HENRY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the Vanderbilt Lifeflight base at the Henry County Airport. The base began 24/7 operations Aug. 27. The helicopter can fly at speeds faster than 150 mph and has about…

DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- Building projects are under way inside the Carl Perkins Civic Center as part of RIFA's Canstruction 2015. The annual competition and fundraiser helps feed the hungry in the Hub City. Teams of local businesses, churches and schools…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- In a startling finding, a new study says Tennessee ranks sixth in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men. The study from the Violence Policy Center used 2013 homicide data. This is the sixth…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Students at Hands Up! Preschool got a close-up look at the construction industry Tuesday with a visit from a local architect. Jev Vaughn of Vaughn Associates Architects Inc. stopped by the school to show students blueprints and…

HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man injured in what law enforcement officials have called an apparent murder-suicide has died, according to the sheriff's office. Brent Beaver was taken off life support Monday night, officials with the sheriff's office have confirmed.…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- The 4-H Chicken Shack at the West Tennessee State Fair is officially open for business. Alex McCarver flipped chickens Tuesday at the fair. The 17-year-old said he started working at the 4-H Chicken Shack several years ago.…

NASHVILLE (AP) -- State officials say more than 370 agencies, including many in West Tennessee, will receive grant awards totaling nearly $18 million to improve safety on the state's roadways. Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer says the grants…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is charged with assaulting a police officer and trying to run during a traffic stop. An officer with the Jackson Police Department performed a traffic stop on Mitchell Orlando Ridley just before 5 p.m. Monday…