Local News
Morgan County Officials Continue to Monitor Thursday's Train Derailment and Fire
Morgan County emergency officials continue to lead response operations for Thurday's Norfolk Southern train derailment in the Lancing area, with support from neighboring emergency management agencies, state and federal partners, Norfolk Southern, and response contractors. As of Friday morning the fi...
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TBI and Roane County Sheriff's Office Investigating Deadly Shooting in Roane County
The TBI has been called in to assist the Roane County Sheriff's Office with the investigation of a deadly shooting in Kingston. Deputies were called to a residence on Speers Road on Thursday where they found 29-year-old Marcus Couch deceased. Authorities say there is no danger to the public. An aut...
23h ago
State May Revenues Exceed Budgeted Estimates
Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of May. The state Department of Finance and Administration reported that total May tax revenues were $1.9 billion, $227.2 million more than the budgeted estimate and $244.7 million more than May 2025. The total tax growth rate for the mont...
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Heritage Festival Saturday, June 13th at Cumberland County Fairgrounds
The Heritage Festival is this Saturday, June 13th, from 10am to 4pm at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds in Crossville. It's fun for all ages! Enjoy music, a car show, wagon rides with mules, and lots of vendors offering crafts, goods, unique items and delicious food. Entry fee is just $5 per perso...
Jun 12, 2026
Train Derails, Catches Fire in Morgan County Thursday Afternoon, Evacuations Lifted
A Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday afternoon in Morgan County prompting evacuations in the Shady Grove area of Lancing. Officials in Morgan County said 15 to 20 cars went off the track in a ravine. Four to five of those cars were hauling ethanol which caught fire. It was determined shortly ...
Jun 12, 2026
ABC News
Severe weather threat continues as summer heat swelters on both coasts
Feels like temperatures. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) --- Millions of Americans are under severe weather threats as storms and summer heat continue on both coasts.This severe weather threat will impact parts of the central United States, from Texas to Illinois...
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2 women wanted in Maryland for murder of suspect's mother arrested in Ohio following tip: Police
The booking photos for Samantha Raebel, left, and Vanessa Wahanganisa Tjongarero-Henderson. (Montgomery County Police Department)(MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md.) -- Two women wanted in Maryland for allegedly killing the mother of one of the suspects were captu...
Jun 12, 2026
Missing woman found alive after being stuck in mud puddle for days
Kathryn Woessner, 68, was last seen on June 3 before her rescuers found her on June 6, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. (Douglas County Sheriff's Office)(MINNESOTA) -- A missing woman was found in a Minnesota puddle of mud where she to...
Jun 12, 2026








