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Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Nashville Nurse
Photo Via MNPDMetro Nashville Police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the shooting of a Nashville nurse. 21-year-old Devaunte L. Hill was taken into custody by a SWAT team this morning f...
Dec 11, 2020
TBI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Oak Ridge
The TBI is investigating after a man was shot and killed by police Saturday night.Oak Ridge Police got a call of a man in need of assistance around 9:30 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of Briar Road. ...
Aug 17, 2020
Gov. Lee Signs Heartbeat Bill, But it is Blocked by a Federal Judge
TN Gov. Bill LeeTennessee Governor Bill Lee signed what is being called the "Heartbeat Bill" on Monday. The bill requires an ultrasound before an abortion and prevents abortions after a fetal heartbea...
Jul 13, 2020
Bill Lee Announces First Steps to Police Reform in Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee announced the first steps to police reform in Tennessee at a press conference Thursday afternoon. The reform covered three primary issues. The first was reforms to police use of...
Jul 2, 2020
State Covid-19 Hospitalizations Rise, But Not Knox County
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine released a study showing that hospitalizations from Covid-19 in Tennessee have hit an all-time high following a 30% increase in hospitalizations in the month o...
Jun 16, 2020 Sunsphere downtown Knoxville (WVLT)
Knox County Health Department Set to Meet with Board of Health
To this point, the Knox County Health Department has been making the final decision on when to move forward during Knox County’s reopening. On Friday, KCHD announced they would be meeting this w...
Jun 15, 2020
KPD Asking For Help in Search For This Man
The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding this man who can be seen walking out of the Mast General Store on June 4 with items he did not pay for. Photos and...
Jun 9, 2020
KCHD to Start Phase Three Talks Next Week
The Knox County Health Department will begin discussing plans for phase three of reopening next week. Charity Menefee of KCHD reports that the county is hitting most of the benchmarks laid out in...
Jun 5, 2020
Tennessee Police Officer Resigns After Comments About George Floyd
A Greenbrier, Tennessee police officer resigned the day after leaked Facebook posts that included a controversial comment about George Floyd. Cory Tidwell posted memes that included pictures of M...
May 29, 2020 Lights on police car
Bill Lee Says Other Governors Are Envious of How Tennesseans Have Responded to Covid-19
Governor Bill Lee addressed Tennesseans Thursday afternoon in his Covid-19 briefing. Lee highlighted how well Tennessee has fared throughout the Coronavirus pandemic compared to other states. Accordin...
May 28, 2020 Bill Lee (photo courtesy of State of Tennessee)
