EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Coleman's father talks about daughter
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:39:01 -0700
Vanessa Coleman's father sits down with WVLT Volunteer TV News for an exclusive interview about his daughter, her role in the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, and how he believes there are more suspects who should be charged.
Coleman gets 53 years; judge rejects innocent defense
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:19:00 -0700
A Knox County judge on Friday rejected the notion that the lone female suspect in a January 2007 torture slaying was a young innocent under the domination of brutal killers.
Coleman gets 53 years in 2007 carjacking killings
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:23:00 -0700
KNOXVILLE - Calling her a street-smart teenager with no regard for human life, a Knox County judge today ordered Vanessa Coleman to serve a 53-year prison term for her convictions in the 2007 killings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom.
Traffic stop leads to burglary arrests
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:45 -0700
The Claiborne County Sheriff's Department says several burglaries that occured over the last ten months have been solved after a traffic stop on Tuesday, July 27.
Accused Knoxville mall shooter trial delayed
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:05:44 -0700
William Johnson's attorney, Bruce Poston, asked for a delay in the trial that was scheduled to start Monday because of health reasons
Uustall, Brannen, Clem, Aiken state senior stars
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:46:45 -0700
Diann Uustall, Skip Brannen, Roger Clem and Ann Aiken from the Chattanooga River Rats masters swimming team won a total of 20 events and added three second-place finishes in the Tennessee State Senior Games the past two days in Murfreesboro. Uustall and Brannen had six firsts each and set eight state records in their 60-64 age groups.
Coleman's sentencing today; blames 'bad guys,' drugs for role in slayings
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0700
In her first statement unfettered by the presence of investigators, defenders or her parents, Vanessa Coleman blames the lure of "bad guys" and drugs for her role in a January 2007 torture slaying.
On the run for 36 years: Federal warrant dismissed
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:59:34 -0700
ELIZABETHTON — The Dewey Admiral Daniels Jr. case is so cold it is frozen, and now at least one of the warrants against him has been dismissed. A 1974 federal warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was dismissed recently by Magistrate Judge Dennis Inman.
TBI: Stabbing of White Pine man is apparent homicide
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:31:01 -0700
The stabbing death of a White Pine area man, Mickey Crocker, 67, on Tuesday morning is being treated as a homicide, according to a spokesperson with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). To the right of Crocker's mobile home, which was cordoned off, is a TBI vehicle.
Immigration ruling won't deter Tennessee legislators
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:05:54 -0700
Legislators in Tennessee still plan to write immigration law like Arizona's.
Tennessee priest pleads guilty to abusing boy
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:47:52 -0700
“I tell you, it’s bittersweet someone can plead guilty to a sex crime felony and walk free,” Tucker said after the sentencing.
Former Knoxville priest who confessed to molestation gets probation
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:05:00 -0700
A former Knoxville priest and confessed child molester received two years probation Wednesday in McDowell County, N.C. But the victim says the fight is not over.
Tennessee priest pleads guilty in North Carolina abuse case
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:32:20 -0700
Three months after a Jeffersonville, Ind., man reported him to police, a retired Catholic priest from Tennessee pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge related to child molestation dating from the 1970s.
Former Knoxville priest gets probation in N.C. molestation case
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:08:00 -0700
A former Knoxville priest pleaded guilty this morning to “crimes against nature” in McDowell County, N.C. — and the head of a national victims group praised the Indiana man who came forward after 30-plus years to report being molested.
Jury convicts man of felony murder in death of toddler
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:38:00 -0700
KNOXVILLE - A Criminal Court jury today found a Knoxville man guilty of felony murder and aggravated child abuse in the killing of an 18-month-old baby.
Knoxville man found guilty in toddler beating death
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:14:05 -0700
A jury took less than two hours to find a Knoxville man guilty of beating and strangling to death his ex-girlfriend's toddler in 2008.
Former East Tennessee priest pleads guilty in sex abuse case
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:44:09 -0700
Former East Tennessee priest William Casey pleaded guilty in North Carolina Wednesday to sexual abuse of a child.
Grandmother welcomes indictments in 17-year-old girl's killing
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:58:00 -0700
KNOXVILLE - The grandmother of a 17-year-old Knoxville girl shot and killed June 9 at her Porter Avenue home today welcomed murder indictments against two men in Knox County Criminal Court.
High court affirms judgment in 6-month-old's murder case
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:36:05 -0700
The denial of post-conviction relief for a convicted murderer has been upheld by the Court of Crimnal Appeals of Tennessee at Knoxville -- affirming a trial court's judgment.
Locals fare well in state
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:19:06 -0700
As the 2010 Tennessee State Closed Junior tennis tournament wound down Tuesday morning at the Champions Club, twins Samantha and Harper Caswell from Chattanooga were playing on adjacent courts for separate singles championships.
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