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PROPOSED LAW WOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO POLICE VIDEOS
A Tennessee prosecutor has proposed banning access to police videos in criminal cases for most members of the public outside the courtroom. The Knoxville News
GAS PRICES ON THE RISE
Tennessee gas prices jumped eight cents on the week as summer-like demand pushed pump prices higher across the nation as well as the state. Tennessee
TWO NEW MEMBERS JOIN D.O.E.’S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the appointment of Nannan Jiang and Harriett McCurdy to its Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s Citizen Advisory
HUNDREDS OF JOBS FORTHCOMING IN ROANE COUNTY? COQUÍ SAYS YES
Roane County could see in excess of 200 jobs in the near future. Coquí Radiopharmaceuticals Corporation has announced its intention to invest $500 million at
ATHENS TENNESSEE TO PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC WI-FI SERVICE DOWNTOWN
The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a grant to provide public WiFi service in the historic core of Athens, Tennessee. The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a
TDOT TO HALT ROAD WORK FOR EASTER HOLIDAY PERIOD
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will
I-40 AT TN/NC LINE OPENING DELAYED TILL MAY 3RD
Crews will take a little longer to complete repairs on I-40 in North Carolina after a February rockslide. The entire interstate was closed for nearly
FIRE AT WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JAIL STARTED BY INMATES
Saturday night, April 13, at 9:24 p.m., Wayne County, Kentucky, deputies were called to the Wayne County Detention Center to assist detention center personnel with
KNOXVILLE POLICE SEEK ASSISTANCE IN FINDING FATAL HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
The Knoxville Police Department is asking the public to help them find 55-year-old Juan Francisco, a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run last Monday, April 8.
CSX EMPLOYEE KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT CHATTANOOGA RAILYARD
A CSX spokesman says a company employee died Saturday afternoon in an accident at Wauhatchie rail yard in Chattanooga. The employee, Allen Lowe, who’d been
GEORGIA MURDER SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN EAST KNOXVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD
Knoxville police have taken a Georgia murder suspect into custody. Police say 29-year-old Victor Parsons was arrested this morning in an East Knoxville neighborhood, following
MANHUNT UNDERWAY IN KNOXVILLE FOR MURDER SUSPECT
KPD said they are searching for a murder suspect from Georgia who shot a two-year old girl and an adult female on Rowan Road. The
PROPOSED LAW WOULD LIMIT ACCESS TO POLICE VIDEOS
A Tennessee prosecutor has proposed banning access to police videos in criminal cases for most members of the public outside the courtroom. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the proposed order was d ...
GAS PRICES ON THE RISE
Tennessee gas prices jumped eight cents on the week as summer-like demand pushed pump prices higher across the nation as well as the state. Tennessee drivers are paying an average price of $2.60 per g ...
TWO NEW MEMBERS JOIN D.O.E.’S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the appointment of Nannan Jiang and Harriett McCurdy to its Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s Citizen Advisory Board. Jiang, who lives in Knox ...
HUNDREDS OF JOBS FORTHCOMING IN ROANE COUNTY? COQUÍ SAYS YES
Roane County could see in excess of 200 jobs in the near future. Coquí Radiopharmaceuticals Corporation has announced its intention to invest $500 million at a new medical isotope production facility ...
ATHENS TENNESSEE TO PROVIDE FREE PUBLIC WI-FI SERVICE DOWNTOWN
The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a grant to provide public WiFi service in the historic core of Athens, Tennessee. The Appalachian Regional Commission approved a grant to provide pu ...
TDOT TO HALT ROAD WORK FOR EASTER HOLIDAY PERIOD
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road ...
I-40 AT TN/NC LINE OPENING DELAYED TILL MAY 3RD
Crews will take a little longer to complete repairs on I-40 in North Carolina after a February rockslide. The entire interstate was closed for nearly a week when a wall of rock and debris fell onto ...
FIRE AT WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, JAIL STARTED BY INMATES
Saturday night, April 13, at 9:24 p.m., Wayne County, Kentucky, deputies were called to the Wayne County Detention Center to assist detention center personnel with investigating a fire started in a ce ...
KNOXVILLE POLICE SEEK ASSISTANCE IN FINDING FATAL HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
The Knoxville Police Department is asking the public to help them find 55-year-old Juan Francisco, a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run last Monday, April 8. Francisco, a Knoxville resident, was said to ...
CSX EMPLOYEE KILLED IN ACCIDENT AT CHATTANOOGA RAILYARD
A CSX spokesman says a company employee died Saturday afternoon in an accident at Wauhatchie rail yard in Chattanooga. The employee, Allen Lowe, who'd been with the company 24 years, was killed when h ...
GEORGIA MURDER SUSPECT APPREHENDED IN EAST KNOXVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD
Knoxville police have taken a Georgia murder suspect into custody. Police say 29-year-old Victor Parsons was arrested this morning in an East Knoxville neighborhood, following a tip from a citizen. T ...
MANHUNT UNDERWAY IN KNOXVILLE FOR MURDER SUSPECT
KPD said they are searching for a murder suspect from Georgia who shot a two-year old girl and an adult female on Rowan Road. The suspect also injured 13 year-old boy with his car while running from p ...
