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JUST AFTER I-40 REOPENS AT TN/NC LINE AFTER LANDSLIDE, CRASH FORCES LANE CLOSURES
Motorists on I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border can’t catch a break. After a February landslide led to lane closures and ten long weeks of
LIVESAFE APP HELPS GUARD AGAINST END-OF-SEMESTER CRIME ON UT CAMPUS
Next Tuesday marks the last day of exams for the spring semester at U.T. This, according to campus police, is the also time of year
NEWBORN AND TODDLER FOUND IN SEYMOUR BATHTUB, TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
A newborn baby and a 15-month-old child were transferred to Children’s Hospital after their mother found them in the bathtub at a Seymour home. Officials
GRANT ANNOUNCED TO PROTECT HISTORIC WEATHER KIOSK IN KNOXVILLE
The Heritage Funding Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a grant intended to protect one of the last remaining U.S. Weather
TENNESSEE BEGINS USING ELECTRONIC CARD SYSTEM FOR WIC BENEFITS
The Women, Infants & Children Program in Tennessee has converted to electronic debit card-style payments. The State Department of Health says the WIC program will
ONE DRIVER KILLED IN TWO-VEHICLE HEAD-ON CRASH IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge police report one person was killed early yesterday morning in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Edgemoor Road, near Haw Ridge Park. One driver
NEWPORT PASTOR BONDS OUT AFTER STATUTORY RAPE CHARGES
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says a pastor at Dayspring Baptist Church in Newport is out on bond after being charged with statutory rape. Forty-year-old
ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES LODGED AFTER SHOOTING IN POWELL
Two teens and a 20-year-old have been charged with attempted murder after a shooting late Monday afternoon, according to Knox County authorities. Knox County sheriff’s
STATE TROOPER KILLED IN I-40 CRASH IN WEST TENNESSEE
A crash on Interstate 40 West in Madison County killed a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a call. Trooper Matthew Gatti of
FORT LOUDON WASTE & RECYCLING FIRE STARTED BY BACKFIRING FORKLIFT
Arson investigators have determined last week’s massive recycling-plant fire was started by a backfiring propane-fueled forklift. The machinery backfire ignited several pallets of loose paper.
DAD PUNCHED, KILLED MONTH-OLD SON AFTER LOSING VIDEO GAME
A 26-year-old father in Louisville, Kentucky, was so enraged when he lost a video game Friday night that he threw the video-game controller. Then Anthony
DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER ENGAGING KNOXVILLE POLICE IN CHASE, CRASHING IN LAKE
A report of bizarre events led to a foot chase after a Kodak man careened into Fountain City Lake over the weekend. Knoxville police were
JUST AFTER I-40 REOPENS AT TN/NC LINE AFTER LANDSLIDE, CRASH FORCES LANE CLOSURES
Motorists on I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border can’t catch a break. After a February landslide led to lane closures and ten long weeks of repairs, all four lanes of travel finally reopened ...
LIVESAFE APP HELPS GUARD AGAINST END-OF-SEMESTER CRIME ON UT CAMPUS
Next Tuesday marks the last day of exams for the spring semester at U.T. This, according to campus police, is the also time of year when the university notes a spike in crime. To combat the problem t ...
NEWBORN AND TODDLER FOUND IN SEYMOUR BATHTUB, TAKEN TO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
A newborn baby and a 15-month-old child were transferred to Children's Hospital after their mother found them in the bathtub at a Seymour home. Officials said the Seymour Fire Department and Blount C ...
GRANT ANNOUNCED TO PROTECT HISTORIC WEATHER KIOSK IN KNOXVILLE
The Heritage Funding Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a grant intended to protect one of the last remaining U.S. Weather Bureau kiosks in the nation. The ki ...
TENNESSEE BEGINS USING ELECTRONIC CARD SYSTEM FOR WIC BENEFITS
The Women, Infants & Children Program in Tennessee has converted to electronic debit card-style payments. The State Department of Health says the WIC program will now enable beneficiaries to use ...
ONE DRIVER KILLED IN TWO-VEHICLE HEAD-ON CRASH IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge police report one person was killed early yesterday morning in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Edgemoor Road, near Haw Ridge Park. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene; the other was ...
NEWPORT PASTOR BONDS OUT AFTER STATUTORY RAPE CHARGES
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says a pastor at Dayspring Baptist Church in Newport is out on bond after being charged with statutory rape. Forty-year-old Artie Michael Sturm was arrested April 29 ...
ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGES LODGED AFTER SHOOTING IN POWELL
Two teens and a 20-year-old have been charged with attempted murder after a shooting late Monday afternoon, according to Knox County authorities. Knox County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports o ...
STATE TROOPER KILLED IN I-40 CRASH IN WEST TENNESSEE
A crash on Interstate 40 West in Madison County killed a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper who was responding to a call. Trooper Matthew Gatti of the Memphis district died in the highway crash. Gatti ...
FORT LOUDON WASTE & RECYCLING FIRE STARTED BY BACKFIRING FORKLIFT
Arson investigators have determined last week’s massive recycling-plant fire was started by a backfiring propane-fueled forklift. The machinery backfire ignited several pallets of loose paper. Knoxvi ...
DAD PUNCHED, KILLED MONTH-OLD SON AFTER LOSING VIDEO GAME
A 26-year-old father in Louisville, Kentucky, was so enraged when he lost a video game Friday night that he threw the video-game controller. Then Anthony Trice punched his one-month-old son in the hea ...
DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER ENGAGING KNOXVILLE POLICE IN CHASE, CRASHING IN LAKE
A report of bizarre events led to a foot chase after a Kodak man careened into Fountain City Lake over the weekend. Knoxville police were alerted Sunday to a man stopped at a stop sign, punching hims ...
