Tennessee's cool, wet spring has prolonged the growing process. The cold
has thinned out some strawberries, but that means the remaining berries
will get more nourishment.
The city and its suburbs were locked down Friday as the manhunt
intensified for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing,
hours after one suspect was killed in a dramatic firefight with police
in nearby Watertown, authorities said.
Police say one of two suspects in the shooting of a Massachusetts
Institute of Technology police officer is dead and a massive manhunt is
underway for another, who is believed to be tied to the Boston Marathon
bombing.
At midnight Friday, the city of Niota in McMinn County shut down most city services including the police department, fire department, and garbage services.
A proposal that would allow school districts to allow people with police
training to be armed in schools is headed to the governor for his
consideration.
Holly Bobo, 20, a nursing student, was seen being led away on April 13, 2011, by a man wearing camouflage clothing. Law enforcement and the community joined in a massive effort to find her, but little trace was ever found.
Search warrants reveal new and damaging information about the
investigation into Knoxville-based Pilot Flying J, including the fact
that top executives like C.E.O. Jimmy Haslam knew about the alleged
scheme to defraud commercial customers.
