Local agencies prepare for Thanksgiving travelers
JACKSON, Tenn. -- AAA projects 48.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. Capt. Ronald Adams said the Jackson Police Department will have extra officers on…
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911 recordings from Chester Co. school bus crash in Nashville
NASHVILLE -- Below are three links to 911 calls from motorists either involved in or assisting with the Nov. 18 Chester County school bus crash in Nashville. The calls…
School bus driver charged in deadly Chattanooga crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The driver of an elementary school bus that crashed in Chattanooga, killing at least five children, has been arrested and faces charges including vehicular homicide. Calling the Monday afternoon crash…
Madison Co. lawyer disbarred from practicing law
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A local lawyer has been disbarred from practicing law by the Tennessee Supreme Court, according to a release from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Marshall Scott Smith has been disbarred…
Judge denies request to suppress evidence for suspect in deadly Vann Drive crash
JACKSON, Tenn. -- One of two women charged in the 2015 vehicular death of a Jackson couple appeared Monday in court. Jordan Bailey faces charges including vehicular homicide, drag…
Hair extensions grow in popularity in West Tennessee
JACKSON, Tenn. -- If you want longer, thicker hair, look no further. Stylists say hair extensions can help. “They ask who does my hair, where I get it done,” Alexis Woodard…
Convicted gunman sentenced to 61 years for attempted murder
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man convicted of shooting his ex-girlfriend and leaving her in critical condition learned his fate Monday morning in a Jackson courtroom. Michael Stitts was handed a sentence…
Student involved in Chester Co. bus crash speaks about his experience
HENDERSON, Tenn. -- In a followup on the bus crash involving a Chester County school bus last Friday, WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News spoke with a student who was on the overturned bus…
Police say weekend traffic stop leads to gun, drug charges
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man is facing a number of charges after a weekend traffic stop on North Highland Avenue. Investigators say Darrius Williams…
Jackson man accused of attacking woman with machete
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police have arrested a man for allegedly attacking a woman with a machete. Court documents state that Kaya Summers-Butler approached a woman Friday and swung a machete at her. After…
UPDATE: DA says 6 dead in Chattanooga school bus crash
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The district attorney confirms six people are dead after an elementary school bus crash in Chattagnooga. Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston told media outlets that five people died at the scene and one died at the…
Madison Co. Sheriff’s Office to relocate to West Middle School
JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will move into West Middle School. County commissioners approved the change Monday and $180,000 in funding for roof repairs at the facility.…
Madison Co. commissioners move to name possible TBI lab in honor of fallen agent
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Commissioners approved a resolution Monday requesting the state name a new Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab possibly coming to Jackson after an agent killed in the line of duty.…
Jackson man charged with rape, false imprisonment
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is facing charges after a woman told police he shoved her into her bedroom and raped her. Tony Tyrone Cole is…
Trenton man charged in Weakley Co. 4-wheeler thefts
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Trenton man is facing burglary and theft charges after investigators say they linked him to two recent four-wheeler thefts. …
