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Four TN Institutions Awarded Nuclear Equipment Funding Grants
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has awarded nearly $900,000 in Nuclear Equipment Funding (NEF) grants to four institutions to support the expansion of nuclear education and workforce training programs across the state. Tennessee Technological University received $250,000 in grand fu...
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Early Voting Runs April 15th - 30th, 2026
Early Voting for the May 5th Cumberland County Primary will be held at the temporary Election Commission Office in the former Lansford Kawasaki building at 2876 North Main Street in Crossville. Early Voting begins April 15th and ends on April 30th, 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday, and Saturday fro...
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Coffee County Boating Fatality Under Investigation
The TWRA is investigating a fatal boating incident Friday in Coffee County. Around 11:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to an unoccupied boat that was drifting on Normandy Lake. Later that afternoon, authorities received a phone call that 21-year-old Ashton Matney, of Lawrenceburg had gone out on ...
Apr 13, 2026
Gov. Lee Signs Bill Prohibiting Municipalities from Regulating Hunting in City Limits
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a law that prohibits municipalities from regulating hunting inside of city limits. Senate Bill 2028, as introduced, "clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm...
Apr 12, 2026
Tennessee Bill Would Prohibit Fines Against Owners of Abandoned Shopping Carts
A bill advancing in the Tennessee legislature would prevent municipalities from fining business for shopping carts found abandoned on public property. House Bill 1514, as introduced, "prohibits the assessment of a fee, fine, or cost against the owner of a shopping cart found on public property ...
Apr 12, 2026
ABC News
'God of chaos' asteroid to pass close to Earth in 2029
Near-Earth asteroid Apophis is a potentially hazardous asteroid that will safely pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. It will come about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) from our planet's surface - closer than the distance of many satellites in geosy...
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Appeals court halts contempt inquiry into deportation of Venezuelans to Salvadoran prison
he Terrorism Containment Center (CECOT) maximum security prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) --A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted a criminal contempt inquiry into ...
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50 million people on alert for severe weather from Texas to Michigan
Severe weather outlook for Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- More than 50 million people across the Midwest are bracing for severe weather on Tuesday, a day after baseball-sized hail and multiple tornadoes were reported in Minn...
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