American flag removal from cemetery draws controversy
CAMDEN, Tenn. -- A Benton County family pleads for help Wednesday after the city of Camden threatens to remove a flag displayed over a veteran's grave. "My dad is flipping in…
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Police: 2 Wal-Mart thefts appear to be connected
[gtxvideo vid="c31xurqs" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/c31xurqs.jpg" vtitle="Wal Mart Theft Connection PKG”] HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Investigators believe one crew of criminals is responsible for two smash-and-grabs inside West Tennessee Wal-Marts. Four men and a possible fifth suspect in a getaway car are…
Police: 10-month-old girl abandoned at gas station
[gtxvideo vid="5AnRFZ6g" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5AnRFZ6g.jpg" vtitle="Savannah Abandoned Baby PKG”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- A 10-month-old girl was found abandoned in her stroller Wednesday morning, left sitting in front of a busy gas station in Savannah. Police say those responsible are now…
Humboldt police seek 2 in armed robbery
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for two men who allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint as he tried to sell them a dog. Officers responded Tuesday to a country road at the edge of town where a man told them…
Nonprofit flies local cancer patient to Texas for treatment
DYER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A nonprofit organization helped a cancer patient take to the skies Wednesday. The Pilots for Patients organization flew a Dyer County cancer patient to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, for treatment. Pilots for…
Fire officials: Child started east Jackson blaze
[gtxvideo vid="OcAYx7so" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OcAYx7so.jpg" vtitle="Berry Street Fire”] EAST JACKSON -- A Jackson house is damaged in a fire that apparently was started by a child. Firefighters were called to Berry Street just after 8 p.m. Tuesday and found a…
Police: Social media sting leads to patronizing prostitution arrest
[gtxvideo vid="JTx1eoeD" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/JTx1eoeD.jpg" vtitle="Scruggs Prostitution”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man is charged with patronizing prostitution after police say he solicited a woman for sex during an operation focusing on social media. Leo Lubinsky was charged after police say…
State task force on sentencing to have final meeting this week
NASHVILLE -- A state task force focusing on reducing crime and improving public safety will have their final meeting this week. The Governor's Task Force on Sentencing and Recidivism is set to meet Thursday in Nashville, according to a release…
Man accused of patronizing prostitution in social media sting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- An operation by Jackson police monitoring social media sites for subjects patronizing prostitution landed a man in city court Wednesday. Joe Morton Jr. was arrested during a July 10 investigation, according to court papers. Police say they…
Accused shoplifter faces new gun charge
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man arrested Saturday on charges of shoplifting and having a loaded gun now faces an additional firearm charge. Brent Brown appeared Wednesday on a charge of unlawful carrying or possession of a firearm by a convicted…
Police: Man led officers in chase, later found in fast-food restaurant
[gtxvideo vid="4C1hp9qL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/4C1hp9qL.jpg" vtitle="Thomas Resisting Arrest”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A man appeared Wednesday in city court after police say they arrested him inside a fast-food restaurant Tuesday after he had fled from officers in a vehicle earlier that…
New Carroll Co. business helps connect vets with jobs
[gtxvideo vid="E9Ke5Ray" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/E9Ke5Ray.jpg" vtitle="Business Helps Veterans PKG”] McKENZIE, Tenn. -- A new business in Carroll County places veterans and their families in civilian jobs. Veterans Placement Services started several years ago but recently opened an office in McKenzie.…
Woman faces prostitution charge after sting
JACKSON, Tenn. -- A woman was in city court Wednesday on a prostitution charge resulting from a recent sting. Ashley Scruggs faces a count of prostitution after a July 30 operation targeting subjects advertising prostitution on the Internet, according to…
Police: Suspect dead in Nashville-area theater shooting
[gtxvideo vid="94QoNaQP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/94QoNaQP.jpg" vtitle="Pilots for Patients”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- The latest on reports of shots fired at a movie theater in Antioch, a suburb southeast of Nashville (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A fire department spokesman says three…
WRAP chosen for national advocacy program
[gtxvideo vid="LA9y9yi6" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LA9y9yi6.jpg" vtitle="DOJ Selects WRAP”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program, or WRAP, has been selected to take part in a national training program for advocates. The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence…
