MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Prosecutors say a former Memphis police officer has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of her wife. The Shelby County district attorney's office says 34-year-old Jaselyn Grant was off-duty when…
UNION CITY, Tenn. -- A woman faces multiple charges after police say they caught her driving a stolen car Wednesday. Susan Escobar is accused of driving a stolen 2011 Honda Insight, according to a report from the Union City Police…
[gtxvideo vid="kSdU4edv" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/kSdU4edv.jpg" vtitle="BAGC Dinner”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Boys & Girls Club of Jackson held their Steak and Burger Dinner Thursday. The event took place at Jackson State Community College gym. Bill Courtney, founder of Classic American…
[gtxvideo vid="2JzfiUDn" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2JzfiUDn.jpg" vtitle="Jewelry Theft Update PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police said they have identified a person of interest in an alleged theft Wednesday evening at a north Jackson jewelry store. Investigators did not want to comment…
[gtxvideo vid="cdvCfGfU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/cdvCfGfU.jpg" vtitle="Cigarette Price Hike PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A watchdog group criticized Tennessee‘s plan to raise prices on cigarettes, calling it a “hidden tax increase." A new state law requires retailers to charge smokers at least…
[gtxvideo vid="9ywBW7Sa" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/9ywBW7Sa.jpg" vtitle="Mcwherter Museum”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- The family of the late Ned Ray McWherter were in the former governor's home county Thursday for a ribbon cutting at the McWherter Museum. The museum is an addition to…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman went before a judge Thursday after allegedly trying to bring syringes and a spoon into city court Wednesday. Koren Mitchem was entering the courtroom when an officer searched her purse for weapons, according to an…
[gtxvideo vid="a6IOOzdN" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/a6IOOzdN.jpg" vtitle="Starks Patrinizing Prostitutes”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared Thursday in Jackson City Court on accusations of trying to hire a prostitute. Joshua Starks allegedly arranged Jan. 30 to meet an undercover officer at a…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Passersby at the Walgreens on North Highland Avenue say they watched Wednesday as Delvecchio Beasley hit a woman inside his silver Chevrolet Impala. After following his car, an affidavit says officers pulled him over on Old Medina…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson man in court Thursday is charged with public intoxication and aggressive panhandling after a Wednesday scene on East Baltimore Street. Court papers say Thomas Reed followed a man inside the local Subway restaurant asking for…
[gtxvideo vid="KZxrSRLl" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/KZxrSRLl.jpg" vtitle="Anti Drug Kick Off”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of youths were invited Thursday to kick off a drug-free start to their summer break. The event at the Skyzone Trampoline Park was held to teach kids…
OBION COUNTY, Tenn. -- An investigator with the Dyersburg Police Department has been indicted on a felony identity theft charge. Cara Elizabeth Johnson-Peckenpaugh was indicted Wednesday by the Obion County grand jury on the identity theft charge and a charge…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Humboldt police are seeking a man in a Monday incident that left an officer injured. Markell Young, 23, of Humboldt is wanted on charges including two felonies after police tried to stop a car Monday evening on…
RUTHERFORD, Tenn. -- Two people are accused of vandalizing a Gibson County church. Anthony Eaves, 18, and a juvenile are charged the vandalism over $1,000. They are accused of throwing eggs and tomatoes at the Salem Methodist Church in Gibson…
[gtxvideo vid="Yn6S0Vzq" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Yn6S0Vzq.jpg" vtitle="Milan Superintnendent PKG”] MILAN, Tenn. -- During a specially called meeting Wednesday night, the Milan Special School District Board approved a motion to release their superintendent of eight years from her contract. It is a…
