Local News
DNA Identifies Suspect in Putnam County Copper Wire Theft
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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Crossville Man Killed in Knoxville Crash
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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Incumbent Candidates Win in the Cumberland County Primary
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...
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Primary Turnout at 15 Percent
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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False Bomb Threat Made Against Putnam County Courthouse
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
ABC News
Correspondents' dinner shooting suspect indicted by a grand jury on 4 counts
Gavel (SimpleImages/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury on four counts -- three of which he had already been ch...
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10 transported to hospital due to chemical leak at Louisiana facility: Police
A chemical leak was reported in Duson, Louisiana, on May 5, 2026. (Duson Police Department)(DUSON, La.) -- Ten people were transported to the hospital due to a chemical leak at a facility in Louisiana that prompted evacuations, police said.The "hazardo...
12h ago
Florida woman arrested for allegedly kicking child during youth football game
Booking photo of Renee Lambert, 34, who was arrested, May 2, 2026, in Fort Myers, Florida, after she allegedly ran onto a football field and assaulted a child during a Pop Warner football game, according to police. (Lee County Sheriff's Office)(FORT MY...
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