
UT STUDENTS CHARGED WITH VANDALISM IN DORM FLOOD PLEAD GUILTY, AVOID JAIL
Three UT students arrested for vandalism that resulted in the flooding of a UT residence hall have agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge. Nineteen-year-old John Robert Reed, and 18-year-olds Aaro ...

KNOXVILLE MAN CONVICTED OF RAPING 10-YEAR-OLD
Sentencing is set for July 12 for a 25-year-old Knoxville man convicted Wednesday of raping a 10-year-old child. Cody Lynn Wyrick was convicted of rape of a child, rape and aggravated sexual battery. ...

LG MARKS OPENING OF FIRST U.S. WASHING-MACHINE PLANT
It’s official. LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first washing-machine plant in the United States. And it’s in Tennessee. Company officials gathered Wednesday with local and state officials to cele ...

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN
We have a thunderstorm chance on Thursday and we have not had significant rain in about 2 weeks so it would be welcome. Friday and Saturday will see lower humidity and a little cooler with highs in th ...

SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER SAID TO BE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander is recovering from surgery this afternoon, following surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. According to his surgeon, Alexander had an atypical lipoma removed f ...

MISSING 78-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FOUND SAFE
Few details have been released, but the Knoxville Police Department issued a statement saying a 78-year-old woman who went missing yesterday has been found safe. Around 4 p.m. local time, KPD said, M ...

MAYOR DECLARES ROCKWOOD IN NO HURRY TO HIRE NEW PARKS DIRECTOR
Rockwood Mayor Mike Miller announced during a recent city council meeting the city is in no hurry to hire a full time parks director for now. The vacancy opened up when Chase Clem resigned last month ...

BROWN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Tuesday evening, Cumberland County deputies performed a traffic stop at the driveway of a home on Benefit Road. The resident, 30-year-old Ricky Lyle Brown, who was driving, gave consent to search the ...

LOCAL MAN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING ON REVOKED LICENSE
Tuesday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies patrolling the area of Ozone Road on Highway 70 East initiated a traffic stop on 24-year-old Elias Vaughn Flynn; the deputies had prior knowledge that Fly ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND PRESENTS “MUSICAL MISCELLANEA”
The Cumberland County Community Band’s next concert, “Musical Miscellanea,” is scheduled for June 27 at 7 p.m. in the Stone Memorial High School auditorium. As the concert title suggests, there is no ...

NO WINNER IN MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY; JACKPOT SWELLS TO $444 MILLION
When the Mega Millions lottery numbers were announced Tuesday, it became apparent there was no jackpot winner. The jackpot for the nationwide lottery has grown to $444 million for the next drawing, w ...

RHEA COUNTY JAIL INMATE REVIVED MONDAY AFTER HIS HEART STOPPED
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal says a new inmate in the Rhea County jail is recovering after his heart stopped Tuesday. Deputies spotted the inmate not wearing any clothes on Tuesday and took him to t ...