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3-county police chase ends in Brownsville

[gtxvideo vid="NPR2aYry" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NPR2aYry.jpg" vtitle="Brownsville Forceful Arrest PKG”] BROWNSVILLE,Tenn. -- A nearly 30-mile police chase ends in Brownsville with police officers using spike strips and a Taser. Michael Doyle, 64, is charged with reckless driving and evading arrest. Lt.…

Dresden police show high school seniors results of drinking, driving

[gtxvideo vid="maHpEiRB" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/maHpEiRB.jpg" vtitle="Dresdon PD Reminder”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The Dresden Police Department did not just tell their graduating high school seniors not to drink and drive — they showed them what could happen if they do. The…

Pro football player fights for Thalia

[gtxvideo vid="qAocqJOD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qAocqJOD.jpg" vtitle="Organization Backs Thalia”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News first brought you the story about a West Tennessee girl denied the chance to play junior high football. Now, her story is drawing national attention…

27th annual Buford Pusser Festival under way

[gtxvideo vid="fkDhVgOx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fkDhVgOx.jpg" vtitle="Buford Pusser Festival”] ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. -- Another West Tennessee tradition began Thursday as Adamsville's Buford Pusser Festival kicked off. The 27th annual celebration runs through Saturday and coincides with National Law Enforcement Awareness Week. Organizers…

Benton Co. sex offender compliance checks net one arrest

[gtxvideo vid="Cw2P3nZR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Cw2P3nZR.jpg" vtitle="Sex Offender Compliance”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A day of compliance checks for registered sex offenders results in one arrest. The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshal's Office spend more than 10 hours…

STAR Center's Arts-4-Autism summer camp in running to win $25K

[gtxvideo vid="7iTBJqwg" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/7iTBJqwg.jpg" vtitle="Arts 4 Autism Project”] NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local nonprofit organization's summer camp was chosen from 5,000 causes submitted to be in the top 200. The STAR Center's Arts-4-Autism program could win $25,000. State…

U.S. Marshals capture man wanted in Gibson, Weakley counties

[gtxvideo vid="EPazRDsQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EPazRDsQ.jpg" vtitle="Marlon Jones Arrested”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted on a dozen charges in Gibson and Weakley counties. Marlon Jones was taken into custody Tuesday in South Fulton, according to a…

THP warns drivers to ‘move over’

[gtxvideo vid="87olWhBj" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/87olWhBj.jpg" vtitle="Move Over Campaign”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Move over or get pulled over. That‘s the message from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Troopers say state law requires drivers to move over into the other lane of traffic,…

Sally Beauty Supply chain confirms data breach

[gtxvideo vid="F0Hsav5g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/F0Hsav5g.jpg" vtitle="Sallys Beauty Data Breach”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Sally Beauty Supply chain confirmed Thursday a second data breach in just more than two years. The company notified customers earlier this month it is investigating reports…

Woman airlifted after Hardeman Co. crash

HARDEMAN COUNTY, Tenn. -- A woman has been airlifted to Memphis after a traffic accident on Highway 18. The Toone Fire Department received the call at 2:35 p.m. about the wreck at the intersection of Highway 18 and McNeal Road.…

Police seek two in TV thefts from Humboldt Walmart

[gtxvideo vid="ctKKh3Pz" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ctKKh3Pz.jpg" vtitle="Humbolt Wal Mart Theft”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are looking for two people they say are responsible for the thefts to two TVs from Walmart. The man and woman, both white, entered Walmart in Humboldt…

Weakley Co. woman accused of abusing resident of Ky. nursing home

[gtxvideo vid="Pcbb4m1Z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Pcbb4m1Z.jpg" vtitle="Leyhue Caregiver Abuse”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee woman has been indicted on accusations of mistreating an elderly person while working as a caregiver in Kentucky. Crystal Marie Leyhue, 34, of Dresden, was…

Man accused of strangling, swinging knife at woman

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man was in city court Thursday to face accusations of strangling the mother of his child and swinging a knife at her. J.L. Sheffield is accused of pushing the woman onto her bed Wednesday before getting…

Jackson police ask public to ID man in Walmart thefts

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public to help identify a man they say stole two TVs from Walmart in north Jackson. The man, described as a black male wearing a white T-shirt and glasses, entered the store April…

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