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LATEST TBI MOST-WANTED ADDITION IS SUSPECT IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN
Knoxville police investigators have been looking for 55-year-old Juan Francisco in connection with the hit-and-run death of 52-year-old Debbie Burgess. And now Francisco has been
BRISTOL DRAGWAY CONCERT VENUE SIGNS ALABAMA AS FIRST HEADLINER
Bristol Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Caldwell announced this week Alabama will be its first headliner at the brand-new Bristol Dragway concert venue. The Thunder
GROUND BROKEN ON NEW OAK RIDGE COMPUTING, QUANTUM INFORMATION FACILITY
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry helped break ground this week on a new research facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The groundbreaking ceremony for
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LOOKING FOR MISSING 71-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing North Knoxville woman. Patricia Ann Price was last seen May 1
BETHANIE CARRIKER MAKES BRIEF FIRST COURT APPEARANCE
Thirty-four-year-old Bethanie A. Carriker appeared before Judge Robert L. Headrick in Blount County General Sessions Court yesterday afternoon. The Seymour mother was led into court
FORMER U.S.A.F. ANALYST ARRESTED IN NASHVILLE FOR GIVING REPORTER CLASSIFIED INFO
A former intelligence analyst with the U.S. Air Force was arrested in Nashville yesterday for illegally obtaining and passing classified national-defense information to a reporter.
MINOR EARTHQUAKE RATTLED FARRAGUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
A minor earthquake struck Farragut this afternoon, just after 1:30 local time. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 2.6-magnitude quake’s epicenter was near Hardin Valley
CREWS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH FLARE-UP AT RECYCLING PLANT
Knoxville Fire Department crews were called back to the scene of Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling on Monday evening, after a flare-up started after workers
MISSING MORRISTOWN TWELVE-YEAR-OLD FOUND SAFE
Officials from the Morristown Police Department aren’t releasing details, but they say 12-year-old Elizaida Lugo has been found safe. The girl had been reported missing
KNOXVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN FOR NEW PD, FD HEADQUARTERS
The former St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville could find a new purpose as the headquarters for the Knoxville City Court, as well as the police
VANDERBILT RESEARCHERS WORKING TO DEVELOP BRAINS IN A DISH
It sounds like something out of a ’60s sci-fi movie. But it’s real. Researchers at Vanderbilt University are working toward building a brain in a
ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWS POSITIVE YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN STATE
Tennessee continues to see healthy economic growth. New business filings and annual reports both grew during the first quarter of 2019; these findings and more
LATEST TBI MOST-WANTED ADDITION IS SUSPECT IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN
Knoxville police investigators have been looking for 55-year-old Juan Francisco in connection with the hit-and-run death of 52-year-old Debbie Burgess. And now Francisco has been added to the TBI’s M ...
BRISTOL DRAGWAY CONCERT VENUE SIGNS ALABAMA AS FIRST HEADLINER
Bristol Motor Speedway General Manager Jerry Caldwell announced this week Alabama will be its first headliner at the brand-new Bristol Dragway concert venue. The Thunder Valley Amphitheater will seat ...
GROUND BROKEN ON NEW OAK RIDGE COMPUTING, QUANTUM INFORMATION FACILITY
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry helped break ground this week on a new research facility at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The groundbreaking ceremony for the 100,000-square-foot Translational R ...
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT LOOKING FOR MISSING 71-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing North Knoxville woman. Patricia Ann Price was last seen May 1 at her home near the Emory Road area. When her br ...
BETHANIE CARRIKER MAKES BRIEF FIRST COURT APPEARANCE
Thirty-four-year-old Bethanie A. Carriker appeared before Judge Robert L. Headrick in Blount County General Sessions Court yesterday afternoon. The Seymour mother was led into court by a public defen ...
FORMER U.S.A.F. ANALYST ARRESTED IN NASHVILLE FOR GIVING REPORTER CLASSIFIED INFO
A former intelligence analyst with the U.S. Air Force was arrested in Nashville yesterday for illegally obtaining and passing classified national-defense information to a reporter. The indictment say ...
MINOR EARTHQUAKE RATTLED FARRAGUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
A minor earthquake struck Farragut this afternoon, just after 1:30 local time. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 2.6-magnitude quake’s epicenter was near Hardin Valley Road, at the corner of Cov ...
CREWS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISH FLARE-UP AT RECYCLING PLANT
Knoxville Fire Department crews were called back to the scene of Fort Loudon Waste and Recycling on Monday evening, after a flare-up started after workers charged with keeping watch over the facility ...
MISSING MORRISTOWN TWELVE-YEAR-OLD FOUND SAFE
Officials from the Morristown Police Department aren't releasing details, but they say 12-year-old Elizaida Lugo has been found safe. The girl had been reported missing from her mother's Marshall A ...
KNOXVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES PLAN FOR NEW PD, FD HEADQUARTERS
The former St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville could find a new purpose as the headquarters for the Knoxville City Court, as well as the police and fire departments. The Knoxville City Council voted 7-1 ...
VANDERBILT RESEARCHERS WORKING TO DEVELOP BRAINS IN A DISH
It sounds like something out of a ’60s sci-fi movie. But it’s real. Researchers at Vanderbilt University are working toward building a brain in a dish. And they say it all starts with studying brain ...
ECONOMIC REPORT SHOWS POSITIVE YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH IN STATE
Tennessee continues to see healthy economic growth. New business filings and annual reports both grew during the first quarter of 2019; these findings and more are included in a new report being relea ...
