FDA APPROVES NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved a weight loss drug for overweight or obese adults, marking the first such authorization since 2014. The drug, Wegovy, is an under-the-skin inj ...
‘THE MOD SQUAD’ ACTOR CLARENCE WILLIAMS III PASSES AWAY AT AGE 81
Clarence Williams III, who played Linc Hayes in "The Mod Squad," passed away at the age of 81 at his home in Los Angeles after battling colon cancer. He was born in New York City August 21, 1939. He ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FLOOD ADVISORY
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Flood Advisory for South Central Loudon County, Southeastern McMinn County, Western Monroe County, and Northeastern Polk County until 1:45 p.m. ...
ROCKWOOD CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROANE STATE, HARRIMAN TCAT
Story by Bob Fowler with Roane State Banners commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roane State Community College and the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)-Harriman now line Rockwood’s ma ...
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO LOCATING BOHANNON
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on the location of a missing male. Law enforcement says 27-year-old Joshuah Brian Bohannon is a Caucasian male standing 6’1” and weighs 16 ...
ARRESTS MADE IN ROAD RAGE SHOOTING DEATH OF 6-YEAR-OLD
Two suspects were arrested in California yesterday in connection to the road rage shooting death of a 6-year-old being driven to school by his mother last month. Officers took 24-year-old Eriz Marcus ...
VOLS BASEBALL TEAM DEFEATS LIBERTY 3-1 TO MAKE 1ST SUPER REGIONAL SINCE 2005
The Tennessee Vols baseball team will advance to the NCAA Super Regionals after defeating Liberty 3-1 last night in the Knoxville Region Championship game. The Volunteers (48-16) beat Liberty twice du ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the shooting of a male during an interaction with officers from the M ...
COUNTY MAYOR: 34.4 PERCENT OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID-19
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster reported this past Friday 34.3% of the county population, or 20,769 citizens, are fully vaccinated for the coronavirus. An additional 37.3 percent received at leas ...
VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency released the identities of the victims killed in a boating accident yesterday on Fort Loudoun Lake. Officers say 70-year-old Terrance Andrew Dea was going upst ...
DRIVER INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 127 SOUTH
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released an accident report this weekend regarding a recent crash on Highway 127 South in Cumberland County. It states a vehicle driven by 34-year-old Brittany Sherrill of ...
TITANS AGREE TO TERMS TO GET FALCONS WIDE RECEIVER JULIO JONES
The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms to acquire wide receiver 32-year-old Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons. The Titans would trade their 2022 second-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2023 to A ...
