WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- The Weakley County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of a man who died Monday while serving time at the jail. Danny Joe Boane, 35, of Martin died Monday morning after having a seizure at the…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill that would arm some school teachers in Tennessee has failed after a number of state lawmakers, including several Republican gun rights advocates, criticized the idea. The measure was voted down Tuesday in the House…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn -- April 2 marks 'World Autism Awareness Day', an opportunity to recognize and support all children and adults with autism. Monday afternoon, community members in one city rallied together to…
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn -- Brownsville police are investigating a 'smash and grab' at a local discount store. It happened around 3:30 a.m., Monday morning at the Dollar General right off Main Street.…
JACKSON, Tenn.--The Jackson-Madison County Branch of the NAACP has drawn up a petition against proposed plans to use millions of dollars in funding to expand the Madison County jail. Madison county commissioners have…
JACKSON, Tenn.--College students present a master plan for a local recovery center. The University of Memphis-Lambuth Campus architecture graduate program addressed the future master plan for the Aspell Recovery Center campus. The…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local mom accused of leaving her kids unattended now faces criminal charges. Lashunda Shepherd appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on child abuse and neglect or endangerment counts. Police say they found three children unattended Sunday morning…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Last year, there were over 24,000 crashes statewide due to distracted driving, with 120 of those being fatal. "Everything can be a distraction, whether you're talking to other…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrest a man accused of giving two kids alcohol. William White appeared Monday in Jackson City Court on child neglect-endangerment counts. Police say White ordered a margarita Thursday night at Logan's Roadhouse. Investigators say an employee…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police arrest two people accused of bringing drugs into the Madison County Jail. Willie Brown and Courtney Harvey appeared Monday morning in Jackson City Court. Both men are charged with drug counts and bringing contraband into a penal…
HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — With online exchanges becoming more common, one town is making sure people in the area have a safe place to meet after making an online sale.…
DRESDEN, Tenn. -- An inmate at the Weakley County Detention Center died Monday morning after having a seizure, according to the Weakley County Sheriff's Office. Correctional officers at the Weakley County Jail…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the "age of bullies and bigots is not fully behind us" — despite advances the country has made since Martin Luther King Jr. was slain while fighting poverty and…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Memphis say a convenience store clerk has been charged in the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter whose body was found near the store. The Commercial Appeal reports Memphis police charged 28-year-old Anwar Ghazali…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police say a body and vehicle found in a creek in east Jackson match the description of a missing person and vehicle. The vehicle was found upside down in…
