Ashley Cooke & Brett Young recently appeared on ABC’s The Bachelorette to sing their song “Never Til Now”
Ashley captured her reaction to watching her and Brett’s performance on the reality show and she shared it with fans on social media…
Check out the studio performance of Ashley Cooke and Brett Young’s “Never Til Now.”
Photo Courtesy of Ashley Cooke, Brett Young and ABC’s The Bachelorette
Our Vince Ferrara and Eric Cain looked back on some of the highlights from Tuesday’s Day 2 at SEC Football Media Days in Atlanta.
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a stolen van with important items inside.
On Friday, July 15, a man’s van overheated late on July 15th. The man left the van to get help but when he returned, the maroon 2006 Chrysler Town and Country van was gone.
Inside the van was his son’s stroller, that accommodates the boy’s special needs along with a baseball glove given to the boy by former TN Smokie David Berg, both also gone with the van.
If you have any information about the van, the stroller or the baseball glove, you can submit a tip to East TN Valley Crime Stoppers.
Governor Bill Lee signs a law that will allow retired teachers in Tennessee to go back to the classrooms while keeping their retirement benefits.
The legislation was created to help fill teacher vacancies across the state.
The Professional Educators of Tennessee says there are likely 2,000 teacher job openings in the state. There are 128 teacher vacancies in the Knox County Schools system.
The new law will allow teachers to keep benefits but they can only sign a one-year contract. Retired teachers can resign each year until the law ends in 2025. These teachers can either fill full-time or substitute positions. The new law also benefits retired school bus drivers to help fill some of their vacancies.
Knoxville Police say a woman is charged after a shooting victim dies at the hospital.
21-year-old Kyeisha Dalton is charged with second degree murder after Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the UT Medical Center last (Monday) night, where a shooting victim had arrived in a personal vehicle. The female victim succumbed to her injuries.
Dalton was identified as the possible suspect and officers went to her home in the 1400 block of Wallace Street, where she was detained. A crime scene was located in the 1400 block of Jourolman Avenue.
Police say their investigation determined that Dalton had shot at the victim’s vehicle following an altercation.
The investigation is ongoing.
A man wanted for murder died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he barricaded himself in his home on Monday night, according to the Knox County Sheriff.
The suspect, later identified as Christopher David Price, was walking down the street when he saw officers, according to KCSO officials. He ran into his nearby house, Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force officers saw him and called KCSO to the scene.
Knox County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and the U.S. Marshals crews responded.
No one was inside when he ran into his home, contrary to first reports that this was a hostage situation, KCSO officials said. Shots were fired through the garage at officers. Crews with the U.S. Marshals deployed gas.
The man killed himself during the situation, KSCO said.
Story courtesy of WVLT
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after one of their officers is arrested for DUI by the Knoxville Police Department.
Officer Sean McElyea has been placed on administrative leave with pay while an internal investigation is conducted into his arrest Saturday. Officer McElyea is assigned to KCSO’s juvenile transportation division.
Sheriff Tom Spangler’s statement on Officer’s arrest:
“ I always try to instill in our officers that we must hold ourselves accountable and to a higher standard. When I learned of Officer McElyea being arrested for DUI after a single vehicle accident, I was highly disappointed.
We have a process for misconduct through the Merit System council, which includes due process.
I want to be clear that we expect our employees to obey the laws just as any citizen is expected to and our policies and procedures. Any conduct unbecoming will be dealt with according to our policies, procedures, and the laws of the state of Tennessee.”
– Tom Spangler, Sheriff
Operation Southern Slow Down is underway in five southeastern states, including here in Tennessee. The operation is an effort to stop the increase of people driving over the speed limit.
The operation that lasts until July 24.
Tennessee Office of Highway Safety says speeding drivers are almost three times more likely to be involved in fatal or serious-injury crashes.
During the speed enforcement and education campaign, state troopers and local law enforcement officers will conduct concentrated enforcement on interstates and state highways in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
This comes after law enforcement agencies reported a substantial increase in vehicles traveling at speeds above 100 miles per hour in the last two years.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and THSO, speed was a factor in 29 percent of total traffic fatalities in the nation in 2020, which was a three percent increase from the previous year.
A THSO spokesperson said over four years, Operation Southern Slow Down reported a 14 percent reduction in speed-related traffic deaths from the week before to the week of the campaign.
Operation Southern Slow Down is underway in five southeastern states, including here in Tennessee. The operation is an effort to stop the increase of people driving over the speed limit.
The operation that lasts until July 24.
Tennessee Office of Highway Safety says speeding drivers are almost three times more likely to be involved in fatal or serious-injury crashes.
During the speed enforcement and education campaign, state troopers and local law enforcement officers will conduct concentrated enforcement on interstates and state highways in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
This comes after law enforcement agencies reported a substantial increase in vehicles traveling at speeds above 100 miles per hour in the last two years.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and THSO, speed was a factor in 29 percent of total traffic fatalities in the nation in 2020, which was a three percent increase from the previous year.
A THSO spokesperson said over four years, Operation Southern Slow Down reported a 14 percent reduction in speed-related traffic deaths from the week before to the week of the campaign.
