(CBS Newspath) –A statue of Marilyn Monroe was permanently installed in downtown Palm Springs, CA on Sunday (6/20). The figure is 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, according to CBS affiliate KESQ. Some people gathered to protest the statue, saying it is misogynistic. For more stories across the U.S., click here.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Correction is now participating in a service that provides the public with criminal case information and custody status of inmates. The service is called Victim Information and Notification Everyday, or VINE. It will be used in conjunction with TDOC’s current victim notification system. That provides written notice of offender’s location, transfer, sentence…
MERCER, Tenn. — A plane crash is under investigation Monday morning. The Madison County Fire Department and Madison County Sheriff’s Office, along with Tennessee Highway Patrol, are currently on scene. Madison County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tom Mapes says the sheriff’s office received a call about a missing plane at 9:32 a.m. It was then located near the 200 block of…
MARTIN, Tenn. — The Martin Police Department is warning residents of a phone scam in which the department’s non-emergency phone number is being spoofed, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Police say the call is coming from (731) 587-5355, and the caller asks personal questions and threatens to have a warrant issued for the victim’s arrest, according…
Weather Update; Monday, June 21 — We will start the day off mainly quite with increasing clouds. Filtered sunshine though this morning should be enough to rise temps well into the 80s. A fairly strong surface cold front will press south from the Ohio Valley and into the Tennessee Valley by this evening. Ahead of this feature, the atmosphere will…
PARIS, Tenn.– Many people gathered to enjoy the last day of the Tennessee River Jam. Fans got to enjoy four full days of entertainment with performances from the Oak Ridge Boys, Diamond Rio, Darryl Worley and more. “Yesterday there was a huge celebration at the Paris State Landing Park, and they had Diamond Rio play and it was an amazing…
Weather Update – 4:00 PM – Sunday, June 20 TODAY: We started the first day of Summer on a warm note. Many clouds from last night cleared, leaving us with a partly cloudy day across West Tennessee today. Temperatures reached into the upper 80’s to lower 90’s. heat index values we’re far behind in the mid 90’s. A few pop…
JACKSON, Tenn. — The new 2021 Miss Tennessee Volunteer was crowned Saturday. The Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant crowned a new queen Saturday. The 2021 Miss Tennessee Volunteer, Amelia Collins says she was grateful to be chosen out of the 36 contestants. “So shocked and so honored to represent such a wonderful state. The 36 of us are a family…
ATLANTA (AP) — Tropical Depression Claudette has claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring tornadoes that destroyed dozens of homes. Ten people, including nine children, were killed in a 15-vehicle crash Saturday, according to Butler County Coroner Wayne Garlock, who said the vehicles likely hydroplaned on wet roads. Eight…
A driver from the Upstate is among 60 from around the world taking part in the Race to the Clouds at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
