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Trump shooter’s search history: What we know
The search history of Thomas Matthew Crooks, identified as the 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a rally outside Pittsburgh last weekend, includes photos of Trump and President Biden, among other things.
Democratic insiders say Biden’s crisis response almost as bad as debate
Democratic strategists and party insiders say President Biden’s postdebate crisis response has been as damaging to his chances of beating former President Trump in November as the disastrous debate performance itself. They say there’s little Biden can do to change the narrative short of dropping out of the race, a view that is shared by […]
Reward offered for information in Franklin State Forest vandalism, theft
The reward is being offered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) in the hopes it leads to the apprehension, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for vandalism and theft at the Franklin County forest.
Ohio company ordered to end sale of products using unregistered pesticide: EPA
(WJET/WFXP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stopped the sale and distribution of two products from an Ohio-based company due to federal violations. According to a release, the EPA issued an order to Excell Air Filters, located in Ashland, Ohio, to immediately stop the sale and distribution of two products, “Antimicrobial Filter” and “Allergen Filter.” […]
Grainger County Tomato Festival celebrates 31 years
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — They don’t call the Grainger County tomatoes “world renowned” for nothing; The tomatoes are huge and bring people from all over to Grainger County so they can get their hands on some of the finest produce there is. The tomato is a seemingly simple produce product, but for Grainger County, it […]
From travelers to hair salons, East Tennessee businesses impacted by global outage
ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — People traveling Friday were hit with major delays and cancellations after a global technical outage grounded all flights early Friday morning. The outage also impacted several banks, businesses, governments, hospitals and media outlets across the world. “We weren’t sure what to expect and when we got here it was a real […]
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