An agency that's supposed to create jobs and help the poor in 14 Middle Tennessee counties now finds itself under state investigation. That follows questions raised by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
A four-month NewsChannel 5 investigation has uncovered a government-subsidized project like you've probably never seen. It now has some folks asking whether the woman behind it is living the dream.more>>
There are new questions about how some documents disappeared from a Cookeville-based government agency, while someone created bogus ones for NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered even more incredible spending at the Upper Cumberland Development District. It's spending that does nothing for the people who really need the help.more>>
Lawmakers are now promising a full investigation of what some are calling a full-blown scandal involving the Upper Cumberland Development District. It follows an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
A report by state regulators raises some serious questions about potential conflicts of interests with that million-dollar Living the Dream facility near Cookeville.more>>
The controversy over the Upper Cumberland Development District took a new turn Friday as the head of that agency took to a radio station to defend herself, but her answers raised even more questions.more>>
UCDD executive director Wendy Askins gave a radio interview on Friday, Feb. 17, to Cookeville talk show host Dwight Henry of WHUB-AM. Here are some of the claims made by Ms. Askins.more>>
Less than a week after the first stories aired, the board of the Upper Cumberland, Development District has called an emergency meeting to figure out what to do next.more>>
A NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered that the Upper Cumberland Development District that was supposed to be helping the poor may have also been helping the family of the woman who runs it.more>>
State lawmakers want to know who paid for Living the Dream. Questions about that million-dollar house in Putnam County came up Wednesday at a budget hearing.more>>
A lot of eyes will be on the Upper Cumberland Development District Friday morning. That's when its board meets in emergency session to deal with the fallout from an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation.more>>
The head of the Upper Cumberland Development District, along with her top assistant, were suspended Friday -- with some of the agency's board members demanding that she be fired. more>>
People from across Middle Tennessee crammed into a small meeting room to see how the board would react to the spending uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
The board that oversees the Upper Cumberland Development District is pointing the finger at their own auditor. They want to know how he missed all the misspending uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
On Friday, the UCDD board suspended its longtime executive director and voted to report its own auditor for a possible state investigation. But where was the board when all this was going on?more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered yet another questionable transaction involving the controversial head of the UCDD. But this time, instead of a mansion, it involves a gazebo.more>>
Cookeville's DA has asked for a special prosecutor to decide whether criminal charges should be brought over allegations surrounding the Upper Cumberland Development District.more>>
NewsChannel 5 has learned that investigators from two federal agencies are now taking an interest in the UCDD scandal. And the woman at the center of that controversy has now hired a lawyer.more>>
The scandal involving the Upper Cumberland Development District now has lawmakers considering a special legislative committee to investigate other agencies that were also set up help the poor.more>>
NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered even more questions about checks written to UCDD executive director Wendy Askins' family and about furniture that no one can find.more>>
Tuesday, March 20 2012 8:09 PM EDT2012-03-21 00:09:57 GMT
Wendy Askins resigned Tuesday morning as executive director of the Upper Cumberland Development District following a series of reports by NewsChannel 5 Investigates.more>>
Wendy Askins resigned as she faced an investigation into the mismanagement of UCDD funds. Now she has filed for unemployment pay, claiming that she was the victim of a hostile work environment.more>>
UCDD officials are facing bills of almost a quarter of a million dollars from their own lawyers, as a result of the scandal that engulfed the Cookeville agency. more>>
UCDD officials are facing bills of almost a quarter of a million dollars from their own lawyers, as a result of the scandal that engulfed the Cookeville agency.more>>
Thursday, May 31 2012 7:56 PM EDT2012-05-31 23:56:32 GMT
A longtime Upper Cumberland Development District employee has abruptly quit as UCDD's interim director, delivering an explosive resignation letter that blames the agency's board. more>>
A longtime Upper Cumberland Development District employee has abruptly quit as UCDD's interim director, delivering an explosive resignation letter that blames the agency's board for much of its financial problems.more>>
There are serious, new allegations about a vendetta now being waged inside the troubled Upper Cumberland Development District by allies of the longtime director who was forced to resign. more>>
There are serious allegations about a vendetta now being waged inside the troubled Upper Cumberland Development District by allies of the longtime director who was forced to resign.more>>
The UCDD board held a special meeting to discuss the recent firings of two longtime employees. But, in the end, the board's chairman refused to let the board take any votes. more>>
The UCDD board held a special meeting to discuss the recent firings of two longtime employees. But, in the end, the board's chairman refused to let the board take any votes.more>>
The former interim director of the Upper Cumberland Development District says he was put in a no-win situation when he took over the troubled agency. more>>
The former interim director of the Upper Cumberland Development District says he was put in a no-win situation when he took over the troubled agency.more>>
A federal lawsuit accuses top officials of the Upper Cumberland Development District of illegally hacking into the personal messages of an employee who refused to go along with the wrongdoing. more>>
A federal lawsuit accuses top officials of the Upper Cumberland Development District of illegally hacking into the personal messages of an employee who refused to go along with the wrongdoing.more>>
An attorney for Wendy Askins claims state auditors have found very little in their investigation of the scandal involving the Upper Cumberland Development District. more>>
An attorney for Wendy Askins claims state auditors have found very little in their investigation of the scandal involving the Upper Cumberland Development District.more>>
After months of scandal, the Upper Cumberland Development District could get a chance for a fresh start. The UCDD meets Tuesday afternoon to pick a new executive director. more>>
After months of scandal, the Upper Cumberland Development District could get a chance for a fresh start. The UCDD meets Tuesday afternoon to pick a new executive director.more>>
The Upper Cumberland Development District has a new boss, and he said that he's got a plan to steer the Cookeville-based agency through its troubled waters. more>>
The Upper Cumberland Development District has a new boss, and he said that he's got a plan to steer the Cookeville-based agency through its troubled waters.more>>
Another Cookeville-based government agency faces serious questions about how it spent the public's money. The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency is a sister agency to UCDD.more>>
Another Cookeville-based government agency faces serious questions about how it spent the public's money. The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency is a sister agency to UCDD.more>>
A just-released state audit confirms blatant misspending and other questionable conduct inside the Upper Cumberland Development District, putting most of the blame on longtime UCDD executive director Wendy Askins.more>>
A just-released state audit confirms blatant misspending and other questionable conduct inside the Upper Cumberland Development District, putting most of the blame on longtime UCDD executive director Wendy Askins.more>>
Following the latest report on the Upper Cumberland Development District issued by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office, Rep. Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) issued the following statement.more>>
Following the latest report on the Upper Cumberland Development District issued by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office, Rep. Ryan Williams (R-Cookeville) issued the following statement.more>>
Tuesday, November 20 2012 7:00 PM EST2012-11-21 00:00:21 GMT
Now the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the state Attorney General's Office have joined the FBI in taking a hard look at Cookeville-based agency.more>>
Now the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the state Attorney General's Office have joined the FBI in taking a hard look at Cookeville-based agency.more>>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:00:10 GMT
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
Stunning new allegations have been made against the former owners of HRC Medical which once claimed to be the world's largest hormone replacement company.more>>
The former head of the Tennessee cosmetology board says she tried to warn the state about problems with the possible selling of cosmetology licenses, but no one would listen.more>>
The former head of the Tennessee cosmetology board says she tried to warn the state about problems with the possible selling of cosmetology licenses, but no one would listen.more>>
