COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - A court will appoint a public defender for a Maury County teen who wrote of going on a rampage like the one that killed schoolchildren in Connecticut. According to The Daily Herald, 19-year-old Shawn Lenz was…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State officials say the expansion of a company in Lewisburg is expected to create close to 100 new jobs. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced this week that Teledyne Electronic Manufacturing…
NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A Cocke County man and woman pleaded guilty to three counts each of felony murder and received life sentences in the death of three family members who were found dead in a mobile home fire. WATE-TV…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and its pilots union say they have a tentative labor agreement that is crucial to Pinnacle's financial survival. According to The Commercial Appeal, the Air Lines Pilots Association and the airline have…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. -Two additional candidates were added to the Jackson-Madison County School System superintendent search, Monday. The school board voted to add two new people to the list after three candidates dropped out of…
This video is no longer available. RIPLEY, Tenn.- Authorities in Lauderdale County have officially charged a man they believe is responsible for the murder during the robbery of a Ripley gas station. Kevin Grandberry of Covington has been charged with…
This video is no longer available. HENRY COUNTY, Tenn.- A drug bust has resulted in the arrest of a Paris woman. Authorities said Jessica Barnette has been charged with possession of marijuana withe the intent to sell and unlawful possession…
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This video is no longer available. CROCKETT COUNTY, Tenn- West Tennessee schools react to the school massacre in Connecticut by revisiting their emergency plans already in place. School leaders are going the extra mile to find ways of beefing up…
This video is no longer available. MCNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. - Sheriff Guy Buck said he has received hundreds of comments and "LIKES" on his facebook page after he wrote a statement saying McNairy County needs to have resource officers in…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Those who lost their lives in last Friday's shootings are being honored across the country. At location all across the area flags at all federal, state and local government facilities were flying…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he expects the Connecticut elementary school massacre to stir new debate in Tennessee about gun laws, as well as better ways to help those with a mental illness. The Republican governor spoke…
This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Three of the six people interviewed for the superintendent position at the Jackson-Madison County School System have withdrawn their names from consideration. An email was sent out Monday morning to board…
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in western Kentucky are looking for three inmates who escaped from the Calloway County Jail. Kentucky State Police said the men got of the jail in Murray by jumping over a barbed wire fence shortly…
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - An Alcorn County woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident. Alcorn County Coroner Jay Jones tells WTVA TV 82-year-old Dorothy Colston was headed east on County Road 510 when she apparently ran off the road, then…
