Hardin County recruits Junior Firefighters
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- As school lets out for summer break, Hardin County officials are hoping teens will join them as they fight fires. Hollie Broughton's son is only 16 but…
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TBI: Missing East Tenn. girl Carlie Trent found safe; uncle in custody
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- Missing East Tennessee girl Carlie Trent has been found safe in Hawkins County and her uncle charged in her kidnapping is in custody, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Carlie reportedly disappeared May 4 after her uncle…
Residents ask for answers after city says apartments are 'unsafe'
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Residents at a Jackson apartment complex search for answers after the city notifies them their units are "unsafe." On Tuesday, staff with the city's Building and Housing Codes Department posted…
Area crime sweep nets dozens of arrests
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A law enforcement sweep Wednesday led to dozens of arrests across the six-county area that makes up the 26th and 28th State Judicial Districts. During the operation, 39 people were arrested for various state violations ranging from firearm and…
Local small-business owners recognized at Jackson Chamber
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Three small businesses doing big things in Jackson received awards Thursday. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center recognized owners at the Jackson Chamber. “It's very motivational,” Diana…
Storms, high winds sweep through West Tenn.
CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn. -- A line of storms brought high winds and some damage Thursday morning in West Tennessee. WBBJ viewer Sharon Hayes sent us photos of damage including a downed tree along Highway 54 in Alamo. Stay tuned to…
TBI adds suspected kidnapper to Most Wanted list
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added a man accused of kidnapping his niece to their Top Ten Most Wanted list. Gary Simpson is wanted by the Rogersville Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for…
Bear bites Appalachian Trail hiker in the Smokies
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A hiker says he was bitten by a bear as he slept along the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park spokeswoman Dana Soehn tells local media that the 49-year-old hiker told authorities…
Fort Campbell soldier dies during training in Louisiana
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The Army says a 101st Airborne Division soldier has died from injuries suffered during a live-fire training exercise at Fort Polk, Louisiana. A statement from Fort Campbell says the soldier died May 10 after participating…
Young girl mauled by dog now recovering at home
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- For the first time a West Tennessee family who fought to save one of their own, a 7-year-old almost killed in a vicious dog…
Residents of west Jackson apartments receive 'do not occupy' notices
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson mother called WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Wednesday saying she and her neighbors came home to "do not occupy" notices from the city on their doors…
Order of protection filed against former JPD officer, dismissed
JACKSON, Tenn.-A temporary order of protection filed against former Jackson Police Sergeant Peaches Nesbitt was dismissed Wednesday. The order was filed by a local mother who accused Nesbitt of grabbing her young daughter at Walmart, last June, after another encounter…
JMC school board holds budget meeting Wednesday
JACKSON, Tenn.-Fresh off Tuesday night's school board meeting, where some capitol expenses were approved, the Jackson-Madison County School Board held a budget meeting Wednesday morning. The top, Wednesday, the school system's five-year plan for capitol improvements. The school budget committee…
Family plans to rebuild 60-year-old business destroyed in tornado
MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Cleanup begins for homeowners and several businesses after a tornado rips through a Western Kentucky community. Wilby Hawkins said he and four other employees were working when the funnel…
TBI says missing East Tenn. girl may be in 'imminent danger'
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- Investigators believe a 9-year-old East Tennessee girl allegedly taken from school by her uncle may be in serious danger. Gary Simpson, 57, is an uncle by marriage to…
