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BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLS SUED OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF DISABLED STUDENTS AND SYSTEMIC COVER-UP
Parents of disabled and non-verbal students have filed a lawsuit against Blount County Schools and a former special education teacher, alleging a pattern of sexual,
FOUR SUSPECTS UNNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER COLLABERATIVE OPERATION IN PUTNAM COUNTY
In a major law enforcement sweep dubbed “Operation Spring Cleaning,” the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with state and federal agencies like the TBI
OVER 550 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN MCMINN AND BRADLEY COUNTIES
UPDATE: The number has been reduced to just under 250 homes in Bradley County. ORIGINAL STORY: Over 550 homes near Athens and Cleveland are
POWER RESTORED TO ALMOST 5,000 CUSTOMERS IN BLOUNT COUNTY AFTER TUESDAY MORNING STORMS
Power was restored to thousands of customers in Blount County, Tennessee, on Tuesday morning following widespread outages caused by thunderstorms sweeping through East Tennessee. According
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TO EQUIP TROOPERS WITH PORTABLE BREATHALYZERS AMID SOBER DUI SCRUTINY
According to a report by FOX17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is in the process of purchasing portable breathalyzers for all troopers in response to
MAN CHARGED IN FATAL PIGEON FORGE SHOOTING OUTSIDE DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE
A 24-year-old man from Illinois, Evan Cogdill, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann outside Dolly Parton’s
TENNESSEE WARNING: FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE CAR SALE SCAM ON THE RISE
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is warning consumers about a growing scam targeting people selling vehicles on Facebook Marketplace. Scammers pose as interested
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR DRUG POSSESSION
On April 24, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Sgt. Bullard spotted a blue Chevrolet Blazer with an active BOLO on the property of Northfield Elementary
CLEVELAND MAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM RAFT ON OCOEE RIVER
A 50-year-old Cleveland man, Richard White, died Sunday afternoon after falling from a raft while paddling recreationally on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee.
MIKE SKAGGS SELECTED AS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TVA
The TVA Board of Directors has selected Mike Skaggs as the interim president and CEO. Skaggs is said to have decades of experience at TVA
MAN KILLED AFTER HANDGUN ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGES IN DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE PARKING LOT
A man was killed Saturday evening after a handgun accidentally discharged in the parking lot of Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Around 7:35
GOVERNOR BILL LEE CLOSES FINAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has concluded his final legislative session with the passage of a $58.3 billion budget aimed at long-term strategic investments. A cornerstone
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLS SUED OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF DISABLED STUDENTS AND SYSTEMIC COVER-UP
Parents of disabled and non-verbal students have filed a lawsuit against Blount County Schools and a former special education teacher, alleging a pattern of sexual, physical, and verbal abuse at Union ...
FOUR SUSPECTS UNNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER COLLABERATIVE OPERATION IN PUTNAM COUNTY
In a major law enforcement sweep dubbed "Operation Spring Cleaning," the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with state and federal agencies like the TBI and DEA, successfully apprehended ...
OVER 550 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN MCMINN AND BRADLEY COUNTIES
UPDATE: The number has been reduced to just under 250 homes in Bradley County. ORIGINAL STORY: Over 550 homes near Athens and Cleveland are without power after this morning's storms ...
POWER RESTORED TO ALMOST 5,000 CUSTOMERS IN BLOUNT COUNTY AFTER TUESDAY MORNING STORMS
Power was restored to thousands of customers in Blount County, Tennessee, on Tuesday morning following widespread outages caused by thunderstorms sweeping through East Tennessee. According to the City ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TO EQUIP TROOPERS WITH PORTABLE BREATHALYZERS AMID SOBER DUI SCRUTINY
According to a report by FOX17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is in the process of purchasing portable breathalyzers for all troopers in response to growing scrutiny over "sober DUI" arrests in t ...
MAN CHARGED IN FATAL PIGEON FORGE SHOOTING OUTSIDE DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE
A 24-year-old man from Illinois, Evan Cogdill, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann outside Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Pigeon Forge, ...
TENNESSEE WARNING: FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE CAR SALE SCAM ON THE RISE
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is warning consumers about a growing scam targeting people selling vehicles on Facebook Marketplace. Scammers pose as interested buyers, negotiate a ...
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR DRUG POSSESSION
On April 24, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Sgt. Bullard spotted a blue Chevrolet Blazer with an active BOLO on the property of Northfield Elementary School in Sparta, Tennessee. The vehicle was be ...
CLEVELAND MAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM RAFT ON OCOEE RIVER
A 50-year-old Cleveland man, Richard White, died Sunday afternoon after falling from a raft while paddling recreationally on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee. The incident occurred just befor ...
MIKE SKAGGS SELECTED AS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TVA
The TVA Board of Directors has selected Mike Skaggs as the interim president and CEO. Skaggs is said to have decades of experience at TVA and in the broader nuclear energy industry, and to have pre ...
MAN KILLED AFTER HANDGUN ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGES IN DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE PARKING LOT
A man was killed Saturday evening after a handgun accidentally discharged in the parking lot of Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Around 7:35 p.m., Pigeon Forge police responded to a ...
GOVERNOR BILL LEE CLOSES FINAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has concluded his final legislative session with the passage of a $58.3 billion budget aimed at long-term strategic investments. A cornerstone of this final agenda is a rec ...
