Bob Fowler
Knoxville News Sentinel
Contact Bob
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Bob:
Clock ticking on decision for Oak Ridge nuke dump
OAK RIDGE — While the need for it is years down the road, the U.S. Department of Energy is on a tight schedule to decide where on its Oak Ridge Reservation to put a new landfill for low-level radioactive waste. → Read More
Former Star Trek actress pays for ramming police cruiser
A former actress in a television show paid $2,291.85 in restitution to Harriman for ramming the front of a Harriman police cruiser following a chase. Other charges against Jennifer Ann Lien, including indecent exposure, are continued. → Read More
Suspect in Roane County murder-for-hire plot is pregnant
It was revealed during a court appearance Monday that murder-for-hire suspect Laura Ann Buckingham is pregnant. She is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her former husband. → Read More
Ex-sniper thwarts girlfriend’s plot to kill her ex, say authorities
KINGSTON — A former Marine sniper, infamous for a wartime incident, played the key role in thwarting his girlfriend's plot to have her ex-husband killed, authorities said. → Read More
Video shows tense police chase, shooting of suspect
KINGSTON — A Rockwood officer has been cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing in the Christmas Eve shooting of a suspect following a tense chase up a narrow winding road and the suspect then trying to run the officer over. → Read More
Former Anderson Commission chairman indicted in church theft
A former three-term chairman of the Anderson County Commission and a retired schoolteacher has been indicted on charges of stealing thousands of dollars from a Rocky Top church. → Read More
Fourth of July fatal crash charges sent to Anderson County grand jury
OAK RIDGE — A judge on Friday found probable cause to send 17 criminal charges against a man accused of quickly backing his truck up in a crowded parking lot after a Fourth of July fireworks display — killing one and injuring several — to an Anderson County grand jury. → Read More
Historic East Tennessee family Bible follows long path home
CLINTON — It's a colorful, 140-year-old family heirloom that fell on hard times. → Read More
Free firewood offers warmth to needy Roane County families
Firewood heaped next to the Roane County Highway Department was given away this week as part of Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson's annual program. → Read More
CVMR backs out of Oak Ridge plans
A Canadian firm's plans to invest $313 million and create 620 jobs in Oak Ridge have collapsed, dashing local officials' hopes to ignite an industrial renaissance in Oak Ridge. → Read More
Woman, 80, trapped over 24 hours in wrecked car
Roane County Sheriff's Office Capt. Tim Hawn is credited with discovering and saving an 80-year-old woman whose car when off a curve on Sunday afternoon. → Read More
Judge to hear key motion in Smoot murder case
A judge Dec. 8 will hear arguments in a key motion in the murder case of former Knoxville insurance executive Shawn Smoot, accused of killing his paramour. → Read More
Oak Ridge teen calls out governor on halt to refugees
OAK RIDGE — That's not the way the Volunteer State should act, a 17-year-old Oak Ridge High School senior says of the state's efforts to crack down on admitting Syrian refugees into Tennessee. → Read More
Human trafficking a growing problem: detective
A detective who investigates human trafficking says the seamy subculture is becoming more prevalent, fueled by the Internet and social media. → Read More
State shuts former YWCA of Oak Ridge building, levels $8,000 penalty
The state has issued an injunction closing the former YWCA of Oak Ridge Building, saying the group that had been operating there was doing so illegally. → Read More
Oak Ridge man pleas to child sex crime
A 77--year-old Oak Ridge man on probation for earlier sex crimes, pleaded guilty Friday in Anderson County Criminal Court to attempted aggravated sexual battery. → Read More
Anderson mayor seeks county commission chairmanship
Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank wants to sit up on the dais with county commissioners and is also wanting to become the commission's chairman. → Read More
Former nurse pleads to false report in case where inmate died
A former nurse has pleaded guilty to filing a false report in a case where he said he checked on an inmate's vitals but didn't, and the man died hours later. → Read More
Morgan man gets 25 years for sex crimes with six boys
A Wartburg man gets a 25-year sentence for seven sex crimes involving six young boys. → Read More
Laptops to be handed out to OR middle school students
The rollout of the first phase of a program to get laptop computers in Oak Ridge students' hands begins this month. → Read More