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, 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…
[gtxvideo vid="NlxjIRri" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/NlxjIRri.jpg" vtitle="Laster Domestic Assault”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A woman was in city court Thursday morning on accusations of hitting her boyfriend in the head with a bottle. Lasheeka Lester is charged with headbutting her boyfriend in…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man appeared in city court Thursday on charges stemming from a Tuesday prostitution sting. Kavious McNeil is accused of promoting prostitution for allegedly protecting a prostitute in exchange for half of her fee, according to court…
DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A Jackson woman went before a judge Thursday on accusations of striking her husband with her vehicle and running over his bicycle. Felicia Velasquez is charged with speeding toward her husband while he was riding his bike…
[gtxvideo vid="dWIrRyS8" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/dWIrRyS8.jpg" vtitle="Deadly Oxycodone Pills”] NASHVILLE -- Some pills on the black market designed to look like oxycodone may instead contain a drug far more potent than heroin, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. A Tennessee…
[gtxvideo vid="aDji0IFE" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/aDji0IFE.jpg" vtitle="Save Beech Bluff Elementary - Tiff”] JACKSON, Tenn.--During Wednesday evening's "2020" Community meeting, parents and community members rally to save Beech Bluff Elementary. More than 100 people turned out for the meeting Wednesday at Jackson…
[gtxvideo vid="IAXs0EUe" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/IAXs0EUe.jpg" vtitle="Williams Pleads Guilty”] JACKSON, Tenn.- The suspect charged with trying to kill a man in a shooting in west Jackson last July pleads guilty to a lesser count. Carlnelius Williams was charged with attempted first…
[gtxvideo vid="l31MOCEw" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/l31MOCEw.jpg" vtitle="JPD Officer Delivers Baby - Dan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson police officer whose patrol Tuesday night included bringing new life into the world speaks for the first time. WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News was the…
DICKSON, Tenn. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a Middle Tennessee man on murder charges in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a fire last month. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the Dickson County…
[gtxvideo vid="qYCZqXHb" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qYCZqXHb.jpg" vtitle="MCO Burglary Stash - Bryan”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- One man is behind bars and another on the run after thousands of dollars in stolen goods are recovered from a high-speed chase in Madison County. It…
[gtxvideo vid="miroDLHU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/miroDLHU.jpg" vtitle="Cig Mark Up - Katie”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A new state law takes aim at smokers and gives store owners the option to raise prices and keep the profit. The new law signed by Gov.…
[gtxvideo vid="RSjQlHle" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/RSjQlHle.jpg" vtitle="Henderson FD Breaks Ground - Vic”] HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Residents in rural communities in Henderson County are getting more fire protection with the addition of six new volunteer fire stations. "There couldn't be any…
[gtxvideo vid="LfQb8S3z" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/LfQb8S3z.jpg" vtitle="Krystal Hiring Event”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Krystal teamed up with Goodwill on Wednesday to staff its new location in north Jackson. The job fair was held at Goodwill's Career Solutions Center on South Highland Avenue.…
EAST JACKSON -- Police responded Tuesday evening to a report of a juvenile trying to stab children. Officers were dispatched around 8:15 p.m. to a home in the 70 block of Hillcrest Circle and took a juvenile into custody, charging…
