BILL AIMED AT REDUCING HOMELESS CAMPS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY PASSES TENNESSEE SENATE
DEVELOPING TODAY: On the Tennessee State Senate Floor, lawmakers pass a bill that expands punishments for unauthorized homeless camps to include infractions on all public property. This bill makes it ...
LARGE CONVOY CREATES TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR OAK RIDGE ON THURSDAY APRIL 14TH
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Oak Ridge Police Department, and other City of Oak Ridge departments will escort a large convoy carrying a multi-ton electrical transformer t ...
FENTRESS COUNTY DEPUTIES KEEP DRUGS FROM ENTERING JAIL
On March 27, 2022, conversations on the Fentress County Jail Inmate Phone system were intercepted. The phone calls detailed a plan to bribe a correctional officer into bringing tobacco products into t ...
KNOXVILLE SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED IN NASHVILLE FOR FILMING 2 YEAR OLD IN RESTROOM
Parolee and registered sex offender, 31-year-old James B. Josey III, was charged with the invasion of privacy for hiding in a stall of the women's restroom at the Hermitage Whataburger restaurant and ...
ARMY STAFF SGT. RYAN KNAUSS HONORED BY COMMUNITY FOR HIS 24TH BIRTHDAY
CORRYTON, Tenn. (WATE) — A memorial service and celebration was held for Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, who was one of 13 U.S. service members killed by a suicide bomber in Kubal. Now almost a year late ...
BODY FOUND FLOATING IN CENTER HILL LAKE ON WEDNESDAY
The body of a man was found floating face down in Center Hill Lake yesterday afternoon at the Johnson’s Chapel Recreation area only a few feet from the boat ramp in about 3-4 feet of water. Accordi ...
FATALITY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IN OAK RIDGE
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (April 6, 2022) – On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at approximately 6:52 a.m., a two-vehicle traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 58 and Highway 327 (Blair Road). The ...
NRC SEEKS COMMENTS ON NUCLEAR TEST REACTOR IN WEST OAK RIDGE
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is looking for comments on a proposed nuclear test reactor in west Oak Ridge. The reactor is being planned by the company Kairos and will be called “Hermes.” Officia ...
KNOXVILLE PAIN CLINIC DIRECTOR SENTENCED FOR FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Maryville doctor who pleaded guilty in federal court to running his Knoxville pain clinic as an illegal drug premise has been sentenced. Dr. David Newman, 61, of Maryville ...
LIST OF TOP BABY NAMES IN TENNESSEE FOR 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--The top baby names in Tennessee for 2022 have been released with some new additions to the annual list. Names.org released their Most Popular Baby names in Tennessee 2022 list based ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE STARTS OPERATION HANDS-FREE
Every 23 minutes and 45 seconds there is a distracted driver accident in Tennessee which adds up to $491 million in annual costs. One in 15 drivers involved in an accident is distracted, and nearly 4 ...
