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10/12/2025

High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dead and many more injured, authorities said.

LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dea…

10/12/2025

Actor and singer Darius McCrary, best known for playing Eddie Winslow on the ’90s hit sitcom “Family Matters,” was reportedly arrested by U.S. Border Patrol last Sunday for an out-of-state warrant.

His arrest was listed as a “fugitive arrest,” since his arrest warrant was from another state.

10/12/2025

As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in the streets with sanitation workers and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — As National Guard troops arrive in Memphis, the memory of thousands of them with bayonetted rifles and tanks in 1968 is still fresh for Joe Calhoun. Back then, he marched in t…

10/12/2025

Kekoa Visperas had a touchdown pass and the Tennessee Tech University defense allowed just over 200 yards as the Golden Eagles topped Charleston Southern University 27-13 on Saturday.

10/12/2025

During the incident, the man reportedly stated, “I don’t know what I have to do to make you guys take me seriously, I guess I will just have to take a gun to the elementary school.”

Decatur County law enforcement took a man into custody Saturday after he allegedly threatened violence on school property.

10/12/2025

The Smithsonian Institute announced Saturday that its museums will be closed starting Sunday as the lapse in government funding persists.

(The Hill) — The Smithsonian Institute announced Saturday that its museums will be closed starting Sunday as the lapse in government funding persists. “Due to the government shutdown, S…

10/12/2025

VICTORY FOR THE VOLS: The University of Tennessee Vols got revenge on their fall in Fayetteville last year with a 34-31 win over the University of Arkansas Razorbacks on Rocky Top.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The University of Tennessee Vols got revenge on their fall in Fayetteville last year with a 34-31 win over the University of Arkansas Razorbacks on Rocky Top. Rocky Top wa…

10/12/2025

Authorities are trying to track down a vehicle believed to be involved in a North Nashville hit-and-run crash from Tuesday night that led to a pedestrian's death.

Authorities are trying to track down a vehicle believed to be involved in a North Nashville hit-and-run crash from Tuesday night that led to a pedestrian’s death.

10/12/2025

NEW DETAILS: During Saturday evening's briefing, the Humphreys County sheriff said officials have notified the families of the 16 people believed to have died in the explosion.

The day after an explosion destroyed an explosives manufacturing plant in Bucksnort, law enforcement announced that 16 people are believed to be dead amid the ongoing investigation.

10/11/2025

Hey friends! Meteorologist Daphne DeLoren here. No 5pm show so here's an update on the weather. Also, hope you join me on News 2 at 10pm (or whenever the game is over)! :)

10/11/2025

Some cleanup work is taking place at a historic jail in Bedford County.

The jail was built in the 1860s, just after the Civil War, and was the county’s primary jail until the late 1980s when a newer jail was built. The Bedford County Rock jail is located just off…

10/11/2025

A storm without a name is expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from South Carolina to New Jersey and high winds to New York City over the holiday weekend.