LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- According to TBI officials, escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson is now in custody. Watson, 44, escaped from West Tennessee State Penitentiary on Wednesday. Watson was a person of interest in the Wednesday homicide of Debra Johnson,…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials say there has been a confirmed sighting of escaped inmate Curtis Ray Watson in Henning early Sunday morning. According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, photos were provided by a resident. Watson was seen…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A basketball camp was held for kids in Jackson Saturday morning. Bounce Back Youth Basketball Camp is a free event open to children. The camp has been held for more than 10 years. Councilman Johnny Dodd says…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A special event honoring a local business woman was held in downtown Jackson on Saturday. The Jackson Area Business and Professional Women named Vicki Lake as their 'Woman of Achievement' for 2019 at the Sterling Awards reception…
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- A tactical emergency casualty care and active shooter training event was held in Henderson Saturday morning. "We got law enforcement rescue, fire rescue out, private citizens as well. We…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police say a child was found dead in a car at a parking lot outside a grocery store in Tennessee. According to a news release from the Knoxville Police Department, officers responded to a call Friday…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Tennessee deputy has shot and killed a man who was wielding a knife. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the man killed in the shooting by a Bradley County sheriff's deputy was…
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York. The medical examiner's office in Manhattan confirmed the financier's death. The…
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a crash involving two ATVs that occurred in Hardin County Friday night. According to THP, 20-year-old Jacob Christian, of Counce, was killed in the ATV crash around 9 p.m. on…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A national art gallery is making a stop in West Tennessee, with a message for all who encounter it. Friday evening, "The Faces Not Forgotten" art exhibit opened at…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Slams, choke holds, pile drivers and more are coming to the Hub City Saturday night. USA Championship Wrestling is throwing the "Monster Bash" wrestling event at Oman Arena. Making appearances will be longtime duo Jerry "The King"…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A procession was held for a local fallen correctional administrator. Earlier Friday evening the Tennessee Department of Correction and the Tennessee Highway Patrol escorted the body of fallen Correctional Administrator, Debra Johnson, from West Tennessee to Nashville.…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Congressman David Kustoff makes a few stops in Jackson on Friday to talk about concerns from his constituents. One of Kustoff's stops included the WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News station to talk…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Family and friends gathered together to enjoy a concert at "The Amp" in downtown Jackson Friday night. Friday night's free concert was put on by the Stacy Mitchhart Band. "You see…
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Tenn. -- The search continues for an inmate who escaped West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Lauderdale County Wednesday and is now accused of killing and sexually assaulting a prison employee. A news…
