MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have struggled to understand exactly what is happening with the U.S. economy. In the spring of 2020, many observers feared massive job loss and economic hardship, but robust federal stimulus helped stem the worst effects. Through much of 2021, the labor market experienced an unprecedented combination of relatively high unemployment, high numbers of job vacancies, and record numbers of job switches. Better .
(MURFREESBORO) Around lunchtime Friday (6/3/2022) two teens were clinging to trees in the fast moving Stones River near the Searcy Street Greenway trailhead. The 18-year old male and female were in their kayak when it hit some fast water and flipped. One of the two was able to dial 911 for help. Both were wearing life vests and were not hurt.
Significant rain over the past few days in Murfreesboro caused the Stone River to rise, according to fire officials.
Ladder 4 and Rescue 4 Swif .
Shoplifting continues to be a big problem for retailers in the 'Boro. In one of the more recent theft cases reported to police, an unknown man entered the Kohl's department store on Old Fort Parkway next to Kroger to do some summer shopping. With a duffle bag in hand, the thief helped himself to a laundry list of merchandise that added up to $257.
Evidently, this was not the man’s first rendezvous with loss prevention workers. The day prior, the man was accused of visiting the sto .
CANNON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into an allegation of sexual assault has resulted in the arrest of a Cannon County woman, charged with filing a false report.
At the request of 16th Judicial District Attorney General Jennings Jones, on May 22nd, agents began investigating an allegation of assault by an officer. 51-Year-old Tammy Murphy had contacted law enforcement after her arrest to report that she had been sexually .
22-Year-old Franklin Pineda-Caceras, aka “Bomba” of Honduras, was sentenced on May 26, 2022 to 90 months in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Pineda-Caceras, a reported MS-13 Gang member, was initially charged in July 2019 with immigration violations, drug trafficking, and firearms violations, after previously being deported from the U.S. He later pleaded guilty to .