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Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at 72

LONDON (AP) — Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Coltrane’s…

Bio-stem students receive White Coat Ceremony

NORTH JACKSON, Tenn. -- Local high school students are being recognized for their hard work. Thursday, North Side High School hosted a White Coat Ceremony for their bio-stem students. 20 students…

JSCC Foundation holds new scholarship fundraiser

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A local fundraiser is helping students further their education. The Jackson State Community College Foundation held a new scholarship fundraiser named Tacos, Tecates & Scholarships. The fundraiser aims to…

Parkland school shooter to get life sentence for killing 17

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 massacre of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. That sentence comes after the jury announced Thursday that…

Social Security benefits to jump by 8.7% next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023. That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others — but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled…

Co-defendant in Tennessee senator's case plans guilty plea

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville social club’s owner has reached a deal to plead guilty to a campaign finance scheme alleged against him and a Tennessee senator, who has deemed the charges a “political witch hunt.” Attorneys for Joshua…

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