
SHOWERS LIKELY TUESDAY
Sunday brought scattered showers to the plateau and I think we will have a few more on Monday. Tuesday showers and thunderstorms are likely and then we get back to a 30% chance for Wednesday through F ...

TWO KILLED IN TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND CO.
A tractor-trailer accident in eastern Cumberland County this morning resulted in two killed. The Tennessee Highway Patrol states a 2019 Kenworth driven by 31-year-old Mutasim Abdelrahman of Garden Cit ...

FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND CO.
BREAKING NEWS - An accident late this afternoon in Cumberland County involving a motorcyclist reportedly resulted in a fatality. Initial report indicate the rider left Flynns Cove Road near Flat Rock ...

UPDATE – CLEARING TO BE TONIGHT OF ACCIDENT SCENE ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND CO.
An accident this morning at the 335 westbound mile marker of I-40 in eastern Cumberland County has resulted in westbound traffic being closed at the scene. As of 5:30 p.m. central, the estimated time ...

MAN SHOT AND KILLED AFTER BREAKING INTO HOME
The McMinn County Sheriff’s Department confirms an Athens man is dead after attempting to break into a residence this morning. Officers say 39-year-old Sante Mack was found lying in the yard with guns ...

FIRST RESPONDERS RESCUE INJURED SWIMMER ON TELLICO LAKE
Emergency first responders made a water rescue on Tellico Lake late this afternoon at an area known as “The Bluffs”. Officials say it is a popular spot for cliff jumping. Early reports indicated a 19- ...

ACCIDENT REPORTED ON FLYNNS COVE ROAD IN CUMBERLAND CO.
There is an accident reported on Flynns Cove Road near Flat Rock Road in Cumberland County. Use caution if you are in this area. (Sunday, July 28, 2019 at 5:42 p.m. central)

14 ARRESTS MADE IN ILLEGAL CONTRABAND SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY AT BLEDSOE CO. PRISON
This past week 14 people were arrested in connection with introducing contraband into the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. The Tennessee Dept. of Correction reports that five civilians and nine in ...

SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER IN CUSTODY IN DEKALB COUNTY
The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Dept. has confirmed that a suspected kidnapper is in custody in DeKalb County. Michael Holden Thomas was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated domestic assaul ...

TWRA INVESTIGATING BOAT EXPLOSION ON TENNESSEE RIVER
Several people were injured in what is being reported as a “boat explosion” on the Tennessee River Saturday. According to agents with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the incident occurred aro ...