UPDATED: (Murfreesboro, TN) During the mid-morning hours on Friday, a track hoe in the area of Highway 99 near the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office struck a powerline. A track hoe is a type of excavator used in heavy construction. One of several workers on the scene apparently notified the electric provider, telling them the arm of their equipment got hung in the powerline.
When Middle Tennessee Electric arrived to evaluate the damage, they quickly realized the problem was much more ext .
UPDATED: (COFFEE COUNTY) In neighboring Coffee County, the Sheriff’s Department reports they have identified the suspect who is accused of posting a threat against the schools in their community. Evidently, the threat that was posted to social media was directed towards the Coffee County Schools, although the threat was not school specific.
According to partner station WMSR in Manchester, TN, the threat was posted to Twitter. After the threat was posted, Coffee County School Resource Off .
(MURFREESBORO) WGNS has an update on a July 26, 2020 murder that occurred at a home on Asbury Lane in Murfreesboro. The case involves the death of 45-year-old Erick Bixler, a U.S. Veteran, who was allegedly killed by 32-year-old Chris White and 39-year-old Christopher Robinson, both of Kentucky.
Rutherford County District Attorney Jennings Jones gave WGNS a description of the case that was investigated by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (30-sec)…
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A juvenile was injured in a shooting around 12:45 on Monday afternoon. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office reports the 16-year-old boy suffered the wounds as a result of the shooting that occurred outside of his Baker Road home.
The teen was treated by paramedics with the Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services office and transported to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. Detectives with the RCSO Criminal Investigations Division were still processing the scene of the crime on Monday eve .
Middle Tennesseans are being warned about an ongoing scam where at least three victims (two men/one woman) were each falsely told that they had warrants for their arrest and that if they paid cash, the charges would be dismissed.
The scam begins with a male caller who says he is with the Sheriff’s Office. He has knowledge of the victim’s address and other personal information. He also includes relatively accurate information about the courthouse in nearby Davidson County. However, .