MARTIN, Tenn.--An event at the annual Tennessee Soybean Festival will have you chomping at the bit and its not fair food! It's live shark experiences. Children and families watched a diver…
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The McKenzie Police Department has found credit card skimmers at local gas stations. They say this type is much more difficult to detect than skimmers they've seen in the…
MILAN, Tenn. -- Thanks to the Milan Police Department's Facebook page, dogs and their owners are being reunited. "When our animal control guy picks up a dog and puts it…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The city of Jackson honored a longtime WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News staff member Wednesday. Mayor Jerry Gist presented WBBJ videographer and editor Russell Goff with a key to…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Get ready for food, fun and culture. The Jackson International Food and Art Festival is coming up Saturday, Sept. 29. "This is a way to celebrate the…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- During lunch time at Pope Elementary School, the students usually sit with their fellow classmates, but on Thursday they had a special guest sitting with them. "I wish…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- There is another traffic lane shift scheduled for 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at the roundabout near downtown Jackson. At the North Highland Avenue roundabout project, northbound traffic will begin to use the east side of the roundabout…
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking the public for information after a fingerprint match reveals the identity of a body found more than 30 years ago. Last month, investigators were able to identify the…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Burt Reynolds, who starred in films including "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," has died at age 82, according to his agent. Check back for more information as it becomes available.
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) -- Investigators say bloody footprints at the scene of a killing in East Tennessee have led them to arrest a man whose shoes match the stained steps. News outlets cite court documents as saying the prints discovered…
NAHSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's largest health insurer will stop covering OxyContin prescriptions as part of an effort to combat opioid addiction. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Natalie Tate tells The Tennessean the company will encourage doctors to recommend two alternatives…
MARTIN, Tenn. -- The aroma of fair food and happiness filled the air at the 25th annual Tennessee Soybean Festival. "We call the soybean around here the magic bean," said David…
In 2016, suicide was the tenth-leading cause of death in Tennessee, claiming over one thousand lives per year according to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, roughly 100 of these are between…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- It was a frightening Sunday afternoon back on Aug. 26 for Heather Patterson. Her house caught fire with her mother still inside. "I run outside, called 911,…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Some West Tennesseans said they plan to boycott Nike in light of a new ad campaign. It features a former NFL quarterback who took a knee during the…
