MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT LEGISLATION PROPOSED
Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) and Rep. Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) have introduced legislation that calls for submission of a block grant-waiver amendment to the Federal Centers for Medicare and Med ...
MINOR EARTHQUAKE RATTLES MORRISTOWN
Morristown residents who felt a slight tremble early this past Friday morning weren’t dreaming. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 2.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded roughly two miles southwest o ...
TWO MEN CHARGED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN KNOX COUNTY
A joint TBI and Knox County Sheriff’s Office human-trafficking investigation has led to the arrest of two men. Zachery Felton and Kejuan J. Chapman were arrested earlier this month and identified as p ...
STORM DAMAGE LEADS TO ARRESTS OF FOUR PEOPLE ON NUMEROUS DRUG CHARGES
Responding to reports of a roof blowing off a house, Blount County deputies found a whole lot more than storm damage Friday morning. They found plenty of debris and metal roofing scattered about the ...
5 JUVENILES ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH KILLING OF NASHVILLE MUSICIAN
Metro Nashville police have arrested five runaway juveniles – three girls and two boys – in connection with Thursday’s shooting death of local musician Kyle Yorlets outside his home. Cellphone pings ...
TENNESSEE TEEN REELS IN 80-POUND CATFISH
Holy catfish, Batman! A young angler reeled in an 80-pound blue catfish last month. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency authorities say Alex Woody caught the fish at Ft. Loudoun Lake near Lenoir City ...
ARREST ANNOUNCED IN ONGOING INVESTIGATION IN WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Wayne County deputies arrested Joshua T. Gregory of Monticello, Kentucky, on a warrant for four counts of possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, two counts of possession of a firearm by a convi ...
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 ...
