TBI RELEASES STATEMENT ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BRADLEY COUNTY
The TBI has released a statement concerning an officer-involved shooting in Bradley County Saturday morning: At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI Agents are investigati ...
KNOXVILLE MAN DIES WHILE HIKING IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
A 58-year-old Knoxville man has died from a cardiac event while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers say that Harold Thompson was on the Injun Creek Manway leading to the Grapeya ...
WEBSITE REPORTS KNOXVILLE HOT CAR CHILD DEATH IS 3RD IN 2019
According to kidsandcars.org, the small child that died after being left in a hot car in Knoxville Friday, was the third child to die that way in Tennessee in 2019. Neither the age or gender of the ch ...
MILLER CHOSEN AS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS FOR ALVIN C. YORK INSTITUTE
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is pleased to announce Dr. Joe Miller as Director of Schools for the Alvin C. York Institute in Jamestown, TN. Dr. Miller most recently ser ...
ACCUSED HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKER FOUND DEAD OF APPARENT SUICIDE
The man accused of dealing in national human sex trafficking committed suicide in federal jail overnight. Law enforcement officials report that Jeffrey Epstein was being housed in jail in lower Manha ...
CHILD DIES IN LOCKED VEHICLE IN KNOXVILLE
Knoxville police responded to reports of a child locked in a vehicle this afternoon. Officers say the child died. It is not known how long the child was left in the vehicle. Crews responded to the s ...
TRAVEL ADVISORY – PAVING CAUSING BACKUPS IN CUMBERLAND/ROANE CO.
Paving is causing issues at this time (2:35 p.m. central time, Friday, August 9, 2019) in three main areas: I-40 WEST between Rockwood Harriman exit to mile marker 342 (5 mile stretch) Highway 127 S ...
DEVELOPING STORY – ROANE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BLAZE
DEVELOPING STORY - Several Roane County fire department units responded this afternoon to the 1100th block of Old Harriman Highway for a structure fire. Crews arrived to see the large building fully e ...
JAMES BUD COBB, AGE 84
Funeral services for James Bud Cobb, age 84, of the Pleasant Hill area of Cumberland County will be Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Smith Chapel Church. Burial will follow in Smith Chapel Cemeter ...
SUTTLES INDICTED FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG FRAUD
An investigation by the TBI has led to the indictment of a Clinton, Tennessee woman on charges that she fraudulently obtained prescription drugs. After receiving information from the Knoxville Police ...
TOURISM INCREASES IN COUNTIES IN THE LISTENING AREA
In a report released this week, Tennessee saw 119 million domestic visitors in 2018, up 5.1% from 113 million the previous year. The state also hit a record-high $22 billion in domestic and internatio ...
TWO PAVING PROJECTS IN CROSSVILLE CREATING DAILY TRAFFIC BACKUPS
Two road paving projects in Crossville is creating traffic backups in the daytime hours. One is on Highway 70 West from east of Pomona Road to West Avenue. The second is on Highway 127 South from just ...
