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PCSO Apprehends Morgan County Escapees
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office apprehended two escapees from Morgan County on Thursday (June 5, 2025). Jeffrey Brindly and Robert Syverson were both being held on felony warrants in Morgan County before being transferred to the Morgan County Residential Recovery Court facility. On Tuesday (Jun...
9h ago
Oak Ridge Police Chief Gives Update On Memorial Day Weekend Shooting
Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith has given an update on the horrific Memorial Day weekend shooting. It happened in the early morning hours of May 25th, during a large block party in the Scarboro neighborhood. Chief Smith says nine people were shot and one person was stabbed. All ten victims sur...
10h ago
White County: Hwy 111 Closed Starting Monday, June 9th for Removal of Railroad Tracks Between Fred Hill Road and Mayberry Street
The White County Sheriff's Office is advising motorists that beginning Monday, June 9th crews will begin removing the railroad tracks between Fred Hill Road and Mayberry Street/McMinnville Highway. All lanes of Highway 111 will be closed in the area starting at 9am on Monday. Plans are to have the...
10h ago
Right Shoulder of I-40 Eastbound to be Closed from MM 273 to MM 276 for Tree Cutting through June 13, 2025
Motorists traveling on I-40 eastbound in Putnam County should be aware that the TDOT contractor will have the right shoulder closed from Exit 273 to Exit 276 for a tree cutting operation through June 13th from 8am to 5pm. Message boards will be in place. Motorists are encouraged to slow down and use...
10h ago
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol Warn of "Outstanding Traffic Ticket" Scam
Officials are warning Tennesseans about a new scam involving text messages that say they come from the Tennessee Department of Vehicles (DMV). The scam messages claim the recipient has outstanding traffic ticket fines and threatens that their vehicle registration and driving privileges will be suspe...
11h ago
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21-year-old Navy sailor mysteriously goes missing in Virginia
Virginia State Police(NORFOLK, Va.) -- A 21-year-old Navy sailor has mysteriously disappeared in Virginia, leaving her mother desperate for answers.Angelina "Angie" Resendiz was last seen on Thursday, May 29, at 10 a.m. at her barracks in Miller Hall a...
10h ago

'Have mercy': Families plead as migrants arrested at routine DHS check-ins
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Outside a nondescript building in downtown Manhattan, Ambar was pleading to God and immigration authorities that her husband Jaen would not walk out the doors of the Elk Street facility in handcuffs."It's t...
15h ago

Trump administration, for 1st time, returns wrongly deported migrant to US
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A wrongly deported Guatemalan man has been returned to the United States, marking the first time the Trump administration has brought back a deportee based on a judge's order.The man, who was wrongl...
16h ago