[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…
[gtxvideo vid="6XhTvgqo" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/6XhTvgqo.jpg" vtitle="Mayoral Race Fundraising PKG”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- Hundreds of donors shell out thousands of dollars in the race for mayor of Jackson. The election is still three months away, but two of the five candidates…
[gtxvideo vid="qQpYq7AX" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/qQpYq7AX.jpg" vtitle="Chester Co Students”] CHESTER COUNTY, Tenn. -- A student who was arrested Monday after an alleged threat Friday at Chester County High School has been suspended, according to school officials. Director of Schools Troy Kilzer…
[gtxvideo vid="Ku5qnFaU" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/Ku5qnFaU.jpg" vtitle="Camden HS Lockdown”] CAMDEN, Tenn. -- An man has been arrested in a Tuesday incident at a Camden business that led to nearby schools to briefly be placed on precautionary lockdown. Camden police notified the…
[gtxvideo vid="GB0s2nfu" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/GB0s2nfu.jpg" vtitle="Aggravated Burglary Suspect”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- Police are searching for a man accused in an October burglary in Humboldt. Jeffery Oneal Patterson is wanted on charges of aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000 and vandalism in…
[gtxvideo vid="EReElVpR" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/EReElVpR.jpg" vtitle="Humboldt Couple Arrested - Statutory”] HUMBOLDT, Tenn. -- A husband and wife are facing statutory rape charges after an alleged incident involving a 16-year-old girl. Joshua Joseph Hauser, 28, and his wife, Desiree Marie Hauser,…
[gtxvideo vid="w5OSFU0A" playlist="" pid="OTSe9U1y" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/w5OSFU0A.jpg" vtitle="Chaney Trial Update FIXED”] JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Jackson man supposed to go on trial Tuesday for the shooting death of his girlfriend pleads guilty. Tray Chaney entered a guilty plea to the Madison County…
