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Interstate 40 is scheduled to open to traffic today (March 1) for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes ... Read More

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 on the North Carolina / Tennessee border will reopen Saturday, albeit at a slower speed with just one lane in ... Read More

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With Interstate 40 re-opening, many may be eager to hit the road to see the flood damage on the way to Tennessee. But the road shouldn't be used for cruising pleasure trips, not yet, said Haywood ... Read More

To the east, in the town of Cookeville, that EF4 tornado took the lives of nearly 20. It killed 19 people. 80 more were hurt and dozens lost their homes. The survivors are anxious about another storm ... Read More

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A section of Interstate 40 in Haywood County is scheduled to reopen on Saturday, March 1 at sunrise, according to NCDOT. Read More

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A portion of I-40 was destroyed by Helene's torrential rainfall on Sept. 28. The road is reopening, but like much of western North Carolina it's from anything resembling normal. Read More

A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene's historic flooding collapsed portions of the road. Read More

Alcohol-related car crashes involving youth (ages 13-19) surged by 209% from 2019 to 2023, according to a report from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Read More

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There's an overturned tractor-trailer on I-40 East at MM 341 in Roane County. Left shoulder blocked. Left lane will be closed to recover vehicle. Cargo was tomato sauce. ? ? ? ... Read More

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WZTV) - A Nashville man was arrested after allegedly running from and then assaulting a Mt. Juliet police officer. Read More

State Representative Mary Littleton proposed a House Bill outlining human trafficking awareness training for all tattoo artists in Tennessee. Read More

OAK GROVE, Ky. (WBKO) - A Tennessee man was arrested on multiple charges after a traffic stop in Oak Grove. Christian County Sheriff's deputies initiated a stop after observing traffic violations. The ... Read More

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JONATHAN CREEK - Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday (March 1) for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last ... Read More

A man with an ax attacked a car containing a 76-year-old driver and his 69-year-old girlfriend during a road rage incident following a minor crash in Memphis, police said. The attacker is accused of ... Read More

MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WREG) - Police are looking for a suspect seen on video swinging an ax multiple times at a 76-year-old man's SUV after a reported fender bender in East Memphis, Tennessee. Read More

'?I wake up, walk my dog in the park, then hear an air raid siren-like a tornado siren in Tennessee. You might hear it three or four times a day," MacAlpine said. '?The women are washing windows and ... Read More

'?I wake up, walk my dog in the park, then hear an air raid siren-like a tornado siren in Tennessee. You might hear it three or four times a day," MacAlpine said. '?The women are washing windows and ... Read More

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A route that takes drivers between Tennessee and North Carolina will reopen to traffic on Saturday, months after Hurricane Helene damaged the road. Read More

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Interstate-40 has been rebuilt in Tennessee and North Carolina after being devastated by Helene in September 2024. Take a video tour of the new road. Read More