FORT LOUDON WASTE & RECYCLING FIRE IS FINALLY OUT
Knoxville Fire Officials report that, as of Friday night, the large fire that broke out Wednesday at the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling Center, had burned itself out. Ultimately, two acres worth of m ...
“EXPLOSIVE DUST” AMONG SERIOUS VIOLATIONS AT RECYCLING CENTER IN 2018
What’s being termed “explosive dust” near fire hazards was one of multiple serious repeat offenses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration leveled against the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling ...
UT-KNOXVILLE APPROVES DONDE PLOWMAN AS ITS NEXT CHANCELLOR
Friday morning, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees unanimously approved Donde Plowman as the ninth Chancellor of UT-Knoxville. The selection came after an extensive national search. Plowman ...
BILL TO BAN HANDHELD DEVICES WHILE DRIVING HEADS TO GOVERNOR’S DESK
Governor Bill Lee gets the final say on whether Tennessee bans the use of handheld devices – including phones – while driving. The State Senate voted 23-7 Tuesday to pass the bill; the House previous ...
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHUTTERS ITS MEASLES HOTLINE
The Tennessee Department of Health has shut down its measles hotline after about two and a half weeks of operation. It ceased operations at 4:30 Eastern time this afternoon. The hotline had been esta ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS WRAP UP SESSION BY PASSING CONTENTIOUS GUN-PERMIT BILL
Putting the cherry on top of a frenzied final day of their 2019 legislative session, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to allow concealed carry-only handgun permits that don't require trainin ...
SMALL EARTHQUAKE RATTLED MARYVILLE FRIDAY MORNING
No one has reported feeling it but the U.S. Geological Survey says it really did happen. A 2.0-magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Maryville this morning. We’ll have to take their word for it that t ...
KENTUCKY CHILD DIES AFTER DOG BITE
Louisville Metro police report a young child died yesterday after being bitten by a dog. The child, who appeared to be about three years old, was pronounced dead at Norton Children’s Hospital. Police ...
PAIR BUSTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING IN WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
While conducting surveillance on a suspected drug house Thursday afternoon, Wayne County, Kentucky, deputies noticed a man and woman leaving the residence in a car. The driver, 33-year-old Dustin R. S ...
MAY IS OFFICIALLY GRAPE AND WINE APPRECIATION MONTH IN TENNESSEE
It’s official. May is Tennessee Grape and Wine Appreciation Month. Governor Bill Lee issued a proclamation declaring it so. A 2017 agriculture census determined there are 67 wineries and more than 5 ...
KNOXVILLE RECYCLING CENTER FIRE DECLARED “UNDER CONTROL”
Fire officials in North Knoxville have declared the Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling Center fire “under control”; the evacuation order that had been in place since yesterday has been lifted. Knoxville ...
AFTER FOUR-MONTH MANHUNT, POLICE ARREST HIXSON MURDER SUSPECT
Late last night, Chattanooga police announced the arrest of a suspect in the January 11, 2019, murder of 30-year-old Taja Whiteside on the 5800 block of Moody Sawyer Road in Hixson. Police have confi ...
