KNOXVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN FOR NEW PD, FD HEADQUARTERS
The former St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville could find a new purpose as the headquarters for the Knoxville City Court, as well as the police and fire departments. The Knoxville City Council voted 7-1 ...
VANDERBILT RESEARCHERS WORKING TO DEVELOP BRAINS IN A DISH
It sounds like something out of a ’60s sci-fi movie. But it’s real. Researchers at Vanderbilt University are working toward building a brain in a dish. And they say it all starts with studying brain ...
ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWS POSITIVE YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN STATE
Tennessee continues to see healthy economic growth. New business filings and annual reports both grew during the first quarter of 2019; these findings and more are included in a new report being relea ...
JUST AFTER I-40 REOPENS AT TN/NC LINE AFTER LANDSLIDE, CRASH FORCES LANE CLOSURES
Motorists on I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border can’t catch a break. After a February landslide led to lane closures and ten long weeks of repairs, all four lanes of travel finally reopened ...
MOTHER CHARGED IN DROWNING DEATH OF TODDLER IN BATHTUB; INFANT CRITICAL
Blount County authorities have charged a Seymour woman in the death of her toddler and the attempted drowning of her infant. Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said 34-year-old Bethanie A. Carri ...
LIVESAFE APP HELPS GUARD AGAINST END-OF-SEMESTER CRIME ON UT CAMPUS
Next Tuesday marks the last day of exams for the spring semester at U.T. This, according to campus police, is the also time of year when the university notes a spike in crime. To combat the problem t ...
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING FROM MORRISTOWN
The Morristown Police Department said this morning a 12-year-old girl was reported missing from her mother’s Marshall Avenue home overnight. They say Elizaida Lugo may be wearing a red sweatshirt and ...
