Coffee County Schools Named in Lawsuit; Sued for $2.5 Million
Coffee County Schools (CCS) has been named among the defendants on a complaint regarding disciplinary action taken at Coffee County Central High School and alleged failures to appropriately accommodate a student’s disability. The complaint names the Coffee County Board of Education, CCS, Coffee County Central High...
Murfreesboro Sobriety Checkpoint Nets Five DUI Arrests; Highlights Impaired Driving Dangers
In a joint operation aimed at curbing impaired driving, the Rutherford County Traffic Safety Task Force detained five individuals for operating vehicles while under the influence during a sobriety checkpoint on Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro. The Murfreesboro TN Police Department's social media post documented...
Winter heating bills expected to rise in Tennessee
Millions of cash-strapped Americans are about to be hit with an unpleasant surprise: an increase in their monthly heating bills this winter.
‘We’re out of options’: Rutherford County Schools asks commission to consider constructing new buildings
As Rutherford County’s population grows, the county commission faces some tough decisions, including whether to build new schools and where.
Tennessee Man Sentenced for Aiding Officer in Destroying Evidence
A Tennessee man was sentenced to over 4 years in prison for destroying evidence related to an officer involved shooting death. 33 year old Joshua Rogers was found to have aided Patric Ferguson, a Memphis police officer, with the kidnapping and fatal shooting of a man in 2021. Rogers assisted...
DHS: Chinese national who allegedly entered US illegally now accused of causing deadly TN...
BAXTER, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Department of Homeland Security reports that a Chinese national with a commercial driver’s license, who allegedly entered the U.S. illegally, is accused of causing a deadly crash in Tennessee. DHS reports that 54-year-old Huang Yisong rear-ended a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40, causing a...
Graceland case may spur state laws to stop real estate fraud
Real estate fraud is on the rise in Tennessee, and lawmakers are weighing options aimed at stopping it. That includes an optional pilot program that would require an ID before filing real estate documents by mail and in person. One of the cases was a complex fraud scheme to try to steal Graceland. Federal officials...
Multiple schools in Tennessee closing Friday due to power outages
TENNESSEE — Several school systems in East Tennessee announced closures and delayed starts for Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, as power outages and related issues continued following overnight storms. In Sullivan County, Rock Springs Elementary School and Sullivan Heights Middle School were closed Friday due to a power outage...
Louisville DEA officers seized large amounts of fentanyl in 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – Special agents and task force officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Field Division have seized 170,617 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills and 177.76 kilograms of fentanyl powder since Jan. 1, 2025. The Louisville Field Office covers the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and...
Crash victim reunites with Good Samaritan who saved his life in Murfreesboro
The crash happened on Interstate 24 the day after Thanksgiving.

















