Local News
Burn Permits Required Through May 15
To reduce wildland fire risk, Tennesseans are reminded that a burn permit from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Forestry Division is required through May 15 for all open burning where local restrictions do not apply. Burn permits are free and can be obtained quickly and easily at www.BurnSafe...
Mar 26, 2024
Interstate Construction Halted for Easter Holiday Travel
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel beginning Thursday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 1 at 6:00 a.m. Motorists will still encounter some long-term lane closures on...
Mar 26, 2024
Tennessee Joins DOJ Apple Monopoly Lawsuit
The Justice Department, joined by 16 other state and district attorneys general, including Tennessee, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint alleges that Apple ...
Mar 25, 2024
Ford Little Appointed to Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission
Ford Little has been named to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC). A Knoxville attorney, Mr. Little replaces Kent Woods and will represent Commission District 2 which consists of 11 counties including Cumberland, Morgan, Roane, Anderson, Scott, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, Sevier, a...
Mar 25, 2024
Body of Missing Missouri College Student Riley Strain Recovered Friday From Cumberland River
Metro Nashville Police have confirmed that the body of missing Missouri college student Riley Strain was recovered Friday morning (3/22/24) from the Cumberland River in West Nashville, about 8 miles from downtown. No foul play is suspected. An autopsy is pending. The 22-year-old was visiting Music ...
Mar 25, 2024
ABC News
4 dead, 1 in critical condition after Illinois stabbing spree; suspect in custody, officials say
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(ROCKFORD, Ill.) -- An adult male allegedly stabbed multiple victims in the Rockford, Illinois area on Wednesday, leaving four people dead, one in critical condition and four others in stable condition, authorities said in a p...
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Fani Willis, responding to House Judiciary subpoena, vows to bring Trump's election case to trial
Alex Slitz/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis vowed to bring former President Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case to trial in a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, argu...
14h ago
Baltimore's Key Bridge may have lacked collision protective measures for modern cargo ships: Experts
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) -- In the wake of the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, engineering and infrastructure policy experts explained the critical need for bridge reform in the United States and an international standa...
14h ago
Man sentenced to 11 months in prison for voicemail threats to Nancy Pelosi, Alejandro Mayorkas: DOJ
SimpleImages/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A California man was sentenced to 11 months in prison for making threatening calls to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Justice Department announced Wednes...
14h ago
After HBCU administrator's suicide, alumni have 'no confidence' in leadership
Lincoln University(OXFORD, Pa.) -- Lincoln University's alumni association has issued a statement of "no confidence" in the HBCU's Board of Curators after it reinstated President John Moseley, who was on paid, administrative leave while under investiga...
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