Teen protects Mom; home invader dies

American soldiers are fighting for freedom and other causes in far-away lands, but here at home, law enforcement officers are fighting their own war -- the war on drugs.

Tennessee budget woes could force the layoffs of more than 2,000 state employees but a federal relief package for states could reduce that number, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday.

Discount clothing chain Goody's Family Clothing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, the retailer's second such petition in less than a year as it struggles with mounting debt and a staggering drop-off in sales.

The career and technical education courses at Oak Ridge High School could be expanding for the next school year, pending recommendations that will be presented soon to the city Board of Education.

Designed to allow better public access, the Anderson County Sheriff's Department's new Web site launched Jan. 1.

The state Court of Criminal Appeals has denied an appeal by an Anderson County resident to have his murder convictions overturned. The Appeals Court affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court in Anderson County, citing that the local court made no errors during the murder trial and conviction of Phillip Douglas Seals.

Clinton developer John Chilton has been slandered and "backroom" deals are being made, Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Jane Miller alleged in a weekend e-mail.

Both Anderson County and Clinton city schools will be closed Friday because of the extreme cold.

A local man died Thursday morning at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, after he was hit in the head by a teenager who was apparently trying to protect his mother.
 

An Oak Ridge police officer has been assigned to the Oak Ridge High School cross walk location at the Civic Center, according to Oak Ridge Police Chief David H. Beams.