It has been called an epidemic. The abuse of highly addictive pain pills is ruining lives and sparking crime. At the start of 20-12 a new law went into effect regulating pain clinics across the state. As we review some of the biggest stories of the past year, Investigative reporter Ben Hall more>>
October 1, 2012. To the thousands of victims and physicians touched by the meningitis crisis October 1st was the first day we heard health officials speak the word "outbreak."more>>
2012 brought major upheaval for a Cookeville-based agency that's supposed to create jobs and help the poor. The Upper Cumberland Development District was shaken by a NewsChannel 5 investigation that uncovered blatant misspending.more>>
It was the last week of October, when a small town near the Tennessee state line suddenly found itself making national news. Six people and an unborn child were brutally murdered, during a two-day period in Lincoln County.more>>
The extreme heat set records - destroyed crops - and even dried up milk inside cows. There were skyrocketing utility bills ... and a widespread ban on fireworks during the 4th of July.more>>
Monday, December 24 2012 10:14 AM EST2012-12-24 15:14:05 GMT
The ongoing story of the meningitis outbreak and its effect on Tennessee was voted the state's No. 1 news story of 2012 in voting by The Associated Press staff, AP member newspapers and broadcast subscribers.more>>
The ongoing story of the meningitis outbreak and its effect on Tennessee was voted the state's No. 1 news story of 2012 in voting by The Associated Press staff, AP member newspapers and broadcast subscribers.more>>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:38:08 GMT
A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the agency takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish.more>>
A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the agency takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish.more>>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:29 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:29:05 GMT
Murfreesboro Police arrested two and are searching for at least one other person involved in an armed robbery outside a restaurant on Monday morning. more>>
Murfreesboro Police arrested two and are searching for at least one other person involved in an armed robbery outside a restaurant on Monday morning. more>>
