CHANCES ARE YOU DIDN’T FEEL IT: 2.3-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES MARYVILLE
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a small earthquake registering 2.3 on the Richter Scale rumbled the Maryville area this morning. The quake struck near the center of the city at 10:29 a.m. EDT. ...
MORGAN COUNTY REPORTS $400,000 IN FLOOD DAMAGE
According to the Morgan County Emergency Management Agency Director, the county will be turning in approximately $400,000 total in flood damage repairs. Director Jody Zorsch that $272,000 worth of dam ...
NASHVILLE MAN BLAMES APPARENT IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR CRASH
A Nashville man accused in a DUI-related crash is blaming his imaginary friend for the accident. A Metro Police affidavit states 26-year-old John Couch was charged with driving under the influence ...
PILOT KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA PLANE CRASH; FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN KNOXVILLE
Macon County, North Carolina, authorities say the wreckage of a single-engine plane was located in the Whiteside Mountain area Friday afternoon. The plane crashed Thursday night after taking off from ...
PLANE MISSING AFTER LEAVING KNOXVILLE, CREWS SEARCHING NORTH CAROLINA WILDERNESS
A single-engine plane took off from Knoxville’s Island Home Airport about 5:30 last evening, but has not arrived at its intended destination in Aiken, South Carolina. It was due to land around 7 p.m. ...
CONFEDERATE STATUE IN MURFREESBORO VANDALIZED
The Rutherford County Confederate Memorial on the Murfreesboro town square was defaced Tuesday night, officials say. Police say a witness reported the vandalism just before 10:30 p.m. The memori ...
‘UT PROMISE’ PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE TUITION TO QUALIFYING STUDENTS
The University of Tennessee has announced a new financial-aid program for state students from middle- and working-class families. UT Promise provides free tuition to qualifying Tennessee residents enr ...
MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WILL NOT RENEW DIRECTOR’S CONTRACT
Last night the Monroe County School Board voted last night not to renew Director of Schools Tim Blankenship’s contract when it expires June 30. Blankenship had served as interim director after Mike ...
NASHVILLE TEEN COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER KILLING HIS MOTHER
Police in north Nashville report a teenage boy shot his mother and then turned the gun on himself Tuesday night. Officers responded to the home on the 3500 block of Chesapeake Drive just before 8:30. ...
LUKE PERRY LAID TO REST IN TENNESSEE
It may not be ZIP Code 90210, but Luke Perry was laid to rest in Dickson County, Tennessee, Monday. The "Beverly Hills 90210" star had bought a 380-acre property on Sylvia Road in the tiny Middle T ...
TRAFFIC ON I-75 SLUGGISH AFTER MORNING CRASHES
Northbound traffic on Interstate 75 is now moving slowly with a left-lane blockage in the Merchant Drive area after a multiple-vehicle crash at mile marker 110 reported at 11:23 EDT. The wreck is esti ...
SCHOOL SAFETY BILL MOVING FORWARD IN TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
A $40 million proposal to improve school safety is advancing in the Tennessee Legislature. The House Education Committee agreed Wednesday to send the Gov. Bill Lee-backed bill to a finance panel to b ...
