
LATE NIGHT TORNADO LEAVES DAMAGE IN CHICAGO SUBURBS
A tornado touched down in the Chicago suburbs late last night caused damage to homes. The worst was reported in Naperville and Woodridge, Illinois, about 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Chicago j ...

FATALITY REPORTED IN CHESTNUT HILL ROAD VEHICLE CRASH
A single vehicle accident in eastern Cumberland County last night claimed a life. A pickup truck driven by 38-year-old John Clifford Shelby of Crossville ran off Chestnut Hill Road near Monday Lane an ...

INTERSTATE VEHICLE CRASH IN ALABAMA LEAVES 10 DEAD, INCLUDING 9 CHILDREN
A multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama interstate has left at least 10 people dead, including nine children. A pile-up involving at least 15 vehicles happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 65 ...

AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECT TYLER JUSTIN HALL
(UPDATE) - Hall was arrested late yesterday in Smithville, Tennessee. (PREVIOUS STORY) - Putnam and White County authorities are searching for 29-year-old Tyler Justin Hall. The incident started la ...

VOLS SHUT OUT BY VIRGINIA IN 2021 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
The Tennessee Vols baseball team opened the 2021 NCAA College World Series this afternoon with a loss to Virginia by the score of 6-0. This is Tennessee's third shutout defeat of the season. Since thi ...

JAMES “JIMMY” EVANS, AGE 65
James “Jimmy” Evans, age 65, of Crossville, passed away June 16, 2021. He was born January 30, 1956, in Detroit, Michigan. Jimmy was a retired realtor with Caldwell Banker in Gatlinburg and was former ...

FIERY VEHICLE CRASH RESULTS IN DRIVERS FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER
A fiery vehicle crash on the 1,000 block of Swan Pond Road in Roane County late Friday night resulted in injuries. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says in their report released this morning a 2005 Honda ...

CAMPER TURNS OVER ON ITS SIDE BLOCKING BOTH LANES ON I-40 NEAR CRAB ORCHARD
A vehicle accident on I-40 in Cumberland County last Friday resulted in traffic backups. Troopers indicate a 2020 Chevrolet 2500 pickup driven by 73-year-old Charles Broadway of Cherryvale, Kansas was ...

TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF RESCUE SQUADS REQUESTS STATEWIDE HELP LOCATING WELLS
The Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads requested a statewide call-out for today (Sunday, June 20, 2021) to find 5-year-old Summer Wells. She is the subject of an AMBER ALERT and was last seen June ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 17-18, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 5 active remaining cases (UP 1) out of 2,214 t ...

INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE CRASH ON SWAN POND ROAD
(DEVELOPING STORY) – Roane County deputies, troopers and medics went to the scene of a vehicle crash late last night on the 1,000 block of Swan Pond Road. Initial reports indicate multiple injuries in ...

EVANS CHARGED WITH TENNCARE FRAUD
A Fentress Countian is charged with TennCare fraud involving the alleged resale of prescription drugs obtained using TennCare healthcare insurance benefits. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) anno ...