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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…

What to do with Christmas waste

JACKSON, Tenn. - The post Christmas cleanup is never fun. But before you start throwing everything in the trash, keep in mind that a lot of your Christmas waste can be recycled. Director for the City of Jackson Health and…

RIFA feeds homeless community on Christmas Day

JACKSON, Tenn. - A little Christmas cheer served with ham, turkey, masked potatoes and green peas. Regional Inter-Faith Association, also known as RIFA, gave out meals to the needy and homeless population in West Tennessee. Leaders with the RIFA Soup…

8-year-old dies after Weakley County house fire

WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Just two years after a seven-year-old boy was struck by lightning and killed, tragedy has again struck the same family. "The family... it was an Amish community, and…

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