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CONVICTED MURDERER SANG HYMNS DURING HIS EXECUTION
Convicted murderer Don Johnson was executed last evening by lethal injection. The first death-row inmate to be put to death in 2019, Johnson was pronounced
VOLS’ 325-POUND FOOTBALL RECRUIT DUNKS, SINKS FULL-COURT SHOT IN WILD VIDEO
A nearly 325-pound Tennessee Volunteers football recruit showed off his athleticism in a video of him dunking a basketball followed by draining a full-court shot. Elijah
WEST KNOXVILLE DAYCARE SHUT DOWN AFTER DOZENS OF VIOLATIONS SINCE 2011
The State Department of Human Services has closed a West Knoxville daycare facility after what it called “repeated and escalating” violations. Helping Hands Child Care
TN MAN STOLE GUITAR BY STUFFING IT DOWN HIS PANTS
Murfreesboro police are looking for an odd suspect. They say Hayden Snyder stuffed a Fender Telecaster guitar down his pants April 26th and walked out
CONVICTED GANG “PRINCE” GETS 30 YEARS FOR CHATTANOOGA HEROIN ACTIVITY
A convicted heroin dealer operating in and around Chattanooga will spend the next 30 years in federal prison. Beginning in 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration
ANOTHER SMALL EARTHQUAKE IN TENNESSEE – IN EASTERN KNOX COUNTY
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake was reported late this morning in East Knox County. The 2.4-magnitude quake struck at a depth of
OLIVER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HONORED WITH TN STEM SCHOOL DESIGNATION
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced today Oliver Springs High School is among 11 schools receiving the Tennessee STEM School Designation, bringing the total number of
MEIGS COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DISCOVERS BODY ALONG ROUTE IN DECATUR
Meigs County authorities called in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after a school bus driver on her morning route spotted a body on the side
GOVERNOR LEE SAYS NO CLEMENCY FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday he will not intervene to halt Thursday’s scheduled execution of 68-year-old death-row inmate Don Johnson. Lee said he made
FBI INVESTIGATES CHATTANOOGA POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF RAPE
A former Chattanooga police officer is under federal investigation by the FBI. Officer Desmond Logan is accused of raping three women in his custody while
TBI SAYS MURDER, SERIOUS CRIMES RATES FELL IN 2018; METH CRIMES SPIKED
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its Crime in Tennessee report for 2018. It says serious crime, including rape and murder, dropped 3.6 percent
FORMER LENOIR CITY PASTOR SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR RAPE
A former church pastor in Lenoir City was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison. David Lynn Richards Jr., who served as pastor of
CONVICTED MURDERER SANG HYMNS DURING HIS EXECUTION
Convicted murderer Don Johnson was executed last evening by lethal injection. The first death-row inmate to be put to death in 2019, Johnson was pronounced dead at 7:37 p.m. As the drugs entered his ...
VOLS’ 325-POUND FOOTBALL RECRUIT DUNKS, SINKS FULL-COURT SHOT IN WILD VIDEO
A nearly 325-pound Tennessee Volunteers football recruit showed off his athleticism in a video of him dunking a basketball followed by draining a full-court shot. Elijah Simmons, a 6-foot-1 defensive ...
WEST KNOXVILLE DAYCARE SHUT DOWN AFTER DOZENS OF VIOLATIONS SINCE 2011
The State Department of Human Services has closed a West Knoxville daycare facility after what it called “repeated and escalating” violations. Helping Hands Child Care was ordered to cease operations ...
TN MAN STOLE GUITAR BY STUFFING IT DOWN HIS PANTS
Murfreesboro police are looking for an odd suspect. They say Hayden Snyder stuffed a Fender Telecaster guitar down his pants April 26th and walked out of The String Shop. The guitar is valued at nearl ...
CONVICTED GANG “PRINCE” GETS 30 YEARS FOR CHATTANOOGA HEROIN ACTIVITY
A convicted heroin dealer operating in and around Chattanooga will spend the next 30 years in federal prison. Beginning in 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted court-authorized wiretap ...
ANOTHER SMALL EARTHQUAKE IN TENNESSEE – IN EASTERN KNOX COUNTY
The U.S. Geological Survey says a small earthquake was reported late this morning in East Knox County. The 2.4-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 11.5 kilometers in the Mascot area, near Union Schoo ...
OLIVER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HONORED WITH TN STEM SCHOOL DESIGNATION
Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced today Oliver Springs High School is among 11 schools receiving the Tennessee STEM School Designation, bringing the total number of STEM-designated school ...
MEIGS COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DISCOVERS BODY ALONG ROUTE IN DECATUR
Meigs County authorities called in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after a school bus driver on her morning route spotted a body on the side of Eaves Ferry Road in Decatur early this morning. T ...
GOVERNOR LEE SAYS NO CLEMENCY FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday he will not intervene to halt Thursday's scheduled execution of 68-year-old death-row inmate Don Johnson. Lee said he made the decision after "prayerfu ...
FBI INVESTIGATES CHATTANOOGA POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF RAPE
A former Chattanooga police officer is under federal investigation by the FBI. Officer Desmond Logan is accused of raping three women in his custody while on duty, according to papers filed in a fede ...
TBI SAYS MURDER, SERIOUS CRIMES RATES FELL IN 2018; METH CRIMES SPIKED
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its Crime in Tennessee report for 2018. It says serious crime, including rape and murder, dropped 3.6 percent in 2018 from 2017. Murder rates fell ei ...
FORMER LENOIR CITY PASTOR SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR RAPE
A former church pastor in Lenoir City was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison. David Lynn Richards Jr., who served as pastor of My Father’s House Church of God in Lenoir City for years, was con ...
