Jun. 12—A Franklin Twp. man facing multiple felony charges is accused of taking sexually explicit photos of a girl younger than 10 and later trying to delete the images. Conner Scott Burns, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity during his Tuesday arraignment in Warren County Common Pleas Court on 21 counts of illegal […]
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A Franklin County pool was forced to close early Thursday amid threats among guests, and police are investigating. Northside Park Pool, located at 138 Brown Street, closed early after guests became involved in multiple verbal altercations and violent threats, officials said in a Facebook post. The altercations were happening at the […]
Strauss Brands announced its plans on June 4 to close its Franklin facility at 9775 South 60th St. Strauss Brands is leaving Franklin just over two years after attempted expansion efforts were met with protests. Strauss announced its plans on June 4 to close its Franklin facility at 9775 South 60th St. and relocate production […]
After more than 20 years, Dairy Queen is making a return to Franklin with a new Grill & Chill, opening Tuesday at the Mack Hatcher/Hillsboro Road intersection. The new location is under the ownership of the nation’s largest Dairy Queen franchisee, Fourteen Foods, which recently moved its headquarters to Franklin from Minnesota. “We are thrilled […]
PORTSMOUTH — The state Department of Environmental Services has released a report on the results from air quality monitoring done at the CSX rail yard — located near Portsmouth’s Islington Creek neighborhood and New Franklin School. Four monitors collected several months of data for analysis by state officials “and measured particulate matter concentrations in the […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — To kick off Pride Month, hundreds showed up to support the LGBTQ+ community at the fourth annual Franklin Pride event. During the event on Saturday, June 1, the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) worked to raise awareness around several challenges currently facing students in our state. The TEP highlighted a report released […]
A Franklin County man with a more than 20-year record of sexually assaulting women again faces rape charges after he was released on bond last year. Michael T. Davis, 57, of Mifflin Township, is accused of holding two woman at knife-point on the same day in May and forcing them to perform various sex acts, […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tuesday night, people are remembering the life of a Page High School graduate who was shot and killed over the weekend. According to court documents, 18-year-old Matthew Roufail admitted to shooting Lily Basil with what he thought was “an unloaded AR-15 style rifle.” Lily just graduated from Page High School in […]
Four unrelated homicide trials are expected to begin this week in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. The cases include a third trial for a woman accused of helping to plan a killing, a shooting inside a popular Far West Side gym and a stabbing death. Juries hearing the cases are expected to be seated […]
KENNESAW, Ga. – Anthony Harrison, a senior at Kennesaw State University, said he woke up to the sound of gunshots at the Austin Residence Complex on campus. “And all I can remember is just walking out and being completely horrified of what that scene was,” he told FOX 5 reporter Eric Mock. Harrison said he […]
MANITOWOC – Franklin Street from South 21st Street to South 26th Street is scheduled to be closed to traffic beginning May 20. The city is closing the stretch for a complete reconstruction of the road, including replacing the water main and working on the storm and sanitary sewers, according to a news release from the […]
Do you have an old tube TV you’ve been wanting to trash, but you’ve been struggling to find a way to get rid of it responsibly? There are options for getting rid of old electronics in Franklin County, but they all have limitations. Now, there is a place in the center of the county where […]