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Cookeville High School was put on hard lockdown Tuesday morning (8/27/2024) after a student claimed to have a gun. According to a press release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, at approximatel...

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has announced that it has been awarded a $35 million Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR) grant from the U.S. Depart...

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating the vandalism of a fence at the water plant on City Lake Road. The custom fence was damaged around 8:30pm on Saturday, August 17, 2024 when a sm...

Human remains have been found near railroad tracks in Coffee County. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Department, on Sunday (August 25, 2024) at 1:45pm Coffee County deputies responded ...

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers. Sebastian Wayne Drake Rogers was last seen on February 26, 2024, in the area o...

AAA reports pump prices across Tennessee fell nine cents on average. Tennessee pump prices also fell below $3 per gallon last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.93 which is 15 cents less ...

Public access to Franklin State Forest in Franklin and Marion Counties resumed on Monday (8/26/2024) following a temporary closure for a still-ongoing investigation into vandalism and theft of state-o...

Now through September 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will continue to work alongside th...

Drawings over the past couple of days at the Tennessee Lottery created thousands of winners throughout the state, including a whopping $3 million Mega Millions win in Murfreesboro and a $210,000 Daily...

Baseball: According to Tennessee Athletics, Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced that National Coach of the Year Tony Vitello has inked a five-year contract extension ...