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TDOC Investigates Homicide at Morgan County Correctional Complex
Tennessee Department of Correction Press Release Wednesday, February 25, 2026 The Tennessee Department of Correction continues to investigate the homicide of a correctional officer that occurred at the Morgan County Correctional Complex on Tuesday, February 24. The officer killed in the line of duty...
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District 7AAA Tournament Ends - Region Begins Friday
The District 7AAA High School Basketball Tournament at Cookeville High School came to a close Tuesday evening. The Cumberland County High School Jets finished as the tourney runner-up dropping the title game to the Upperman High School Bees 60-37. The SMHS Panthers won the consolation game with Whit...
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THP Makes Drug Bust on I-40 in Cumberland County
A THP Cookeville Trooper, along with an Interdiction Plus Trooper, stopped a speeding vehicle on I-40 in Cumberland County. A probable cause search revealed 6 ounces of meth, 3 ounces crack cocaine, and 7 grams of marijuana. The THP says the driver was a violent felon and was arrested on multiple dr...
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Inmate Convicted of Battery of Correctional Officer in Morgan County
A Morgan County jury has found 25-year-old Montarius Douglas guilty of Sexual Battery of a Correctional Officer. According to District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the conviction stems from an incident on October 19, 2024, inside the Morgan County Correctional Complex. Institutional video repor...
Feb 24, 2026
Scam Alert: Impersonators Targeting Workers' Compensation Claimants
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is warning the public about scams targeting workers. In these scams, workers are contacted by phone, email, text message, or video call and told they must pay money to receive workers' compensation benefits or to settle their claims. The scammers may fal...
Feb 24, 2026
ABC News
Trump didn't mention them, but Renee Good and Alex Pretti loomed over State of the Union address
Rep. Norma Torres holds up a photo of Minnesota shooting victim Alex Pretti who was killed during an immigration enforcement operation during U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address during a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capito...
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Epstein hid trove of evidence from investigators for more than a decade, documents suggest
Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, Ma., Sept 8, 2004. (Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appears to have successfully hidden a trove of potential evidence of his crimes from investigators f...
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Law enforcement searches home of LA schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho
In this Oct. 30, 2025, file photo, superintendent Alberto Carvalho speaks at the LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE)(LOS ANGELES) -- 'Law enforcement on Wednesday executed a court-approve...
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