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Tennessee Highway Safety Office Promotes "Safe on Seventy"
During Independence Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join state and local law enforcement for "Safe on Seventy," a campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. Highway 70 statewide. From 12pm on July 3 to midnight on July 6, participating agencies will c...
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TDOT Suspends Construction-Related Lane Closures for July 4th Holiday Weekend
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Thursday, July 3, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7, to provide maximum roadway capacity for holiday travelers. AAA predicts 1.5 million Tennesseans hi...
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Dunlap Plane Crash Kills One, Injures Another
A plane crash in Sequatchie County Tuesday (6/25/35) killed one person and seriously injured another. It happened around 6:25pm on Ridge Road in Dunlap. The owner of the Piper Cub, 79-year-old Wendall Trimble, died from his injuries. The other occupant, 55-year-old Ashish Sircar, of Florida, was...
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Broken Pole Near Martin Elementary Knocks Out Power Wednesday Afternoon
A broken pole on Miller Avenue near Martin Elementary and the Miller Mart knocked out power Wednesday afternoon in Crossville. Around 5pm over 1,400 customers were without electricity in the immediate area and VEC expected part of that area would be without power for several hours. According to th...
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DeKalb County Jury Finds Michigan Man Guilty of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure
On Tuesday (June 24, 2025) a DeKalb County jury found a Michigan man guilty of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. According to 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway, it took the jury only 30 minutes to deliberate and return their verdict against William Ryan Hudgins. Hudgins...
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Wife of Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect speaks out: 'Completely blindsided'
Minnesota State Capitol building. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn.) -- The wife of accused Minnesota lawmaker gunman Vance Boelter said she's "completely blindsided" by the shootings allegedly carried out by her husband."On...
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Severe storms hit the Midwest and Southeast as more heat targets the East: Latest
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Relief from the extreme heat is moving in for some cities on Thursday, but more than 60 million people in the East are still on alert for dangerously high temperatures.Meanwhile, severe storms with reported tornadoes are...
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5 killed after train hits vehicle that allegedly attempted to go around crossing gate
Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images(GARY, Ind.) -- Five people have been killed after a train hit their vehicle when the driver allegedly went around the crossing gate, authorities said.The incident occurred near Highway 20 and Utah Street in Gary, Indi...
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