U.S. Capitol flags lowered to honor Chattanooga victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The flags at the U.S. Capitol were lowered to half-staff on Tuesday to honor the five service members killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
View ArticleColumnist sees misconduct in prosecution for political mailing
The case of Clarice Gunn, a 68-year-old Jefferson County woman charged with making an illegal campaign mailing is the subject of a Frank Cagle column. I think she’s been libeled and there ought to be a...
View ArticleObama orders flags lowered for Chattanooga shooting victims
Start of a Washington Post article: PITTSBURGH — President Obama, facing growing criticism from conservatives and some veterans, ordered all American flags on federal grounds to be lowered to...
View ArticlePolitico: ‘Tennessee is the Capital of American Jihad’
From a a Politico article bearing the headline, “Tennessee is the Capital of American Jihad”: Tennessee seems an unlikely birthplace for American jihad. Yet long before the five U.S. service members...
View ArticleFormer Crockett County school official indicted
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — The former technology director of Crockett County Schools has been indicted on charges including theft and official misconduct within the school system. The Tennessee Bureau of...
View ArticleFleischmann seeks Purple Heart for servicemen slain in Chattanooga
News release from U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann WASHINGTON− On Monday evening, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann introduced House Resolution 383, expressing the sense of Congress that the Marines and Sailors killed...
View ArticleDUI charge against Rep. Beck dismissed; video released
A judge has dismissed DUI charges against state Rep. Carson “Bill” Beck, D-Nashville, and police have released a video tape of his arrest, reports The Tennessean. The more than 90-minute video starts...
View ArticleCriminal defense lawyers question credibility of Haslam task force on...
Note: The Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has written a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam and members of a task force he established to review the state’s criminal sentencing laws. The news...
View ArticleStatewide TennCare fraud bust: 24 arrested
News release from Department of Finance and Administration NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A statewide round-up of suspects has netted two dozen arrests of suspects charged with TennCare fraud. The suspects are...
View ArticleDCS official fired after being charged with assault
Warren Crook, an employee of the Department of Children’s Services, has been terminated from his position after being charged with four counts of aggravated assault, reports the Jackson Sun. The...
View ArticleFormer legislator indicted on fraud charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee legislator and his two sons have been charged in a federal indictment with defrauding customers of their gold and silver business of more than $18 million....
View ArticleTask force recommends longer sentences of some crimes
Faced with a Tennessee violent crime rate higher than the national average, a task force appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam has recommended longer prison stays for more serious offenders and for people...
View ArticleFormer employee arraigned on charges of stealing $61K from TN state museum
A former employee at the Tennessee State Museum was arraigned Wednesday on allegations she stole more than $60,000 from the museum, reports The Tennessean. Kathy L. Alexander, 60, was indicted on...
View ArticleBiden calls Chattanooga killer ‘perverted jihadist’
By Eric Schelzig, Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday called the slaying of four Marines and a sailor at a Chattanooga reserve center the act of a “perverted...
View ArticleTBI investigating inmate labor use at CCA Nashville facility
By Travis Loller, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former inmates at a privately run Nashville jail say they worked without pay building bean-bag “cornhole” games, plaques shaped like footballs,...
View ArticleAshe alleges TN museum mismanagement in art buys, criminal hires
Former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe contends the Tennessee State Museum is being mismanaged, suggesting a bias against East and West Tennessee in the purchase of art exhibits and pointing to criminal...
View ArticleTheft of $142K in ECD funds brings 10-year sentence
A Knoxville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing more than $142,000 intended for industrial development in Morgan County, reports the News Sentinel. John H. Brichetto Jr., 61, had his...
View ArticleMemphis mayoral candidate charged with vandalizing Forrest statute
Leo Awgowhat, a longshot candidate for Memphis mayor, has been arrested Friday in connection with the vandalism of the Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in a Memphis city park, reports the Commercial...
View ArticleUndercover TN Walking Horse abuse videos bring new investigation
By Travis Loller, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three years after a prominent Tennessee walking horse trainer pleaded guilty to abuse charges following the release of undercover videos, a new...
View ArticleMemphis official accused of sexual relations with minor
Memphis Housing and Community Development Director Robert Lipscomb was relieved of duty Sunday evening because of a criminal complaint alleging he had improper sexual relations with a minor, reports...
View Article