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A look back at WBBJ's most-viewed web stories of 2016

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The start of a new year offers a time for reflection, and in that spirit we've gathered some of 2016's most-viewed WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News stories on www.wbbjtv.com. ___ One of 2016's most saddening local stories was…

House fire kills 2 children in Martin

MARTIN, Tenn. -- An overnight house fire in Martin has left two children dead. UPDATE: The sisters have been identified as 7-year-old Maliyah and 8-year-old Abreanna Yarbrough. See the updated story here. Fire officials say the blaze broke out around 9:30 p.m. Sunday…

West Tennesseans talk New Year's resolutions

JACKSON, Tenn. -- When it comes to New Year's resolutions, people have different views. West Tennessean Johnny Hickerson said he has never made a resolution. "They're hard to keep, so what I do is…

Group likely to keep contract after deadly school bus crash

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee school board will likely extend its contract another year with the company that provided school bus services in a crash that killed six children. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the Hamilton County school…

Reports: FedEx truck crumpled by freight train in Tennessee

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a freight train has hit a FedEx truck at a crossing in the Tennessee community of Franklin, leaving the truck crumpled and shattered. Fire officials tell local media organizations the truck was turning onto…

Police ID man killed in Tenn. police shooting

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have identified a man who was fatally shot by a police officer responding to a report of a domestic disturbance. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Niland told media outlets that a…

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