
WOMAN ARRESTED TODAY FOR THREATENING TO KILL MARSHA BLACKBURN
On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Middle Tennessee announced the arrest of 22-year-old Penelope Convertino for allegedly threatening to kill Senator Marsha Blackburn. According to auth ...

T.B.I. ASSISTS DUNLAP POLICE IN ‘OPERATION SEQUATCHIE SWEEP’
From the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: Members of the TBI Sex Offender Registry Unit assisted the Dunlap Police Department and the United States Marshals Service in a sex offender compliance o ...

BLOUNT COUNTY TOURISM REVENUE RANKS 8TH HIGHEST IN THE STATE
Blount Partnership reported a 6% increase in tourism revenue from 2023 to 2024 in Blount County, Tennessee, a trend that Communications Director Jeff Muir hopes will continue. The organization has foc ...

KNOXVILLE MAN ACCIDENTALLY HOOKS WW2 ERA GRENADE
On Wednesday, a fisherman in Knoxville, Tennessee, accidentally hooked a World War II-era explosive device while fishing near the Sequoyah Hills boat ramp off Cherokee Boulevard, according to the Knox ...

ONE FATALITY AFTER PUTNAM AMBULANCE STRIKES MOTORCYCLIST
Yesterday at 10:20 a.m., a tragic accident occurred on Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, involving a Putnam County Ambulance and a motorcycle. The ambulance, which was transporting a patient in ...

BEEF PRICES SURGE AHEAD OF LABOR DAY
WVLT reports that beef prices have surged over 10% since last summer, driven by import restrictions and international trade challenges, according to local cattle farmers and butchers. Ben Neale, a Spr ...

FORMER KNOX COUNTY NARC. CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING SHERIFF’S OFFICE
David Henderson, the former narcotics chief of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding the sheriff’s office by misusing $138,000 to purchase Apple products, cameras, ...

JAMES DENNIS PIPPIN WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating James Dennis Pippin. Mr. Pippin is 6’00, app ...

14 ARRESTED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION IN HAMILTON COUNTY
HAMILTON COUNTY – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Collegedale Po ...

TWO TENNESSEE GUN LAWS STRUCK DOWN AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A recent court ruling in Tennessee has struck down two state laws, including the "Parks Statute," which previously banned openly carrying firearms in public parks, deeming them unconstitutional and in ...

TENN. ATTORNEY GEN. LEADS COALITION TARGETING AI INTERACTIONS WITH CHILDREN
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, leading a bipartisan group of 44 state attorneys general, sent a warning to major AI companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, Open AI, xAI, and others ...

AAA OFFERS ‘TOW TO GO’ DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (August 26, 2025) — To ensure safer roads during the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, AAA is activating its ‘Tow to Go’ program across select states. The service will operate from 6:0 ...