[gtxvideo vid="i39OIbrL" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/i39OIbrL.jpg" vtitle="JPD Check Fraud”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking for help finding a woman they say cashed stolen checks belonging to a Jackson man. A man reported the checks had been stolen Oct. 28 from…
[gtxvideo vid="OYpzYXVP" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OYpzYXVP.jpg" vtitle="Hoyle Auto Theft”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man police say stole a car and then wrecked it near Lincoln Courts in Jackson before fleeing on foot was in court Wednesday. Juan Deshaun Hoyle, also known…
[gtxvideo vid="hi5iQTNc" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/hi5iQTNc.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Law 6pm”] NASHVILLE (AP) -- Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to extend health coverage to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans has failed during a special legislative session. The Senate Health Committee defeated the Republican governor's Insure…
[gtxvideo vid="J6NgZ3r5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/J6NgZ3r5.jpg" vtitle="Weakley Co. Stabbing”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Investigators at the Weakley County Sheriff's Office say a woman is being treated at a Memphis hospital for stab wounds and bleeding around her brain. Capt. Randall McGowan…
[gtxvideo vid="SDuE8U6K" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/SDuE8U6K.jpg" vtitle="Old Hickory Incident”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department said they are investigating an assault at the Old Hickory Inn. Investigators said the man who was assaulted may have also been robbed. The victim…
[gtxvideo vid="UgCMSfQZ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/UgCMSfQZ.jpg" vtitle="Savannah SGT Terminated”] SAVANNAH, Tenn. -- The police chief in Savannah said he has terminated a sergeant from the town's police force. Sgt. Tim Kelley was terminated for violating department policies, according to Police Chief…
[gtxvideo vid="viAmNuLQ" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/viAmNuLQ.jpg" vtitle="Car Causes Fire”] MEDINA, Tenn. -- Investigators say a car fleeing the scene of a wreck caused quite the mess Tuesday evening in Gibson County. Burned grass could be seen along the sides of Highway…
[gtxvideo vid="1KYG8TtM" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/1KYG8TtM.jpg" vtitle="NAACP Body Cams”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials at the Jackson Police Department said they are working to better arm their officers — not with weapons, but with on-officer cameras to give a video account of…
[gtxvideo vid="OBDNVDfY" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OBDNVDfY.jpg" vtitle="Easley In Court”] DRESDEN, Tenn. -- New details emerged Tuesday as a suspected killer goes before a judge in Weakley County. Marcus Easley is charged with second-degree murder in a January shooting in Martin. Easley…
[gtxvideo vid="X5hNn0Op" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/X5hNn0Op.jpg" vtitle="JPD New Evidence Room”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson Police Department will now keep its own evidence from drug cases as opposed to letting the sheriff's office house it. The city council approved $8,500 Tuesday…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Help is on the way for West Tennesseans trying to overcome drug and alcohol addictions. The city council on Tuesday approved transferring a midtown property to Aspell Recovery Center free of charge. The center's executive director says…
[gtxvideo vid="rnvBFoky" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rnvBFoky.jpg" vtitle="Insure TN Plan Supported”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to support governor Haslam's Insure Tennessee plan. The resolution's unanimous vote came after a speech of support from Councilman Ernest Brooks. In…
[gtxvideo vid="GuSpIq4l" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GuSpIq4l.jpg" vtitle="What Funds Say 5pm”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors are shelling out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson with the election still three months away. As WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News…
GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- The statutory rape case against a volunteer first responder has been waived to a grand jury. Matthew McKnight, 22, is accused of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl. During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Gibson…
[gtxvideo vid="3OOk2gUo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3OOk2gUo.jpg" vtitle="Bros Steal Tractor”] WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. -- Police have arrested two brothers for reportedly trying to steal a trailer. Rupert and Justin Bailey were arrested after police say they found them trying to steal a…
