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Tennessee's Unemployment Website Offline Since Sunday Afternoon
(Interns, please check status of website before reporting on air.) As of Wednesday afternoon, about 12,000 Tennesseans were still unable to get on the state's unemployment website, which went offline ...
Jun 29, 2022
Subject Of Erin, Tennessee Blue Alert Captured, Charged
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Erin Monday night has resulted in the arrest of a Louisiana man. Authorities say 32-y...
Jun 29, 2022
Cumberland County's Positive COVID-19 Cases Up 34; Deaths Remain At 329 As Of Saturday, June 25, 2022
Cumberland County's positive COVID-19 cases rose by 34 in the past week to 16,577 on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Deaths remained at 329 as of Saturday, June 25, 2022 in Cumberland County. Across the stat...
Ronni Chase Jun 29, 2022
New laws effective July 1 benefit first responders, emergency services
(Source: Press Release issued by Zachary Clark, Deputy Press Secretary for the Senate Republican Caucus, Tennessee General Assembly) (NASHVILLE) June 29, 2022 - New laws will go into effect on July 1 ...
Jun 29, 2022
Season Long Duck Blind Drawing Application Period Open Through July 20
The application period for the 2022-23 Tier 1 duck blinds is open and will close July 20. Announcement of the successful applicants will be made Aug. 6. The online application is available at the Go O...
Jun 29, 2022
New Laws effective July 1 Benefit First Responders, Emergency Services
(NASHVILLE) June 29, 2022 - New laws will go into effect on July 1 in Tennessee to support first responders and emergency services. Among these include legislation that expands benefits for firefighte...
Paxton Elmore Jun 29, 2022
TN Blue Alert Suspect Killed In Gunfire Exchange With Kentucky State Police
Samuel Q. Edwards, 34, the man at the center of a Blue Alert in Tennessee, was killed in Louisville Tuesday. Edwards was wanted for attempted criminal homicide, evading arrest and attempted first-degr...
Jun 29, 2022
Families First Participants to Receive a One-Time Additional Payment
(Source: TN Department of Human Services) The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is providing extra support to thousands of families who receive monthly cash assistance through the state's ...
Jun 29, 2022
Former Putnam County School Teacher Indicted
A former Putnam County School Teacher has been indicted after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip that that photographic files that contained suspected child por...
Jun 28, 2022
Fugitive Who Escaped From Mocassin Bend Back In Custody
The TBI says a man who escaped from Moccasin Bend has been recaptured in Alabama. Johnny Payne had escaped from a Alabama jail, was captured in Marion County and then escaped again from Mocassin Bend....
Jun 28, 2022