, Tenn. -- A Henry County correctional officer has been arrested for allegedly having inappropriate contact with an inmate. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the investigation began last week after a report said an officer was having inappropriate contact…
*Some contents of the story may be disturbing* DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- The Dyersburg Police Department says it is searching for a suspect in relation to two incidents. The department says that on Aug. 15, around 1:20 a.m., an officer…
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says a deer in Henry County was confirmed to have chronic wasting disease (CWD). The TWRA says this changes Weakley County…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The University of Memphis Lambuth says it has reached another record enrollment. The university says this is the third year in a row that it has seen an increase, with 1,070 in 2019, just over 1,320 in…
GLEASON, Tenn. -- A former Gleason city recorder has been indicted, according to a news release from the Tennessee Comptroller. The release says an investigation found that former…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Firefighters responded to a house fire Wednesday night on Hansford Place. Officers received the call around 11:32 p.m. Firefighters said the people in the home noticed the fire when their smoke alarm went off and smoke was…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- A City of Martin employee has been indicted for theft following a Tennessee Comptroller investigation. According to a news release, investigators determined John Randolph Worrell, assistant director of the city's Public Works Department, made more than $5,400…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Ned McWherter Cultural Arts Center is hosting a photography exhibit honoring long-time Jackson photographer Mitch Carter. Carter has spent more than 50 years serving the Jackson and West Tennessee area. After purchasing Moore Studio in 1973…
For the past year, Nikita Dennis has served West Tennessee as a reporter for WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News, helping bring numerous stories in the community to light. Thursday, the WBBJ team says goodbye as her time with us comes to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is toughening COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers and contractors as he aims to boost vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant that is killing thousands each week and jeopardizing the nation’s economic recovery.…
