Man charged in ATV hit-and-run in Mercer
MERCER, Tenn. -- Patrick Logan West appeared before a judge Monday morning just hours after being taken into custody, accused in a hit-and-run that sent a man to the hospital. Court…
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Jackson police seek 3 women in theft of $1,000 in clothes from Belk
UPDATE -- After providing local media with surveillance images of the women, all three have been identified and two are facing felony theft charges. Read the updated story here. Original story:…
Jackson State Community College to open site in Paris
HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Jackson State Community College has announced they will open an educational site in Paris. JSCC will offer classes at the new location starting at the beginning of…
Update: Missing Benton Co. woman found safe
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman who recently was reported missing in Holladay has been found and is safe, according to the sheriff's office. Benton County Sheriff Kenny Christopher confirms that Mildred Robinson, 83, was located Monday in a wooded…
Weakley Co. woman shoots, kills husband in domestic situation
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman shot and killed her husband Sunday evening at a home just east of Martin in what deputies are calling a domestic situation. Deputies responded around 10…
Judge resets court date for Jackson man charged in business break-ins
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local man charged with breaking into multiple Jackson businesses returned to court Monday. His attorney said a plea deal is possible. Andrew Kim appeared Monday before…
Report: Tennessee man died after riding Disney's Star Tours
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 67-year-old Tennessee tourist died after riding Star Tours at Disney's Hollywood Studios. The September death of the Memphis man was recorded in a list of serious ride-related injuries and illnesses that the major…
Father speaks after son and grandson are shot and killed
TOONE, Tenn. -- Two days after a shooting took the lives of a father and son in their home it is still unclear who may have pulled the trigger. Sunday afternoon many Hardeman…
Benton County Deputies search for missing elderly woman
UPDATE -- Mildred Robinson has been found and is safe, according to the sheriff's office. See the updated story here. Original story: BENTON COUNTY, Tenn.-- The sheriff's office is asking for…
West Tennessee man honored after 56 years of ministry at Haywood co. jail
BELLS, Tenn — A special Sunday afternoon reception for one west Tennessee man, who has positively influenced thousands of people through ministry. For more than half a century Robert Barden…
Person struck by four-wheeler; man in custody for DUI
MERCER, Tenn. — A man is in custody after striking a pedestrian with a four-wheeler Sunday on Bond Road in Mercer. Officers confirmed the man driving the four-wheeler was driving under the influence, and…
Drug overdoses on rise in Chattanooga area
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Drug overdoses in Chattanooga and the surrounding area have increased by at least 40 percent in the past year, according to data from area hospitals and ambulance services. The Chattanooga Time Free Press reports (bit.ly/2euLkFo) Erlanger hospital's…
Mississippi county bans clowns until after Halloween
DEKALB, Miss. — A Mississippi county has had enough of the creepy clown craze, at least until after Halloween. Kemper County supervisors enacted a clown ban this week, temporarily preventing people from dressing as clowns. The Kemper County Messenger reports…
Georgia man charged in Tennessee crash that killed 2
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Police in Clarksville say a Georgia man has been arrested in an alcohol-related fatal accident that killed two people. Montgomery County Jail records show Ho Young Kang of Suwanee, Georgia, was charged with vehicular homicide, vehicle assault,…
2 killed in motorcycle accident in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police in Nashville say two motorcycle riders were killed in an accident along Interstate 440. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says in a news release that 58-year-old Mark Patrick Baker and his wife, 56-year-old Laurie M. Baker,…
