Matt Lakin

• Trooper in fiery, fatal crash will get job decision in 10 days Updated 02/09/2012 at 11:16 a.m.

  NASHVILLE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper fired for ignoring a fatal wreck will learn within 10 days whether he'll win a reprieve and keep his job.

• Records: Fatal crash after chase was second involving trooper Published 02/09/2012 at 4 a.m.

  As he watched the flames consume the dead driver's car, Trooper Charles Van Morgan thought back to a crash from the year before.

• 'It looked like a parked car to me': Trooper defends actions in chase, fatal wreck Updated 02/07/2012 at 7:52 p.m.

  Don't believe the lying camera. Believe me. Trooper Charles Van Morgan admitted the video looked bad and the wreck looked worse, but he insisted the camera didn't tell the whole story.

• Slow process: City hoping to find solution to Prosser Road flooding Updated 02/06/2012 at 7:16 p.m.

  Don't try it. Those barricades on Prosser Road still mean business, and so does the standing water.

• THP: Trooper deliberately drove past fatal wreck after chase Published 02/01/2012 at 9 p.m.

  The trooper grabbed his gear and ran to the blazing car — not to save a life, but to put on a show. "I got out and got my fire extinguisher just to make it look good," Trooper Charles Van ...

• Ex-UT professor J. Reece Roth reports to federal prison Updated 02/01/2012 at 6:04 p.m.

  A former University of Tennessee professor has begun serving his federal prison sentence for mishandling secret military technology.

• Lawsuit: Trooper negligent in chase, wreck that killed Knox man Published 01/31/2012 at 9:08 p.m.

  While the driver he chased lay dying inside a burning car, the state trooper kept going.

• Knoxville woman pleads guilty to mail fraud in embezzling scheme Published 01/31/2012 at 7:28 p.m.

  A former Knoxville legal assistant pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $180,000 from her former employer.

• Stacey Campfield outrage fueling online posts, petitions Published 01/31/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Outrage over state Sen. Stacey Campfield's remarks on AIDS could be leading to a recall movement — even though state law won't recognize any such effort.

• Bistro at the Bijou owner boots, bans state Sen. Stacey Campfield for AIDS remarks Updated 01/30/2012 at 8:12 p.m.

  Don't say Campfield — not at this downtown dining spot.

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