Christhian Ordonez-Alvarenza The suspect in the fatal hit-and-run crash on Tuesday morning has been identified as Christhian Ariel Ordonez-Alvarenza, 28, of Oak Ridge, a city spokesperson said Tuesday evening. He was detained shortly after the … [Read More...]
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Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run crash
The Oak Ridge Police Department investigates a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian between Brussels Road and Bogola Road on Oak Ridge Turnpike on Tuesday morning, Aug. 11, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today) The victim of the fatal hit-and-run crash in east Oak Ridge on … [Read More...]
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Bond for Finnegan set at $1 million in murder, rape, kidnapping case
Sean Finnegan Note: This story contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. Bond for Sean Finnegan was set at $1 million on Monday. It's the same bond his co-defendant, Rebecca Elizabeth Dishman, received on Friday. Finnegan, 52, and Dishman, 22, are charged with murder, sex … [Read More...]
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Victim identified, bond set at $1 million for Dishman
Rebecca Dishman Note: This story contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. Bond was set at $1 million on Friday for Rebecca Elizabeth Dishman, one of two Oak Ridge defendants charged with first-degree murder, sex crimes, and kidnapping after a 36-year-old woman was allegedly … [Read More...]
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After May diagnosis, ECC employee still tests positive for COVID, but cleared to return to work
A staff member at Oak Ridge Schools Extended Child Care was diagnosed with COVID-19 in late May, and on Monday, August 3, the employee still tested positive, Superintendent Bruce Borchers said. A physician has cleared the staff member to return to work, Borchers said in a letter to families on … [Read More...]
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15 employees, 1 patient test positive for COVID at NHC
NHC HealthCare of Oak Ridge is pictured above in August 2020. Fifteen employees and one patient have tested positive for COVID-19 at NHC HealthCare, a nursing home in Oak Ridge. NHC reported the positive test results and outcomes on its website. The nursing home said the one patient who … [Read More...]
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Total of 21 residents, two staff tested positive for COVID at The Groves
The Groves at Oak Ridge, an assisted living facility on Emory Valley Road, is pictured above on Friday evening, July 24, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today) A total of 21 residents and two staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at The Groves at Oak Ridge, and two residents have … [Read More...]
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New daily COVID case average declines in Anderson County
A graph shows confirmed new cases of COVID-19 in Anderson County through Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Image courtesy Tennessee COVID-19 Case Tracking Coronavirus-19 Outbreak Response Experts (CORE-19) at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville) The seven-day average of new daily cases of COVID-19 … [Read More...]
