SUMMARY: Good morning. Overnight, two fatal crashes occurred on I40 in Smith County. The first incident involved a vehicle plunging over a bridge near mile marker 263, resulting in one death and three critical injuries. The second crash, just two miles back, involved a vehicle colliding with the trailer of an 18-wheeler, leading to another fatality and two more individuals in critical condition. Updates on these incidents and additional breaking news can be found at wk.com.

Investigators in Smith County responded to two deadly crashes on Interstate 40 that occurred just two miles away from each other.

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SUMMARY: Ryan Ruth has been indicted on attempted assassination charges for allegedly plotting to kill Donald Trump. Initially charged with two federal firearms offenses, the five-count indictment claims Ruth spent 12 hours staking out Trump’s Florida golf course, aiming a rifle at him while crouched in the bushes. Prosecutors revealed that he left behind a note detailing his intentions to harm the Republican nominee. The case highlights serious concerns regarding threats to public figures and the lengths to which individuals will go to carry out such violent plots.

The man accused of trying to kill Donald Trump was indicted on upgraded charges.

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SUMMARY: An Oakridge man named John Thomas, who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued by TBI agents, has died in a car crash. Thomas had been missing for two days before he was found dead. According to state troopers, he was driving on Asheville Highway when he veered off the road, hit a curb, and flipped his car. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The Oak Ridge Police Department said he was reported missing on Sept. 19, and TBI posted to social media on Monday that he had been found dead.

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