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Professor killed, 3 college students injured when rogue wave knocks into them during trip abroad
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) – A community college professor from Tennessee is dead after a rogue wave in Brazil swept him away during a trip abroad last week. Three students were also injured, but not seriously, according to the Tennessee Board of Regents. The students were walking along a...
Community search planned for missing former high school basketball coach
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The White County Sheriff’s Office is holding a community search for a Sparta man who has been missing since early May. On Tuesday, May 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., WCSO is holding a search for former high school basketball coach Roy Whited. Whited was last seen on May 3 near Lovejoy Road in Sparta. He was wearing a beige shirt and cowboy boots.
Tennessee man died in Kentucky Lake Sunday, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
HENRY COUNTY, TN — A 75-year-old man from Paris, Tennessee reportedly died in Kentucky Lake over the weekend. According to a news release from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, they responded to a report of an unconscious man found in the water near a boat on Kentucky Lake. The report was made on Sunday, May 19 around 10 a.m.
Diddy Domestic Violence: There’s Help
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - FOX13 wants to help those who encounter the threat of domestic violence. According to state of Tennessee government data, in 2021, there were more than 67,000 domestic violence offenses committed in the state. Of those, 83 resulted in death. Here in Shelby County, during that same year,...
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