
PUTNAM COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2ND-DEGREE MURDER OF A CHILD
In Putnam County, Tennessee, Ashton Cole Sensing, the boyfriend of a toddler’s mother, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 2-year-old Ventura, receiving a 40-year sentence to be ser ...

TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OUTPERFORMS U.S. AVERAGE
NASHVILLE – After several months of steady unemployment rates, newly released data for July reflects a slight change in Tennessee’s jobless rate, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Wor ...

KNOXVILLE MAN GETS 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CHILD PORN
In Knoxville, Tennessee, 24-year-old Nathan Hart was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing and accessing child pornography, as announced by the United States Department ...

WATER SERVICES RESTORED AT FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK
As announced by Fall Creek Falls State Park: Water services have been fully restored at Fall Creek Falls State Park. All facilities, including the cabins, campground, lodge, public restrooms, bathh ...

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ANNOUNCES THEY WILL OFFER FLIGHTS AT MCGEE TYSON
Southwest Airlines will begin offering flights from McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, starting March 5, 2026, marking a significant expansion for the airport. The airline will provide twic ...

ATT. GENERAL SKRMETTI LAUNCHES “OPERATION ROBOCALL ROUNDUP”
NASHVILLE – Last week, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti launched Operation Robocall Roundup, a bipartisan, multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls acr ...

PUTNAM I-40 TRAFFIC STOP INTERCEPTS DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: On August 11, 2025, PCSO Deputies were conducting routine traffic enforcement on Interstate 40 during the night hours when they made two significant tra ...

TDOT ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING CHATTANOOGA FLOOD
On Tuesday, Chattanooga experienced a "once-in-a-century" flash flood event when over six inches of rain fell in a short period. This caused significant flooding across East Ridge and surrounding area ...

DRUG INDICTMENT ROUNDUP NETS MULTIPLE PICKETT COUNTY ARRESTS
From the Pickett County Sheriff's Office: Drug Indictment Roundup Nets Multiple Arrests in Ongoing Effort to Combat Narcotics in Pickett County The Pickett County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperat ...

MAJOR WRECK CLOSES PART OF SANDY SHORE DRIVE IN LENOIR CITY
A serious wreck with injuries has led to the closure of the northbound lane of Highway 321 South at Sandy Shore Drive in Lenoir City, Tennessee, causing significant traffic disruptions. First respo ...

KNOXVILLE WOMAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER MOPED COLLISION
Division Street in Knoxville is closed as police investigate a serious crash at the intersection with Cary Street, where a moped collided with a Waste Connections truck. The female moped driver sustai ...

FALLING TREE RESULTS IN THREE DEAD IN EAST RIDGE
In East Ridge, Tennessee, a tragic incident occurred early Wednesday morning when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall onto a car, killing a child and two adults inside. This followed heavy ra ...