GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A fire overnight Monday destroyed a former funeral home in Gibson County, according to fire officials. Officials say the blaze started at the former Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. Officials say no one was…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police are investigating multiple reports of shots fired Sunday night and early Monday morning, including an incident which left a man injured. Dyersburg police responded to a report of a shooting around 7 p.m. Sunday on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and a statewide campaign is underway to help keep you safe at home. The Tennessee Secretary of State released the…
DYERSBURG, Tenn. -- Dyersburg police are investigating after a Papa John's Pizza delivery driver was robbed Friday night. According to a news release, officers responded to the 500 block of Fakes Street around 10 p.m. Friday after a report of…
DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. -- A mother and her boyfriend are now in custody after being charged with abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Belynda Anonette Scott, 42, and Carlos Taylor Johnson,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is urging seniors who contract COVID-19 to ask their health care providers about certain drugs that could prevent them from getting so sick that they wind up in the hospital. Lee told…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed a 92-year-old man died on January 10 due to complications from COVID-19. The health department says a total of 150 Madison County residents have died due to COVID-19 complications.…
SHILOH, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park has announced new additions to the park. According to a news release, the additions include new signs on the driving route, more trees in the orchards, and two new stops on the tour.…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say a police officer has been charged with kidnapping a man in a squad car while on duty and fatally shooting him. Memphis police say 29-year-old Patric Ferguson was charged in the death…
JACKSON, Tenn., -- The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many people in the deaf and hard of hearing community around West Tennessee. WBBJ-7 spoke with Sara Miller, a local educator and member of…
JACKSON, Tenn. —A new transportation app is available now for community members to use. The City of Jackson has launched a new app with Jackson Transit Authority. "A few months ago we received…
The gallery above shows the latest statewide COVID-19 data from the Tennessee Department of Health as of Sunday, January 10. The health department also released an updated case count by county. …
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 9 cents a gallon over the past three weeks to $2.35. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that a rise in crude oil prices…
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been arrested on charges of murdering his 4-month-old daughter. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 29-year-old Paul Morgan Beard of Johnson City was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed two more Madison County residents have died due to complications of COVID-19. The health department says those deaths include: An 83-year-old man An 80-year-old man The department says 149…
