tennessee

Teacher gets pepper-sprayed by student after confiscating their phone

by

A high school teacher in Tennessee was pepper-sprayed twice by a student after taking her phone away during class, as seen in a video that has since gone viral. The incident took place at Antioch High School, where the student’s phone was confiscated as a disciplinary measure after she was caught texting and searching for answers to her schoolwork online. The video, which lasts for a minute, shows the female student leaving the classroom while …

Read more

Emergency Services Respond After Uranium Fire Breaks Out at Y-12 National Security Complex

by

This Wednesday morning, emergency services were called to the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee following the breakout of a uranium fire. Managed by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the federal facility is responsible for the production of uranium components for the US nuclear weapons program. The incident was confirmed by an NNSA spokesperson, who said it began around 9:15 AM local time and affected the site only. 200 employees were evacuated …

Read more

High school girl fatally shot on her way home from a basketball game

by

Authorities in Tennessee announced over the weekend that a 17-year-old high school class president was fatally shot while riding as a rear passenger in a vehicle with three other teens on Friday night. Christine Michael, a junior at Haywood High School, was shot in the back as the group was traveling down a highway toward Brownsville after leaving a basketball game in Ripley. A 13-year-old was also injured in the ambush. Two suspects, Kevion Davis, …

Read more

Suspected Car Burglar Begs for Help After Failed Attempt

by

A suspected car burglar in Shelby County, Tennessee, found himself pleading for help from nearby residents after his intended victim retaliated with gunfire. An unnamed homeowner living in the Webster’s Grove subdivision received a call from a neighbor on Thursday evening about multiple individuals standing outside his house. Upon investigating, the homeowner encountered two men in his driveway and two others in a white car on the street. The suspects in the driveway fled and …

Read more

Woman Killed By Severe Storm With 75-mph Winds

by

Pembroke woman killed when tree falls on car during storm in Tennessee – WCVB Boston A tree fell on a car during a storm in Tennessee, killing the young woman inside. Laurel Flaherty, a graduate of Belmont University’s law school, was killed when a tree fell on her car along Old Natchez Trace on Wednesday afternoon. Belmont University will extend support services and resources to the campus community. Flaherty was a first-year law student at …

Read more

Horrific Family Pitbull Attack Leaves Toddler and Infant Dead, Mother In Hospital

by

A friend told Fox News that the dogs that killed a toddler and infant and severely injured their mother had never been aggressive. In Shelby County outside Memphis, 30-year-old Kirstie Jane Bennard was seriously injured trying to pull the family’s two pit bulls off 5-month-old Hollace Dean and 2-year-old Lilly Jane. Kelsey Canfield, the shattered mom’s best friend, told Fox News Digital: “Those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, …

Read more