DRIVER INJURED AFTER REAR ENDING TRACTOR-TRAILER ON I-40
A driver sustained injuries Friday in a vehicle accident at the 298-mile marker on I-40 in Putnam County. The crash report released today by the Tennessee Highway Patrol states a 2015 Nissan Rogue dr ...
LOUDON COUNTY DEPUTY RECEIVES AWARD FROM STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE
Loudon County Deputy Justin Parks received the “Beyond the Traffic Stop” award today from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office during the annual awards banquet in Knoxville. Deputy Justin Parks throug ...
OFFICIALS IDENTIFY SIX KILLED DURING TORNADO OUTBREAK IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Officials have identified all six people killed during the tornado outbreak over this past weekend. In Davidson County on Nesbitt Drive in Madison, strong winds toppled a mobile home onto another. It ...
PICKETT COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS GETS CONTRACT EXTENSION
Last night, the Pickett County School Board approved a two-year contract extension for Director of Schools Diane Elder. It will be a renewal of her current contract with no change in salary. The new ...
THREE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO CATTLE THEFT
Three people face a theft charge after reportedly stealing cattle in McMinn County. Deputies responded last week to an area on County Road 419 where five cattle were stolen. Pictures of the suspect ...
TORNADO OUTBREAK LEAVES DESTRUCTION IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
The National Weather Service continues to survey damage from a deadly tornado outbreak Saturday in middle Tennessee. In Davidson County, the Madison area was hit hardest. At least 3 people were kille ...
MAN DIES AFTER TIRE CRASHES THROUGH WINDSHIELD ON I-40
Police say a driver died yesterday on Interstate 40 after a tire detached from another car and crashed through his windshield. Knoxville police say a vehicle was traveling east near the West Hills ex ...
STINER FOUND GUILTY ON SEX CRIME CHARGES
After a three-day trial, a Union County jury today found Scott Stiner of Luttrell, Tennessee, guilty of one count of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor and four counts of aggravated sexual batt ...
MISSING SEVIER COUNTY GIRL FOUND SAFE
(UPDATE) - She was found safe (ORIGINAL STORY) - An Endangered Child Alert has been issued on behalf of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office for 6-year-old Elizabeth Ledford. Elizabeth stands 4’ 6” an ...
TWO IN OVERTON COUNTY FACING NUMEROUS CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
Two individuals are facing numerous child sex crimes charges in Overton County. A grand jury indicted McKenzie Lee Staggs and Dakota Lee Garrett following allegations a child was abused sexually. Th ...
(DEVELOPING STORY) – PLANE CRASHES IN GILES COUNTY
(DEVELOPING STORY) - The Giles County Sheriff’s Office says a single-engine airplane has crashed near Pulaski near the Marshall County line. Airport officials say the single-engine Beechcraft airplan ...
CREWS WORK TO FREE TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER FROM WRECKAGE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded to a recent tractor-trailer accident in Overton County. Officers say a 2006 Freightliner driven by 39-year-old Harlen Trent Lawless of Kentucky was t ...
