WBBJ-TV (Jackson, TN)

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Today: Heat Advisory The main story today will once again be the heat. The stage is set for a dangerously hot and humid day. Temps will climb quickly through the 70s and 80s today with lunchtime temps around 90-92°F heat index likely 99-102°F. At the peak of the day we expect temps will spike to around 96-98°F which will yield head index around 107-109°F. There is a slight chance of a few pop up storm or two mainly around the peak heating of the afternoon.

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -Mrs. Carrie Mae McFarland, 86, died Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Haywood Post Acute in Brownsville.Services will be Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 12:00 Noon at First Baptist Church in Brownsville. Interment will be in Family Life Fellowship Cemetery in Brownsville. There will be a visitation Saturday from 11:00 A. M. until time of service at First Baptist Church.Rawls Funeral Home-Brownsville(731) 772-1472

(CNN) – The creators of “South Park” announced Tuesday that the show will go by the name “South America” for its 29th season. Trey Parker and Matt Stone have long poked fun at President Donald Trump through the show. “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced a satirical name change for Season 29, poking fun at President Donald Trump. “Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of South Park to SOUTH AMERICA,” the creators announced.

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KPRC) - A Texas man is facing charges after deputies found his 73-year-old mother’s body stuffed into a duffel bag during a welfare check. Arman Malik, 34, has been charged with murder and tampering with a human corpse after Harris County Sheriff’s deputies found his mother’s body stuffed in a duffel bag, according to court records. The victim has been identified as 73-year-old Dyna Guadalupe Sorto De Malik.

GRANVILLE, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) - Authorities say a Vermont mother and her 20-year-old son were killed in a home explosion that happened during a birthday party. Vermont State Police identified the victims as 46-year-old Sarah O’Sullivan and her son, 20-year-old Liam O’Sullivan. The explosion happened around 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Granville during a birthday party for one of the O’Sullivans.

MOUNT VERNON, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - After spending more than seven decades together, a Texas couple died within hours of each other. Carol and JoAnn VanZandt were married for 73 years. After 93-year-old Carol died Aug. 29 of natural causes, his 88-year-old wife died less than 12 hours later, also of natural causes. Loved ones say losing both of the VanZandts on the same day pains them, but they’re at peace knowing neither Carol nor JoAnn had to grieve the loss of the other.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s task force to fight crime has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime — both felonies — in connection with an Aug.

ARLINGTON, Va. (Gray DC) - Just as America prepares to mark the 25th year since 9/11, a new education center about the attacks is about to break ground near the Pentagon. “This year on the 25th remembrance year, we’re going to be breaking ground on our visitor education center … and it is going to provide visitors with ten exhibits that reference Pentagon specific materials for the 9/11 attack,” said Joseph Kornhoff, the executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund.

MIAMI (AP) - Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators will interview the pilot, co-pilot and crew members on Wednesday as they try to determine why the jet overran the runway while landing Sunday.

MARTIN, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Local leaders and businesses built a new festival from the ground up after the original Martin Soybean Festival was canceled. Martin’s Grassroots Soybean Festival includes activities for families, food trucks and apparel vendors. Community raises funds in under 90 days “It feels amazing in less than 90 days raised over $115,000.