City leader turns to prayer after recent deaths
EAST JACKSON, Tenn. -- After the death of a young woman in East Jackson, City Councilman Johnny Dodd is planning to have a community prayer Sunday afternoon in Sherlene Mercer Park.…
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Police investigate suspicious death in East Jackson
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A day after councilman Johnny Dodd's anti-crime march, Jackson Police are investigating another possible homicide. Early Saturday morning, Jackson police were called out to Boardwalk Cove, just off…
Nissan recall
DETROIT (AP) - Nissan is recalling thousands of Altima midsize cars for a third time to fix a latch problem that could let the hood fly open while the cars are moving. The latest recall covers 846,000 cars from 2013…
Democratic chairwoman
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Democrats have chosen state Rep. Sannie Overly as party chairwoman after a two and a half month search. The Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Committee unanimously elected Overly its new chairwoman Saturday. Overly is a state…
Caterpillar job cuts
Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants and trim about 670 jobs in Illinois and several other states, in the latest phase of a larger cost-cutting campaign announced last year. The mining and construction equipment company will cut about…
Housing Development Lawsuit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama-based construction company is settling claims that it built housing complexes that violate the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Birmingham Friday say Gateway Construction…
Civil rights leader, politician Georgia Davis Powers dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A prominent civil rights leader in Kentucky who became the state's first woman and African-American elected to the state's Senate has died. Georgia Davis Powers was 92. Raoul Cunningham, Kentucky NAACP president and longtime friend, says…
Exchange infrastructure water Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Data gathered by The Associated Press shows 12 percent of Louisiana's federal funds "set-aside" to improve water infrastructure go toward administrative costs. While permitted, the use of the monies to fund salaries, travel and other expenses…
Jackson Police confirm suspicious death under investigation
JACKSON, Tenn.,--Jackson Police are investigating a suspicious death near Highway 70 and Boardwalk Cove. According to a release from the Jackson Police Department, "Around 4:00 a.m., officers were dispatched the vicinity of Boardwalk Cove for an unidentified black female lying near…
14 sentenced in Jackson synthetic drug investigation
JACKSON, Tenn.- This is just some of the synthetic marijuana known as K-2, seized when officers arrested 14 people in February of 2012. Friday, the suspects learned their fate. As a group, they'll spend more than 20 years in federal…
Local fishermen cautioned about eating bass from Big Sandy River
SPRINGVILLE, Tenn. -- Fishermen at the Big Sandy River were met with a warning Friday: eat bass taken from the river at your own risk. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation…
Man charged in Nov. Walgreens robbery
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Friday in city court on charges stemming from a November robbery at a Jackson pharmacy. Antario Montgomery is accused of threatening an employee and…
Tennesseans must register by Monday to vote in March primary
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Tennesseans who want to vote in the March 1 presidential primary must register to vote by Monday. Local and state officials are recommending voters take advantage of early voting…
When woman's heart stopped, special vest credited with saving her life
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Ruby Hunter sits in a Jackson doctor's office Friday. It's a trip she said she's thrilled to make. "I'm able to walk around, go to the store by…
Log truck rollover temporarily blocks Hardin Co. highway
HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. -- Troopers responded Friday morning to a rollover crash involving a log truck. The driver of the truck was traveling eastbound along Highway 114 and attempted to make…
