Morristown set to activate new speed cameras

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Sunday, July 6th, 3:34 pm

(WBIR) Police in Morristown will be turning on speed cameras this week at two new locations in hopes of reducing crashes.

The systems on Highway 25E and Highway 160 are scheduled to be activated on Tuesday. Officers will be sending out warnings for speeding violations caught on camera for two weeks. After that, drivers will be fined $50 for violations.

According to authorities, the cameras will only track vehicles traveling more than 11 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.

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Construction, holiday travel back up traffic on I-40

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, July 3rd, 11:32 pm

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(WBIR) Construction, Hurricane Arthur and the Fourth of July are creating a perfect storm for traffic delays on one stretch of road in East Tennessee.

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I-40 W in Jeff Co reopened after disabled tractor trailer

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, July 3rd, 3:12 pm

(WBIR) A major back-up in Jefferson County is affecting the busiest travel day of the July 4th holiday weekend.

According to TDOT, Interstate 40 Westbound was temporarily shut down Thursday in Jefferson County around 2 p.m. because of a disabled tractor trailer on the bridge under repair at mile marker 425.

Crews moved the vehicle out of the way and reopened westbound traffic around 2:40 p.m.

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Father who received new home charged with arson

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Wednesday, July 2nd, 4:35 pm

(WBIR - Newport) A Cocke County man whose family received a new home built by volunteers is now behind bars and facing arson charges.

Newport police arrested Tony Williams Monday on three counts of aggravated arson, one charge of setting fire to personal property, and one charge of coercion of a witness.

Police say Williams is accused of setting three vehicles on fire. The fire also damaged a nearby home.

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Metal pole impales 24-year-old man during crash in Morristown

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Wednesday, July 2nd, 1:02 pm

(WBIR) A metal pole impaled a 24-year-old man during a single-car crash in Morristown.

Gerald C. Bryan of Morristown died in surgery Wednesday.

Bryan's Toyota Corolla ran off Fish Hatchery Road near the intersection of interstate 81 at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. The car then went down an embankment and into a field, before hitting a metal pole. The pole went through Bryan's chest and into the seat of the car.

The trooper said crews took Bryan to a hospital where he died while in surgery.

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Business flies around East Tennessee lakes

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Saturday, June 28th, 11:28 pm

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FBI: 9 charged in $15 million Tenn. fraud scheme

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Friday, June 27th, 1:10 pm

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation says nine people from five states have been charged with taking $15 million from investors in a fake coal mining company in Tennessee.

The FBI says the nine have been charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and money laundering in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.

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