Local News

Southern Standard sold
The local media landscape is going to be swiftly changing. The Southern Standard - the standard of print media in Warren County for nearly 140 years - has been sold and several long-standing employees are no longer with the company, many effective immediately. Morris Multimedia Company, based out of...
Mar 10, 2025

Lady Pioneers win three in flag football playday
When coach Paul Martin got the chance to group his Lady Pioneers together in Crossville Saturday after four tough battles on the gridiron, he started listing all the firsts the girls accomplished in the history of Warren County. Saturday was the first time the Lady Pioneers took the field, Ari Rippy...
Mar 03, 2025

WCMS softball wins debut
There wouldn't be a second shot at a first impression for the WCMS softball team last week. If the Lady Pioneers wanted to get off on the right foot, they were going to have to do so in a hostile environment. With Maddie Bryant providing the offense and Ella Wells spinning it in the circle, Warren C...
Mar 03, 2025

WCMS soccer crushes Coffee County, starts 2-0
It wasn't just a win that the WCMS soccer team was looking for Friday against Coffee County. The Pioneers wanted to crush their rivals. Behind hat tricks from both Parker Jones and Austin Breedlove, Warren County did just that as it beat the visiting Red Raiders 9-0 at home. A last-minute goal from ...
Mar 02, 2025

Lady Pioneers building toward success
Winning in May is all that matters to coach Gooby Martin and the Lady Pioneers, but picking up some momentum on the first day of March wasn't a bad thing for WCHS softball. As the team continues to progress through preseason, the Lady Pioneers were able to get a big 2-1 victory Saturday against Comm...
Mar 02, 2025
ABC News

The 'Blaze Star' hasn't exploded yet, but it could soon
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.(NEW YORK) -- The once-in-a-lifetime explosion of T Coronae Borealis, also known as the "Blaze Star,...
12h ago

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the East Coast.From late Saturday evening into S...
17h ago

Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism
Rumeysa Ozturk is shown in this undated photo. Obtained by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A federal judge in Boston ruled that Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk cannot be deported until she decides whether she has jurisdiction to rule if Ozturk was lawful...
17h ago

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police
Fife Police Department(FIFE, Wash.) -- A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police.Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer after he allegedly ...
Mar 28, 2025

3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say
ABC News(TEXAS) -- At least three people have died after heavy rain brought record-breaking flooding to South Texas, according to officials.The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, where officials issued a disaster declaration as a result of the flooding...
Mar 28, 2025