MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis Mayor A C Wharton's administration is opposing changes to the Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board that include a more transparent process and the ability to perform concurrent investigation with police. The Commercial Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/1U3LbYg)…
BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A man is arrested after officers link him to multiple forgeries and find drugs in his vehicle, according to the Benton County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office and the Camden Police Department were investigating a forgery…
[gtxvideo vid="hUyCffOR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hUyCffOR.jpg" vtitle="Benton Co. Burglary Arrest”] BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A West Tennessee man is expected to be arraigned Wednesday after he's accused of pouring gasoline on a woman's car and trying to get into her house.…
[gtxvideo vid="g54dum10" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/g54dum10.jpg" vtitle="Boy Scouts End Ban”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- With a ban on homosexual leaders lifted, officials with Boy Scouts of America say the change will have little effect on their programs. "There's no change in our…
[gtxvideo vid="T0c6jEoG" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/T0c6jEoG.jpg" vtitle="Walmart Theft Arrest PKG”] SOUTH JACKSON -- Thousands of dollars in merchandise is stolen from a Jackson Walmart in what police are calling an elaborate shoplifting scheme. Those police say are responsible are now behind…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Madison County inmate is accused of punching a jailer in the face and breaking his nose. According to the sheriff's department, Joseph Woodruff was being escorted from the booking area holding cell to a booking…
[gtxvideo vid="AeeqbW1i" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/AeeqbW1i.jpg" vtitle="McKinnie Agg Child abuse”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man accused of child abuse appeared Tuesday in city court. Court papers say Quadrell McKinnie admitted to using a belt and his hand to discipline his 3-year-old…
[gtxvideo vid="tgtxTqjc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/tgtxTqjc.jpg" vtitle="Midtown Car Wreck”] MIDTOWN JACKSON -- A three-vehicle crash ties up an intersection Tuesday evening. The call went out around 5 p.m. for the accident at the intersection of Lambuth Boulevard and West Forest Avenue.…
[gtxvideo vid="6UTxNyeq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6UTxNyeq.jpg" vtitle="Hep C Warning”] NASHVILLE -- A health advisory has gone out in the Volunteer State because cases of hepatitis C have more than tripled since 2006, according to reports. The state health commissioner said a…
[gtxvideo vid="1a2XxGPJ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1a2XxGPJ.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Rape”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A Trenton man is in jail Tuesday evening on accusations of raping a 15-year-old girl. Police have charged 18-year-old Jonathan Coleman with rape. Earlier this month, the victim reported…
[gtxvideo vid="uVTgG5Kn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/uVTgG5Kn.jpg" vtitle="Chief Cathey Update”] GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- After spending part of the weekend in the hospital, Gibson County Fire Chief Bryan Cathey, who suffered a heart attack last week, is back home. Chief Cathey is…
[gtxvideo vid="yEmhVyOK" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yEmhVyOK.jpg" vtitle="412 Car Fire”] NORTH JACKSON -- Jackson firefighters responded Monday afternoon to a car that was on fire. It happened along Highway 412 near Country Club Lane and Bells Highway. The owner of the car…
[gtxvideo vid="diK9Cqvp" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/diK9Cqvp.jpg" vtitle="Sails Firearm Poss”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Arraigned Tuesday on charges related to Saturday's shooting on Oil Well Road, Gregory Sails now faces weapons charges for reportedly being involved in a weekend shootout. Court papers say…
[gtxvideo vid="kyuIxrqs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kyuIxrqs.jpg" vtitle="Wortman Murder Plot”] MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Memphis area attorney, accused of trying two separate times to hire hit men to kill his…
[gtxvideo vid="YywVWRn5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/YywVWRn5.jpg" vtitle="Worker Killed on I40”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A car hit and killed a pedestrian on Interstate 40 around 1:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Investigators said the crash happened near mile…
