June 3, 2026
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Hamblen Sheriff’s Office presents budget requests
As he begins his second term as Hamblen County Sheriff, Chad Mullins and Executive Assistant Michele Green presented the Hamblen County Finance Committee its requests for Fiscal Year 2027 at the committees meeting Monday evening.
Older Americans say it’s a good time to find a job. Younger people aren’t buying it, new poll finds
For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the depths of the Great Recession. But in an abrupt shift, a new poll released Monday finds young people's confidence has plummeted over the past two years — while their elders remain more upbeat.
Bellwood Farms Development County Commission
Representatives from a proposed development at Merchant’s Greene came before the Hamblen County Commission Finance Committee meeting Monday afternoon to discuss their proposal for a development which is slated to contain two big-box stores in the South Bellwood Road area.
Trump downplays differences with China’s Xi over Iran as he heads to Beijing for high-stakes summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. and Israel’s conflict in Iran as he headed to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader.
Slumping AI stocks and rising oil prices halt Wall Street’s record-breaking run
Rising oil prices and a sudden halt for technology stocks are slowing Wall Street's recordbreaking run on Tuesday.
Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate.
Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space — pitched as a 'Golden Dome for America' missile defense program — is estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag he gave last year.
Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday in the 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, accusing a Singapore- based ship operator and a senior employee of making critical decisions that caused a vessel to crash into the span, killing six people, and covering up what happened.
The MD-11 cargo planes like the one in last fall’s deadly UPS crash in Louisville return to the air
The model of cargo plane that crashed in Kentucky last fall after an engine fell off a UPS jet as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend.