RENOWNED CHIMPANZEE EXPERT JANE GOODALL HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 91
Jane Goodall, the renowned primatologist and world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at the age of 91 due to natural causes while on a speaking tour in Calif ...
EXECUTION DATE FOR GARY WAYNE SUTTON SET FOR DEC. 3RD, 2026
In Blount County, Tennessee, Gary Wayne Sutton, convicted of the 1992 murders of brother and sister Tommy Griffin and Connie Branam, faces execution on December 3, 2026, despite maintaining his innoce ...
BRIDGE REPAIR PROMPTS I-40 LANE CLOSURES IN LOUDON COUNTY
Motorists traveling on I-40 in Loudon County should be aware of upcoming bridge repair activities that will have an impact on traffic. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 3, I-40 will be reduced ...
RHEA COUNTY ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH ARRESTED AT HOMECOMING GAME
According to a report by the Herald-News in Rhea County, during Rhea County High School’s homecoming football game against Lakeway Christian at Eagle Stadium, assistant football coach Jon Lovingood wa ...
CHRISTA GAIL PIKE TO BE EXECUTED NEXT YEAR ON SEPT. 30, 2026
The State of Tennessee has set September 30, 2026, as the execution date for Christa Gail Pike, the only woman on the state’s death row, convicted in the 1995 torture and murder of Colleen Slemmer, kn ...
LEBANON ATTORNEY PLEADS GUILTY TO MISAPPROPRIATING $479,095 FROM CLIENTS
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, has resulted in the guilty plea of Jennifer Porth. Porth was engaged in a ...
TWO-VEHICLE WRECK ON I-40 NEAR CRAB ORCHARD
A two-vehicle wreck on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, near Mile Marker 329 has led to partial lane closures, specifically blocking the left lane and adjacent sho ...
MICHAEL ADRIAN PROUGH WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES
From the putnam County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Michael Adrian Prough. Mr. Prough is 36 years ol ...
PASTA SOLD AT WALMART AND MORE RECALLED FOR LISTERIA; 4 DEAD, 19 HOSPITALIZED
A listeria outbreak linked to recalled ready-to-eat pasta products sold at Walmart, Trader Joe's, Kroger, and Albertsons has resulted in four deaths and 19 hospitalizations across 15 states, with 20 c ...
OAK RIDGE MAN SENTENCED TO 48 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
From Dave Clark, District Attorney General for Anderson County: Clinton, Tennessee – September 29, 2025, Judge Ryan M. Spitzer sentenced Defendant Kevin Dewayne Steen, Sr. age 60, to serve 48-years ...
