WASHINGTON (AP) — Officer David Scott was in hot pursuit of a robbery suspect when he swerved to avoid a car trying to get out of his way. His police cruiser crossed into oncoming traffic and was slammed by a pickup truck. Scott and his rookie partner in the Clarksville, Tenn., police department, Yamil Baez-Santiago,…

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Democratic and Republican party officials said Tuesday they agree on many aspects of ethics reform and told a special legislative panel they will work together to develop suggestions for lawmakers. “Our panel of blue ribbon lawyers will get together with their panel of blue ribbon lawyers and see what we can…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A land deal that prompted a federal indictment and describes an unindicted co-conspirator assumed to be state Sen. Jerry Cooper raises questions about whether Cooper possibly misused his influence or profited, the Senate Ethics Committee chairman said. Cooper’s alleged role in the bank fraud and money laundering case is “something we need…

Tennesee Gov. Phil Bredesen, left, announces Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005 in Nashville, Tenn. that about 97,000 of TennCare’s sickest enrollees will be able to stay on the public health care program despite cuts in other areas. (AP Photo) NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday about 97,000 of TennCare’s sickest enrollees will be able…

WARTBURG (AP) — The state correctional worker slain in Roane County was deeply religious and relished helping others, relatives said. Wayne “Cotton” Morgan, 56, a transportation officer for the Tennessee Department of Correction, was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Kingston while transporting an inmate. Morgan, a graduate of Central High School in Wartburg, was…

By DUNCAN MANSFIELD / Associated Press Writer Shell casings are marked with numbers at the scene of a shooting Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston, Tenn. (AP Photo/Knoxville News Sentinel, Joe Howell) KINGSTON — Police vowed to capture the escaped inmate and his wife who gunned down and killed a…

By William Rusher / Columnist In the ordinary course of events, a conservative columnist frequently finds himself defending American business, or this or that aspect of it, against attacks from the left. There is something about liberals that makes them instinctively hostile to businessmen.Liberals are forever attacking companies like Wal-Mart, even though these enterprises are…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist Political moderates predominate in the U.S. electorate, but the two parties are increasingly captives of their extremes. Will the moderates ever rise up and assert themselves?In the Republican Party, they ought to do so by defending Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) against right-wing attacks for bucking President Bush over…

By Duane Sherrill / Columnist Punishment needs to be fair and equal, or at least as close as we can get to making justice the same for you as it is for me.With the recent undercover beer operation in which 22 local businesses were allegedly caught selling alcohol to a 20-year-old operative, we are faced…

Our Viewpoint As of this Monday, all Warren County schools are now in session. The first day of school came much earlier in August than it has in the past.People who don’t have school-age children may not realize classes are under way. That’s why it’s vital to convey the message that school has begun and…