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Cumberland County Skeletal Remains Identified as Man Missing Since 2022, Sheriff’s Office Says

Cumberland County Skeletal Remains Identified as Man Missing Since 2022, Sheriff’s Office Says

Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) Skeletal remains found earlier this month in Cumberland County have been identified as those belonging to a man missing since 2022. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office confirming Monday the remains found February 8 on Westel Road were 33-year-old Cody Ramsey-Dearing. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System…MORE

Reward Offered for Information Regarding Elk Poached on North Cumberland WMA

Reward Offered for Information Regarding Elk Poached on North Cumberland WMA

CARYVILLE, Tenn.—A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for an elk poached on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in the Caryville area of Campbell County. The location is well known to locals as the Red Ash/Wheeler Gap area on the Royal Blue Unit of NCWMA.…MORE

New Video Could Be a Break in the Case in a Missing Autistic Hendersonville Teen

New Video Could Be a Break in the Case in a Missing Autistic Hendersonville Teen

A private investigator hired by the mother of missing Hendersonville teen says that a new video could help break the case in the continued search for Sebastian Rogers. The teen with autism went missing from his mother’s home on February 26 of last year and hasn’t been seen since.  Investigator Steve Fischer says a new…MORE

Woman Dies after Tent Catches Fire in Townsend, Sheriff’s Office Says

Woman Dies after Tent Catches Fire in Townsend, Sheriff’s Office Says

Townsend, TN (WOKI) A woman has died after the tent in which she was living in Townsend caught on fire Monday. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say when deputies arrived on scene, the fire department was helping the tent owner, Julie Whetstone who had burns on her upper body. BCSO says deputies spoke…MORE

KCHD Debuts Webpage Featuring Healthy, Easy Recipes

KCHD Debuts Webpage Featuring Healthy, Easy Recipes

Knox County, Tenn. – The Knox County Health Department launched a new webpage (https://www.knoxcounty.org/health/neat/neat_recipes.php) featuring more than 60 recipes to promote healthy eating. More recipes will be added in the coming months. The website allows users to filter recipes by season and cuisine. A search bar also allows users to search for recipes containing specific ingredients. “These…MORE

TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs
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TN Attorney General Leads Bipartisan Call for Action Against Sellers of Counterfeit, Unapproved, and Contaminated Weight Loss Drugs

NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (GLP-1 drugs). “Millions of Americans rely…MORE

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