Dustin (Dusty) Lester, 18, of Greenback, was last seen at his
grandmother's house about 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, April 14. He had
attended his school's prom the night before and then camped at the lake
with friends.
Nicole Gross, a 31-year-old fitness instructor from Charlotte, N.C. and her sister, 29-year-old Erika Brannock , a preschool teacher in Towson, Md., were at the marathon to watch their mother run.
Harper was charged
in May 2012, after investigators say Harper hit and killed Nelzon Soto,
Sr. and Chastity Thornell, along with Thornell's unborn baby girl.
They were assisting Thornell's friend who had run out of gas on the side
of Washington Pike in the early morning hours.
As the investigation of Pilot continues, local non-profit groups watch from afar as to how it will affect an organization that has given millions of dollars to East Tennessee charities.
A dozen other media outlets are suing the Tennessee
Department of Children's Services for access to reports of hundreds of
deaths and near-deaths of children who had contact with the state's
child welfare system.
Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced Tuesday that Windham Professionals Company will be expanding its two offices in Tennessee.
George Beverly Shea, the booming baritone who sang to millions of
Christians at evangelist Billy Graham's crusades, has died after a brief
illness. He was 104.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy this week, some of the
focus has shifted to how officials can help prevent future attacks. In East Tennessee, scientists at the Oak Ridge National Lab have spent years developing a tool that could help.
