FOUR DEAD, ONE INJURED IN CHATTANOOGA HOUSE FIRE
Four adults died and another was injured in a house fire around 3 a.m. this morning in Chattanooga. Firefighters responded to the residence on Carousel Road and started battling the fire while searchi ...
TBI SEARCHING FOR MISSING TENNESSEE TEENAGER FROM HUMPHREYS COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sent out an Endangered Child Alert last night (Saturday, April 18, 2020) for a 15-year-old last seen in Humphreys County. Agents say 15-year-old Riley Moore is de ...
6,762 CASES OF COVID 19 IN TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY UP TO 57 TOTAL, ROANE HOLDING AT 8 TOTAL – APRIL 18, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health said in their report released this afternoon there are 6,762 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say as of today (April 18, 2020), 145 died, ...
LONGTIME ROANE COUNTY DEPUTY PASSES AWAY
A longtime Roane County deputy has passed away. Don Wampler passed away yesterday (April 17, 2020) at the age of 79. He served the Roane County Sheriff’s Department for numerous years before he retire ...
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IS APRIL 19-25, 2020
Victims’ Rights Week is April 19-25, 2020. 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway commented on the week recognized annually: “It is a time to remember the victims of crime, advocate f ...
MISSING FENTRESS COUNTY TEENAGER FOUND SAFE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said this morning (Saturday. April 18, 2020) a missing 17-year-old Fentress County teenager was found safe. The TBI says 17-year-old Rheonna Strunk had last been ...
N95 MASKS LOST IN TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE IN SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE
N95 masks and special hospital gowns on board a tractor-trailer were lost following a tractor-trailer fire this morning near mile marker 262 on I-40 in Smith County. Officials said the rear wheel spar ...
BRADLEY COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY SETTING EX’S HOME ON FIRE
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a man accused of setting his ex-wife’s home on fire on Washington Street. The female was inside with two other people at the time of the blaze ...
SECOND PROACTIVE COVID-19 TESTING SET FOR BLEDSOE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will launch a second proactive COVID-19 testing initiative at an East Tennessee facility this weekend, in order to further ensure the safety of staff and ...
TENNESSEE TO PROVIDE FREE CHILD CARE FOR MANY ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The State of Tennessee has announced it will provide free child care for many essential employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The “COVID-19 Essential Employee Child Care Payment Assistance Progr ...
LORENE LEFFEW, AGE 86
Lorene Leffew, age 86 of Rockwood, passed away April 16, 2020. She was of the Baptist faith. She is preceded in death by her parents: Charles & Martha Beaty; husband: James Leffew Jr; grandson: Ni ...
KENNETH L. EASTER, AGE 59
Kenneth L. Easter, age 59, of Harriman, passed away April 16, 2020. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife: Lisa Easter; parents: Leroy and Polly Easter; grandparents: Jackson and Georgia Easter; a ...
