FRANKLIN MAN GETS 15 YEARS FOR SETTING FIRE TO COLUMBIA KROGER
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WZTV) — A Middle Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Kroger store two years ago. Columbia Fire & Rescue says 55-year-old Jeffrey Mealer, of Franklin, accepted ...
VERIZON WIRELESS TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION TO SETTLE FCC INVESTIGATION INTO 911 OUTAGE IN SIX STATES
Company Agrees to Pay $1,050,000 Penalty and Implement a Compliance Plan -- WASHINGTON, June 25, 2024—The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau today announced a settlement to reso ...
SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH FISHERMEN IN LANDMARK CASE DECIDING FATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a group of fishermen who challenged a decades-old legal doctrine that they say gave the administrative state too much power over their business. In a 6-2 ...
OVERSIZE LOAD TO BE MOVED THROUGH MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTY ON SUNDAY NIGHT
From Wartburg Police Department: Dear Residents, Please be informed of anticipated traffic delays and road closures scheduled for Sunday, June 30, 2024, starting at approximately 8 PM. The Sta ...
JULY 4 TRAVELERS IN TENNESSEE WON’T BE DELAYED BY CONSTRUCTION
NASHVILLE – Road construction won’t slow motorists across Tennessee over the July 4 holiday. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on i ...
YAGER-SPONSORED LEGISLATION MAKES CHILD RAPISTS ELIGIBLE FOR DEATH PENALTY STARTING JULY 1
(NASHVILLE) As Tennessee ushers in the new fiscal year on July 1, new Tennessee laws passed by the General Assembly will go into effect. Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) took a ...
MAXWELL AND ATKINSON APPOINTED TO KEY EDUCATION POSITIONS BY HOUSE SPEAKER SEXTON
(CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn.) – Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) has appointed two exceptional individuals, both hailing from Cumberland County to crucial education positions aimed a ...
TN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT SEX TRAFFICKING
A Memphis man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. According to court documents, from December 2021 through Marc ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE RELEASE REPORT ON WHAT PROMPTED MONDAY’S SEARCH OF AREA LAKES AND PONDS
On 06-24-2024 at approximately 0602 hours, Cumberland County Dispatch received a 911 call from an unknown female caller reporting that she looked out of her window and saw a child face down in the wa ...
FORMER CHATTANOOGA POLICE CHIEF INDICTED
CHATTANOOGA – The former police chief of the Chattanooga Police Department faces a set of felony and misdemeanor criminal charges following an investigation by special agents of the Tennessee Bureau o ...
NWS: SATURDAY HEAT INDEX PREDICTED TO BE BRUTAL
Saturday is going to be brutal with afternoon high temperatures in the low to mid-90s (with maybe a few upper 90s in certain areas) across Middle Tennessee west of the Cumberland Plateau. Humidity is ...
CORRECTION: TVA HAS NOT DECIDED ON POWER RATE INCREASES FOR THIS YEAR
In a correction to yesterday’s story on power rate increases, Scott Brooks from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) clarified that no decisions have been made yet regarding power rate hikes for this ...
