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The Latest: AT&T says some service restored after bombing

NASHVILLE (AP) — AT&T says it has been rerouting service to other facilities as the company works to restore a building that sustained heavy damage after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day.   The company said in…

Gov. Lee visits site of Nashville bombing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --  Governor Bill Lee visited the site of the Nashville bombing that occurred on Christmas day. In response, he released the following statement on social media praising first responders and those involved in the ongoing investigation: "This morning…

Additional death, 56 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Madison Co.

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed another Madison County resident has died due to COVID-19 complications. The health department says an 88-year-old woman died Dec. 18 due to complications from COVID-19. A total of 136…

Families make changes on Christmas Day due to the pandemic

JACKSON, Tenn. -Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, residents of Jackson and many others around the world say they are having to make some changes this holiday season. Christmas Day was different for one family. Because of COVID-19, they spent the…

Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans are set to lapse at midnight Saturday night unless President Donald Trump signs an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before…

Shoppers take advantage of after Christmas deals

JACKSON, Tenn. -- For the day after Christmas, many shoppers could be seen throughout Jackson. WBBJ-7 spoke to shoppers to see what brought them out. The day after Christmas many locals headed out to…

Officials: Person of interest ID'd in Nashville explosion

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two law enforcement officials have told The Associated Press that federal investigators have identified a person of interest in connection with the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas Day and are searching a home associated…

The Latest: Number of global COVID-19 cases tops 80 million

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois: The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has topped 80 million. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University reported the mark Saturday morning after 472,000 cases were recorded Christmas Day. The number of deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic across…

Widespread outages continue in Tennessee following blast

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sweeping communications outages are continuing to plague large swaths of Tennessee after a recreational vehicle exploded early Christmas morning in sleepy downtown Nashville. Police emergency systems across Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as Nashville’s COVID-19 community…

UPDATE: Hardin Co. 911 calls restored

HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Hardin County 911 is reporting that all calls are fully functional as of 6 p.m.   EARLIER STORY: HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn.--  Hardin County 911 officials are alerting the public to not use landlines at this time…

70 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Madison County; 8,250 total

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department has confirmed an additional 70 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. The new cases bring the total number of confirmed positive cases to 8,250. Those patients range in age from 8-years-old to…

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