Bob Fowler

• 28 dogs seized from puppy mill Published 11/07/2009 at midnight

  A woman under investigation for operating a puppy mill has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty after authorities - for the third time - discovered dogs jammed together in poorly ventilated sheds, jerry-built pens and portable carriers.

• Accused Harriman puppy mill operator charged with cruelty to animals Published 11/06/2009 at 2:13 p.m.

  A woman under investigation for operating a puppy mill has been charged with six counts of animal cruelty after authorities for the third time discovered dogs jammed together in poorly ventilated sheds, jerry-built pens and portable carriers.

• Project to filter coal fumes Published 11/06/2009 at midnight

  Bob Rehberg, the maintenance manager for the Kingston Fossil Plant, points Thursday to the plant's new scrubber stack, which will start removing polluting sulfur dioxide from coal fumes next Friday.

• Oak Ridge mall project gets $5 million stimulus grant Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  OAK RIDGE - The would-be redevelopers of the troubled Oak Ridge Mall have won a federal stimulus award of up to $5 million for a geothermal technology demonstration project at the site.

• Tennessee on verge of 17th consecutive month of revenue declines Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  OAK RIDGE - The state is on the verge of its 17th consecutive month of revenue declines in an unprecedented economic downturn, Tennessee's deputy governor said Tuesday.

• OR students advance to regional finals in contest Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  OAK RIDGE - An elite crop of whiz kids at Oak Ridge High School has advanced to the regional finals in the nation's most prestigious math and science competition for high school students.

• 'Proof problems' result in less time Published 11/03/2009 at midnight

  CLINTON - A witness died.The vehicles involved in the wreck - key evidence in a traffic death case - were sent by mistake to a shredder.

• Land offered to entice project Published 11/03/2009 at midnight

  OAK RIDGE - With little discussion, Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board members Monday quickly agreed to spend $190,000 to give a major automaker 20 acres of free land should it locate in the city.

• 2-year-old near-drowning victim still critical Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  OAK RIDGE - A 2-year-old girl who was revived after nearly drowning in a creek behind a rural Anderson County elementary school on Oct. 22 remained on a ventilator and in critical condition Friday at Children's Hospital of East Tennessee.

• Ceremony lauds those involved in nuclear weapons programs Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  Lloyd Turner, left, talks with Minnie Thompson and Bob Baker, two retirees who worked at nuclear weapons facilities and were honored at the first National Day of Remembrance for nuclear workers on Friday at the American Museum of Science and ...

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