JACKSON, Tenn. -- Officials say last year more than 300 crashes in Madison County were a result of distracted driving. "I tell them to not use their phone when they're driving, and let's get those conversations over with when they…
[gtxvideo vid="iH9bdP5R" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/iH9bdP5R.jpg" vtitle="Jackson Rape Lawsuit”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- New details are released about a lawsuit filed against the city of Jackson alleging leaders could have stopped a rape. The alleged rape victim of a former Jackson police…
[gtxvideo vid="5Kmm1mUx" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/5Kmm1mUx.jpg" vtitle="C.A.R.T. Response Team”] MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Madison County Sheriff John Mehr and Interim Jackson Police Chief Julian Wiser announced a local initiative Wednesday to help find missing, endangered and abducted children more quickly. This…
[gtxvideo vid="OFjyC4kX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OFjyC4kX.jpg" vtitle="Chamber Annual Celebration”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Businesses and volunteers were honored Wednesday afternoon at the Jackson Chambers' Annual Celebration. Around 400 people showed up at the yearly meeting for what's called "The Celebration." Honoring a…
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - An Orlando, Florida, man has been charged with second-degree murder after police said he drove the wrong way on the West Virginia turnpike and crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver. Media reports state 43-year-old Rafael…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill seeking to allow government agencies to charge for public records searches has failed in the House. Rep. Steve McDaniel announced Wednesday that he was taking the measure off notice for the year. The Parker's…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Funeral arrangements are scheduled for a Union University professor and dean who passed away this week. Visitation for Keith Absher will be from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson. The funeral…
[gtxvideo vid="ZnnxdV2f" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZnnxdV2f.jpg" vtitle="Dorris Memorial Service”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Funeral services have been scheduled for Virginia Dorris, who was slain Monday in a double shooting at a Jackson bank. A memorial service for Dorris is scheduled for 11…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Police are asking the public for help finding a missing man whose family says may be in danger. Danny Molina, 29, was last seen leaving a home on Hillshire Cove around 8 p.m. Monday and walking northeast,…
[gtxvideo vid="bOkK2I1s" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/bOkK2I1s.jpg" vtitle="Cousin Tiny Birthday”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A well-known media and community leader is celebrating a milestone Wednesday. Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman is celebrating her nine decades of life. Family, friends and community leaders gathered at…
[gtxvideo vid="CkrB1T3h" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/CkrB1T3h.jpg" vtitle="CJC Pot Arrest”] DOWNTOWN JACKSON -- A man went before a judge Wednesday on charges of trying to sneak marijuana into the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex. Nicholas Bernard Fuller was being booked into the…
MADISON COUNTY, Tenn. -- Deputies were able to take a man into custody Tuesday after he threatened to kill himself before being arrested. Madison County deputies were dispatched to South Highland Avenue to execute an arrest warrant on Mark Strain…
JACKSON, Tenn. -- Jackson police confirm an overnight 18-wheeler wreck. They say it happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday on the Highway 45 Bypass. Police say one northbound lane is closed due to the accident. No injuries were reported. Stay with…
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Almost one week after an attempted bank robbery in Humboldt left Janeice Frisbee with multiple gunshot wounds, she is still on the road to recovery. Frisbee said she…
[gtxvideo vid="yYJuR8Q5" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/yYJuR8Q5.jpg" vtitle="Walk With Drew”] BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- Haywood County is rated No. 1 in the state for obesity, but one man's extreme weight loss journey inspired residents to walk beside him, literally, toward a healthier community.…
