Family organizes yard sale to benefit boy with rare illness
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Everyone loves a good bargain, but a good bargain for a good cause is even better. "We are having our second annual benefit yard sale for Bentley…
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Great American Air Show is this weekend at Discovery Park of America
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- Some old birds are taking to the skies this weekend to impress the crowds below. The second annual Great American Air Show will be held this Saturday at the Discovery Park of America in Union City. Organizers say…
Academy Sports gives to local Boys & Girls Club
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Before a new Academy Sports location opens in the Hub City, the sports retailer is already giving back to Jackson. Thursday afternoon, 30 children from the Boys & Girls Club of Jackson…
Tennessee Correctional Services holds career fair in Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Tennessee Correctional Services hosted its second annual Workforce Development and Career Fair Thursday at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. More than 500 people were there to talk with 100 potential employers. They also had a career coach there to…
Woman killed in murder-suicide was mother of 4
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Thursday morning, 27-year-old Camille Thompson, a mother of four, was shot to death in Hardeman County. The gunman, identified as her husband, Johntate Thompson, led officers into Chester County…
Residents shocked by murder suspect taking own life in their neighborhood
CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A chase through multiple counties ends in Chester County Thursday morning with a man taking his life after authorities say he murdered his wife. The District Attorney's…
Land Between the Lakes seeks volunteers on Public Lands Day
GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) - Officials at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area are looking for volunteers on National Public Lands Day to help clean up trails. A statement from Land Between the Lakes says it wants people who…
Campaign finance panel launches probe of Stand for Children
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Registry of Campaign Finance has launched an investigation into an education advocacy group's actions during Nashville school board elections. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/2co45cw ) that the panel decided Wednesday that there were enough questions…
Father drunk on moonshine in crash that killed son convicted
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Knox County man is facing up to 40 years in prison after admitting to drinking a half-gallon of moonshine before crashing his car and killing his 10-year-old son and seriously injuring his 11-year-old nephew. The…
FBI: GPS places man in parking lot where bomb was planted
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say the man accused of placing a pipe bomb in an employee's car outside a suburban Nashville nursing home was trying to kill his estranged wife. Citing…
Conservation awards: whooping cranes, pond turtles, gorillas
Work to bring back whooping cranes and turtles received top honors in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' 2016 North American Conservation Awards, while the group's international award recognizes gorilla conservation. Nine U.S. zoos were recognized for a project to…
Navy: Pilot error primary cause of fatal Blue Angels crash
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Navy says pilot error was the primary cause of a crash that claimed the life of a Blue Angels flier. Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss was killed on June 2 while practicing outside Nashville, Tennessee, for…
Bolivar police ID couple killed in murder-suicide
BOLIVAR, Tenn. -- Authorities have identified the man and woman who were killed Thursday morning in an apparent murder-suicide. Officers say Johntate Thompson shot himself in the head after a pursuit…
Dollar General to expand, add 10,000 new jobs
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- Goodlettsville-based Dollar General is expanding and reportedly is set to add an estimated 10,000 new jobs. Dollar General hopes to have nearly 2,000 new stores open by the end of the 2017 fiscal year. Hoping to fill those stores with new employees, the…
Woman wanted for failure to appear on 2nd-degree murder charge
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A suspected killer has been added to the Madison County Sheriff's Office's most wanted list after officers say she failed to show up Thursday for court. Deputies say Norma Barnett was scheduled…
