SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON EASTBOUND I-40 NEAR MIDTOWN
A single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 Eastbound in Roane County earlier this afternoon, reported at 2:15 PM ET near mile marker 350. The accident has resulted in the closure of the left lan ...
TWO FLEE ROCKWOOD POLICE AFTER LATE-NIGHT CRASH; LATER CAPTURED
Following a late-night crash in Rockwood, local authorities arrested two individuals after their vehicle struck concrete barricades on Front Avenue. Preliminary reports suggest the vehicle was attempt ...
DETAILS ON THIS MORNING’S TRACTOR TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40; ONE FLOWN BY LIFESTAR
A significant traffic disruption occurred in Kingston this morning following a rear-end collision between two tractor-trailers near the eastbound 353 mile marker around 9:00 a.m. EST. The accident red ...
FLORIDA WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY AFTER TRAVELING TO EAST TENNESSEE TO HAVE SEX WITH A MINOR
On April 30, 2026, 27-year-old Kasey Lynn Skaggs of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced to 63 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Varlan for her involvement in the sexual exploitation o ...
Laurel Ray Ryan, 83
Mr. Laurel Ray Ryan, age 83 of Oliver Springs, passed away Wednesday April 29, 2026, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville. He was born on August 29, 1942, in Pine Knot, Kentucky and wa ...
Linda Sue Stringfield Moffett, 72
Linda Sue Stringfield Moffett, age 72, a resident of the Sugar Grove Valley community passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Signature Healthcare in Rockwood, TN with her daughter Mar ...
Elmer Phillips, 58
Elmer Phillips, age 58, of Sunbright, went to his heavenly home April 29, 2026, at his home. He was born April 18, 1968. He is preceded in death by his father Reno Phillilps; brothers Robert, Jessi ...
Jeffrey L. “Jeff” White, 67
Jeffrey L. “Jeff” White 67, of Spring City, passed away at his home Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jeff was born March 26, 1959 in Cleveland, Tennessee to the late Van and Geneva Cox White. He was a gra ...
CANE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PUTNAM COUNTY UNDER SOFT LOCKDOWN
Cane Creek Elementary School is currently under a soft lockdown as a precautionary measure after the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) received a report of a suspicious male on the property. Sh ...
ROADWAY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE LOWER EAST AND UPPER CUMBERLAND (APRIL 30 – MAY 06)
BRADLEY COUNTY SR-2 (S. LEE HWY.) Utility Work both directions from LM 8.12 to LM 8.14: Flagging-assisted lane closures on SR-02 (South Lee HWY) between Victory St. SW and Old Boyd Farm RD. SW Motori ...
KINGSTON SEEKING PUBLIC HELP TO SAVE HISTORIC CHAPEL
The City of Kingston is seeking public assistance to save a volunteer-built chapel located at Fort Southwest Point. Because the structure is not historically accurate to the original site, it must be ...
WOMAN ARRESTED AT CROSSVILLE GAS STATION FOR THEFT OF STOLEN SCION TC
On April 27, 2026, Sergeant Jessie Henson was patrolling Peavine Road when he identified a silver Scion TC parked at a Mr. Zipps gas station that had been reported stolen out of Rutherford County, Ten ...
