AMY LEAP/TIMES NEWS, Three people killed in 5-vehicle Monroe County crash, Lansford man charged with hiding explosive in luggage at LVIA, Tamaqua boy battling cancer gets trip to the Bahamas, FBI catches wanted person in Lansford raid, Police: Man shot himself in Packer Twp. Its hard as hell, I acknowledge, but its there, he said of the possibility for bipartisan cooperation, and, you know, a little bit more of Marjorie Taylor Greene and, a few more, youre gonna have a lot of Republicans running our way.. No one was hurt in the crash, but it made quite a mess after hundreds of cans of baked beans spilled out of the busted cargo trailer. One of the two children in the school bus, age 4, has reported injuries, as well as the aide who was traveling with them. First GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) Greene County leaders have decided to extend a pause on the construction of solar energy facilities, wind farms and Bitcoin mines in the county. Look folks. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating a deadly shooting between a suspect and the Greene County sheriffs office. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Although the beloved children's show " Sesame Street " has been on the air since 1969, it wasn't until 2020 that the program had its first Black female puppeteer. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Troop N Forensic Services Unit, Troop N Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialist Unit, PSP Stroudsburg Criminal Investigation Unit, Troop M Patrol Unit, PENNDOT and numerous fire departments and EMS personnel. It later reopened to traffic around 5:30 p.m. Megan Piphus, from Nashville, told WSMV she was 10 years old when she was first introduced to puppetry and ventriloquism by a woman at her church. Pictures Nagi shared from the site showed the charred remains of several vehicles loaded onto a trailer, and a semi-truck that appears to have crashed into a wooded area off the right shoulder. GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced it is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred when Greene County deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant. standoff, Palmerton considers plans to curb vandalism. pic.twitter.com/Wn2nlm2R95. Haleigh Williams, 16, was pronounced deceased at the site of the crash on Old Highway 24. Will local change happen after Tyre Nichols death? All lanes of Newport Road were reopened shortly after 5 p.m. Big rig crash spills more than 1000 cans of Bushs Baked Beans, VIDEO: Semi truck plows into Fort Worth cop car and van on icy I-20, VIDEO: Electric pickup yanks out stuck semi in Utah, Multiple vehicles damaged after car hauler crashes into viaduct in Ohio town. Deputies returned fire, hitting Baker. Authorities are investigating a fatal wreck in the 2000 block of Middle Creek Road in eastern Greene County. "A good person, friendly, very nice," said neighbor Leslie Skidmore. GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) TDOT says Interstate 81 has reopened in Greene County after a fiery crash involving tractor-trailers and a tow truck. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. Crews expect to be finished with the work by the end of Wednesday. A Greene County woman suffered injuries in a two-car collision Thursday afternoon on Lonesome Pine Trail near the intersection with Gap Creek Burglary Suspects Flee Police 2 hrs ago. A single-vehicle crash in Greene County killed one teenager and critically-injured two others Friday morning when their vehicle exited a county road, crashed into a utility pole and trees, and rolled. North Greene, in Class A, and Greeneville, in Class 3A, also tasted defeat in their respective regional semifiinals, thus ending the year for the county boys teams. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. Update (Wednesday, May 26): The Tennessee Department of Transportation is repaving a section of Interstate 81 that was damaged by a multi-commercial vehicle crash on Tuesday. Two people have been killed in the two-vehicle accident, one from each vehicle, on Old U.S. 35 near North Monroe Siding Road in Xenia Twp. Police said they were dispatched to the area of mile marker 20.6 in the township. 5 was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. No one was at the house where the mail carrier was delivering the mail. GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. One person killed and 3 injured following a school bus crash in Greene County, according to officials. News at 4 on 2/21. In March 2020, Piphus got a call from Sesame Street offering for her to learn their style of puppeteering. We need to protect voting rights and the right to choose. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. Republicans can help make a significant majority on some of these things.. The right lane of I-81 S remained open. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. She said Sesame Street is able to respond to national events by breaking down complicated and sensitive topics so that children can understand. "There was a row of hedges right in front of the house between the house and the roadway, and he was behind the hedges. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department says it has secured A for Jalen Carter, 21, for Reckless Driving and Racing. Crum's van rolled and landed on its top. The school bus driver, who was identified in the THP report as Karen Dean, was taken to the hospital with injuries. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) Weather conditions causing some reports of flooding have promoted some school districts in East Tennessee to announce closures Thursday morning. That became my passion. All lanes are back open. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - Although the beloved childrens show Sesame Street has been on the air since 1969, it wasnt until 2020 that the program had its first Black female puppeteer. According to Mark Nagi with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, I-81 North is closed at Mile Marker 36 in Greene County near Baileyton. I remember that experience so vividly of making children laugh and smile and also learning something, she said. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a man operating a Kawasaki motorcycle was taking a right curve on I-40 West just after 1 p.m. on Sunday when the bike left the roadway and crashed into a . Through the investigation, police said it was determined a tractor trailer was traveling southbound on the highway while the four other vehicles that were involved in the wreckage were all traveling northbound. The vehicle then turned back counterclockwise as it attempted to re-enter the roadway. The school bus struck Henderson's truck, causing it to hit Crum's van pushing both vehicles off the roadway. My mother loves him, and she will be devastated when she finds out," Skidmore said. The Wind Advisory will remain in effect until midnight tonight at lower elevations, and until 7:00 Tuesday morning in the mountains. TRAFFIC: Crash on I-81 North in Greene County - WATE 6 On Your Side The latest videos from WATE 6 On Your Side Knoxville, TN News, Weather, and Sports Skip to content WATE 6 On Your. Shots continued to be fired from inside the house until just after midnight on Sunday. TITAN Fatal Crash Locations. The Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management said crews responded to the crash around 7:30 a.m. at the 7200 block of Newport Highway. Crews on scene after a semi truck overturned on I-85 South near mile marker 20.5. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The funds from court settlements with drug manufacturers, distributors and other defendants are the first to be distributed directly to counties by the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council. Detour routes have been installed, and Nagi said this closure will be in place for the long-term until they can clear the smoldering wreckage. SAUGERTIES A Greene County woman had to be airlifted to Albany Medical Center following a one-car accident in Saugerties on Monday, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. WATE 6 On Your Side Good Morning Tennessee at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. According to a Facebook post by the Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management (EMA), first responders were dispatched to a crash in the []. According to a. Update: Detour routes are being installed as this will be a long term closure on I-81 North at MM 36 in Greene County. 3 was pronounced dead at the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg, while a front seat passenger in the third vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. By the way watch, watch, I predict, watch, watch what happens. Baker reportedly pointed a gun at the woman and shot her. According to a Facebook post by the Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management (EMA), first responders were dispatched to a crash in the 7200 block of Newport Highway around. State police responded to the scene to help investigate why the driver left the two-lane unlined rural road. A tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of Bush's Baked Beans overturned in Greene County. 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Police said the tractor trailer traveled off the west berm of the roadway, striking an embankment before re-entering the southbound lanes of travel and traveled southeast, hitting the guide rail in the center median, ultimately entering the northbound lanes of travel on Route 33. The crash also took out a utility pole. Motorcycle Fatalities 1998-2021. The fourth vehicle came to final rest in the right lane, facing northeast in front of the tractor trailer, and the fifth vehicle came to final rest in the left lane, underneath the rig and facing north. Authorities are investigating a fatal wreck in the 2000 block of Middle Creek Road in eastern Greene County. Interstate 81 Northbound in Greene County will be closed for several hours Thursday morning due to a crash. A section of Newport Highway in Greene County, Tennessee was closed for several hours following a tractor-trailer crash Monday morning. The Hill reached out to Greene for comment. Sixty year old truck driver Troy Butler was hauling a load of approximately 1,060 The Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management said crews responded to the crash around 7:30 a.m. at the 7200 block of Newport Highway. The driver of the vehicle was conscious and had a passenger with her. He stopped himself from continuing on the topic. The single-vehicle crash happened on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Taney County in . Piphuss character on the show is a 6-year-old Black girl named Gabrielle. A woman posted a picture of her daughter next to Gabrielle. GREENE COUNTY (KDKA) -- A mail carrier was hit and killed by the driver of a vehicle in Greene County. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) - One person was killed in a crash in Montgomery County Monday morning. TBI investigating officer involved shooting in Greeneville. Despite all lanes being open, the right shoulder was expected to be closed for an additional 3 - 4 hours. We really do, Biden said. Dec 16, 2022 11:42am An overturned vehicle on I-81 N in Blountville Friday afternoon closed the northbound lanes, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). Deputies encountered a man, identified as 37 year-old Joshua Baker, and a woman in the back of the home. 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County IDA backs off plan for Exit 21 medical facility By Nancy Kern Columbia-Greene Media Updated Feb 16, 2023 0 She said Gabrielle came at a time when racial injustice was in the headlines. He was pronounced dead at the scene. She was very specific I shouldnt digress, probably I read, she was very specific recently saying that a mom, a poor mother who lost two kids to fentanyl, that I killed her sons. BALTIMORE President Biden mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday, sarcastically asking a room full of House Democrats during their annual retreat in Baltimore "isn't she . Police said they were dispatched to the area of mile marker 20.6 in the township. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the . KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Newport Highway in Greene County had to be closed for several hours after a semi-truck carrying baked beans flipped over on the highway. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. Viewers have reportedly had a positive response to the addition of the Gabrielle character and Piphus work on the show. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon. The Greeneville/Greene County Office of Emergency Management said crews responded to the crash around 7:30 a.m. at the 7200 block of Newport Highway. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, February 27, in the 7200 block of Newport Highway in Greene County, Tennessee. Paving operations continue on I-81 North near MM 35.2, just before the Baileyton exit. GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) Update: The body found in a cornfield early Tuesday in Greene County has been identified as a missing juvenile. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. in the 7200 block of Newport Highway. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the crash. 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