Oak Ridge NewsLocal news for Oak Ridge, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Damaging testimony from co-worker in deputy shooting trial- July 17, 2008 A former co-worker of Leon Houston testified Thursday about a discussion he had with Leon several months before the shootout that took the life of a Roane County deputy and his friend.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/damaging-testimony-from-co-worker-in-deputy... Poison Ivy and the people you love- July 15, 2008 Local pediatrician Dr. Cliff James of Kids Central Pediatrics in Oak Ridge discusses the remedies and myths of this nasty plant.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/poison-ivy-and-the-people-you-love?fromrss=... Nuclear Waste on way to Storage to Travel Through Arkansas- July 15, 2008 OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Motorists across the South, including Arkansas, could soon be sharing the highway with nuclear waste generated decades ago in developing the first atomic bomb.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/nuclear-waste-on-way-to-storage-to-travel-t... Oak Ridge, TN, site evacuated after smoke spotted- July 14, 2008 The announcement of Anheuser-Busch's takeover by a giant Belgian brewer is raising questions over the fate of its Virginia properties, including the Busch Gardens theme park.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/oak-ridge-tn-site-evacuated-after-smoke-spo... Oak Ridge, TN, site evacuated after smoke spotted- July 14, 2008 Workers have been evacuated from a former uranium enrichment plant in Tennessee after yellow smoke was seen coming out of a ventilation stack.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/oak-ridge-tn-site-evacuated-after-smoke-spo... Speedy-trial motion aims to boot Moncier from case- July 14, 2008 The U.S. Attorney's Office is turning to legal dynamite to try to blast a suspended Knoxville attorney out of the case of a former Oak Ridge janitor accused of selling uranium-enrichment equipment to the French ...http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/speedy-trial-motion-aims-to-boot-moncier-fr... Caving is cool in Oak Ridge- July 12, 2008 The Cherokee Caverns in Oak Ridge were once a hot tourist attraction, but they are now closed following several acts of vandalism and a fire.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/caving-is-cool-in-oak-ridge?fromrss=1 Councilman Hall recovering from motorcycle crash injuries- July 10, 2008 Family members tell 6 News that Knoxville City Councilman Steve Hall is recovering, but still in a "lot of pain." Hall was injured after a motorcycle accident in Anderson County Friday night.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/councilman-hall-recovering-from-motorcycle-... Oak Ridge building added to sick worker claims list- July 8, 2008 A new ruling includes the Office of Scientific and Technical Information building in Oak Ridge on the list of "covered" facilities for the sick nuclear workers compensation program.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/oak-ridge-building-added-to-sick-worker-cla... 2nd annual ET veterans business conference set- July 8, 2008 The East Tennessee Veterans Business Conference will once again be held this year in Oak Ridge.http://www.topix.net/city/oak-ridge-tn/2008/07/2nd-annual-et-veterans-business-conference-... |