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A suspect has been arrested in connection to the May 2023 copper wire theft from Portobello American in Baxter, TN. Portobello reported that someone had stolen 1000 ft of copper wire from their construction site. There was also a crashed side-by-side vehicle and blood left on the scene of the crash...
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Knoxville Police Department Press Release: A 23-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash that happened Monday evening in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, May 4, KPD officers responded to the aforementioned location on a report of a crash involving...
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In the 2026 Cumberland County Republican Primary, incumbent Allen Foster retained the Mayoral nomination with 5,088 votes (79%) against Michael Findley. Incumbent Kim Tollett Wyatt secured the County Trustee win with 4,181 votes (65%) over Jill Ritzman, while incumbent Trey Kerley led the Register o...
6h ago
The unofficial tally of Tuesday's Primary Election showed a total of 7,327 votes were cast, representing a 14.93 percent voter turnout among the county's 49,068 registered voters. Voters were split between casting ballots early or on Election Day. 3,692 residents chose to vote early while there were...
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The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports someone made a false bomb threat against the Putnam County Courthouse Sunday afternoon (May 3, 2026). Shortly after 4pm Sunday, the Sheriff's Office received information from Cookeville Police Department that a male had called a bomb threat at the Putnam C...
May 04, 2026