TVA UPGRADES STEAM GENERATORS AT WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT 2
Massive concrete cut-outs are lifted from the top of Watts Bar Nuclear's Unit 2 containment building using one of the largest mobile cranes in the world! Each section weighs 300,000-lbs. Skilled emplo ...
GOV LEE PROPOSES NO GROCERY TAXES FOR 30 DAYS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is announcing a 30-day suspension proposal of state and local grocery sales tax. A release from the governor’s office says the proposal aims to provide direct financial re ...
GAME WARDEN SURVEILLANCE POWER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN TENNESSEE
Game wardens must have a warrant to conduct surveillance on private land and may not rely on the power of the federal Open Fields doctrine. On March 22, 2022, the Benton County Circuit Court declared ...
TENNESSEE FIRST STATE TO RECEIVE UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AS PATIENTS
Hundreds of Ukrainian children with cancer have been evacuated to more than two dozen countries as the Russian invasion continues. Several of them are now in Tennessee, the first state in the U.S. to ...
TENNESSEE PARAMEDIC CHARGED WITH STEALING DRUGS FROM AMBULANCE, REPLACING WITH SALT WATER
A Sumner County paramedic faces state and federal charges for allegedly stealing drugs from his ambulance and replacing them with salt water. Travis Alan Stenberg was a licensed paramedic working for ...
HOUSE SPEAKER SEXTON, OTHERS SUBPOENAED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO TESTIFY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton says he is "fully cooperating" with authorities after being subpoenaed by a federal grand jury Tuesday. The Speaker is among se ...
MONTEREY APPOINTS INTERIM MAYOR, FIRES CITY ATTORNEY
Monterey Board of Aldermen voted Nathan Walker to serve as interim mayor at a special called meeting Monday. Walker was the only nominee made by the board to replace JJ Reels who resigned earlier thi ...
WRONGDOING FOUND IN WHITE CO SCHOOLS TRANSPORTATION DEPT
An investigation by the State Comptrollers Office found malfeasance inside the White County Schools Transportation Department. The report released Monday looked at the period from June, 2017 through ...
FLYING TURKEY BLAMED FOR BRUSH FIRE IN WHITE PINE TENNESSEE
Firefighters with the White Pine Fire Department responded to a brush fire on Highway 113 Sunday, according to officials with the department. “The fire was started by a turkey that flew into power li ...
BODY FOUND NEAR LAKEFRONT RESTAURANT ON MELTON HILL LAKE IN OAK RIDGE
An investigation is underway after a body was found in the water near a lakefront restaurant on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge on Saturday. Police and fire rescue crews were called to the scene in the ...
MID-TENN TEACHER/FOOTBALL COACH CHARGED WITH STATUTORY RAPE OF CHEERLEADER
A Tennessee high school teacher was arrested after authorities determined he had sex with a student. 26-year-old Christopher Gunnar Scholato was charged with statutory rape and two other crimes Tuesda ...
EAST TN TEACHER CHARGED WITH VIDEO RECORDING GIRLS LOCKER ROOM
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A Cleveland Middle School teacher was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges for recording in the girl's locker room, according to a spokeswoman for the Cleveland Police Department. ...
