OAK RIDGE DISPATCH SWITCHES TO ENCRYPTED RADIO SYSTEM
Oak Ridge emergency-service workers switched to a new, encrypted radio system last week. Because access is restricted to public-safety employees, members of the public who could previously listen to O ...
TURPIN CHARGED WITH PROMOTING CONTRABAND IN KENTUCKY JAIL
This morning, a female inmate at the Wayne County Detention Center in Kentucky was charged with first-degree promoting contraband. While watching surveillance cameras, a guard noticed Elisha J. Turpin ...
TENNESSEE TECH TO HOST REGIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION
Several teams of young, creative kids are preparing to battle it out – and learn – with robots. Tennessee Tech University will host the FIRST LEGO League East Tennessee Championship this weekend. FI ...
TENNESSEE GOV. LEE TOUTS VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL TRAINING PUSH
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced his first legislative push, which aims to increase access to student vocational and technical training. The new Republican governor said the cost of his Governor ...
LAFOLLETTE MAN CHARGED AFTER CHASE ON I-75 IN CAMPBELL COUNTY
A high-speed midday chase this morning ended with a crash at a busy Clinton intersection. Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the chase began on Stinking Creek Road in Campbell County; THP joined LaFoll ...
TBI AGENTS INVESTIGATE FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TBI Agents continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Rutherford County. Deputies from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded ...
SEVERAL EAST TENNESSEE SCHOOL SYSTEMS CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
Monroe County Schools announced this morning they’ll be closed Thursday and Friday due to illness. This comes on the heels of similar announcements from several other eastern Tennessee school systems. ...
TENNESSEE BILL AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE STAND YOUR GROUND LAW
A bill proposed by State Representative Bruce Griffey (R-Paris) would strengthen the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Griffey says the law, which holds homeowners harmless from criminal prosecution, ...
HAVE YOU SPOTTED THIS SKUNK? TWRA WANTS TO KNOW
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reaching out to the public for assistance in tracking an uncommon species of skunk found in eastern and middle Tennessee. The Eastern Spotted Skunk is now c ...
KENTUCKY MAN ALMOST THREW AWAY A $4 MILLION LOTTERY TICKET
A Kentucky man – whose last name is Winn – who said he frequently plays Tennessee Lottery games nearly tossed a winning ticket. The ticket ended up being worth $4 million. Sean Winn of Greeneville, K ...
BREAK OUT THE TARTAR SAUCE! FATHER-SON TEAM NABS HUGE CATFISH
A father and son out for a day of fishing on Old Hickory Lake in Nashville recently reeled in a catch to feed the neighborhood. Bailey Keen and his dad caught a catfish near the Old Hickory Steam Plan ...
NASHVILLE MAN TRIES ROBBING WOMAN BEFORE HER HUSBAND SHOOTS HIM
A would-be thief was shot Monday night after the victim’s husband stopped the crime in progress, chased the man down and opened fire, police said. The suspect, 19-year-old Jordan Ponce, approached a ...
