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West Tennessee Treasures - Medina - Medina Gymnasium

This video is no longer available. MEDINA, Tenn. - In Gibson County you will find a gymnasium. A gymnasium built by the community, for the community. For over 60 years it's been home to generations of basketball players. "It reminds…

Deputies search river for clues in 6 homicides

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Madison County sheriff's deputies are searching the Flint River for clues in last month's homicides of six people along the Tennessee-Alabama state line. WAFF-TV reports a crew from the television station saw investigators pull something from…

Haslam making use of extra time on exchanges

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he's taking advantage of an extended deadline the federal government has given states regarding health insurance exchanges. States had until Friday to inform the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if…

Humboldt Police Release More Details in Thursday Shooting

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. - The Humboldt Police Department has released additional details in a shooting death, Thursday. According to a news release, Ricky Eugene Gaines, 51, was killed in the incident. Police believe Gaines stabbed…

Hostess to close, cites nationwide worker strike

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Hostess Brands says it is going out of business, closing plants that make Twinkies and Wonder Bread and laying off all of its 18,500 workers. The Irving, Texas, company says a nationwide worker strike crippled its…

Police Identify Victim in Jackson's 13th Homicide

This video is no longer available. JACKSON Tenn.- The Jackson Police Department is investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting that killed one man. Officers responded to the shooting at 173 Lealand Lane around 5 p.m. Officials said they found Devon Staten,…

Post Office in Bradford Facing Possible Service Reduction

This video is no longer available. BRADFORD, Tenn.- Dozens of people in Bradford crowded into the post office, Thursday evening in an effort to save the services and hours provided by the location. Residents throughout the town were surveyed last…

Hampton Inn on Campbell St. Robbed

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- A north Jackson hotel was robbed at gunpoint, Thursday evening. Now police are trying to determine if the same suspect or suspects tried to rob someone outside of PetSmart on Vann Drive…

One Dead, One Injured after Shooting in Humboldt

This video is no longer available. HUMBOLDT, Tenn. - Humboldt police are investigating a shooting case. Officers were dispatched to the area of West Side Drive and Lee Street in reference to a robbery where shots were fired around 12:45…

Carl Perkins Center Announces Benefit Concert Performance

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Thursday, the Exchange Club/Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse kicked off its public campaign for its upcoming Blue Suede Spectacular. The center hosted a media luncheon, Thursday afternoon, where…

New Traffic Cameras Installed in Jackson

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- You might want to slow down while driving in Jackson because traffic cams are going back up. At one of the locations, North Highland at Carriage House Drive, crews from Red Flex…

Hardeman Co. Deputy Injured in Crash Returns Home

This video is no longer available. MIDDLETON, Tenn.-WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News is happy to report that the Hardeman County sheriff's deputy who was paralyzed after an on-duty crash back in August is back home in Middleton. Deputy Dale Wyman was…

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