LOWE RECEIVES 80 YEARS TO SERVE FOR CHILD RAPE
Jonathan Maine Lowe, age 34, of Scott County was sentenced yesterday to eighty (80) years to serve in prison by Judge Zachary R. Walden, Criminal Court Judge for the 8th Judicial District. Lowe’s sen ...
TENNESSEE JOINS OTHER STATES IN LAWSUIT AGAINST META PLATFORMS
Tennessee has joined dozens of other U.S. states in suing Meta Platforms Inc, better known as Facebook and Instagram. Court documents state attorney generals claim the company harmed young people’s me ...
DRIVER CRASHES INTO TDOT HELP TRUCK
A Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) HELP truck was struck Friday on I-40 West at mile marker 370, one mile from the Watt Road exit in Knox County. This is the fourth time this month one o ...
HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN WOODED AREA IN MCMINN COUNTY
McMinn County authorities are looking into the discovery of human skeletal remains by hunters. It was found off Highway 30 west of Athens near County Road 119. The remains have not yet been identifi ...
TEENAGER SERIOUSLY INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH NEAR OAKDALE
A 16-year-old motorcyclist was flown by Life Star to U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville last night following an accident in Morgan County. Initial reports indicate the motorcycle and a car collided at ...
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ISSUES SCAM ALERT
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Office says citizens are receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be with the Rhea County Sheriff Department Civil Citation Unit. The callers state that a warrant ...
BRAND OF COLLARD GREENS RECALLED SOLD AT KROGER
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Consumer and Industry Services Division (CIS) is issuing a public advisory to warn consumers of Listeria monocytogenes discovered in a package of collard gree ...
STATEWIDE MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR JOHN DRAKE JR
A statewide Tennessee Blue Alert has been issued for John Drake, Jr. Drake is wanted for two counts of attempted first-degree murder. He is a suspect in the Saturday shooting of two suburban police ...
FIREFIGHTER AND RESIDENT HURT IN BLEDSOE COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
Crews with the Lusk Fire Department in Bledsoe County responded yesterday to a structure fire that spread to a nearby camper. The blaze also threatened other homes in the immediate area. Officials sa ...
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN TENNESSEE NEAR RECORD LOW RATE
In a report released today, Tennessee’s unemployment rate for September 2023 inched up slightly from the state’s all-time low rate of 3.1%. Data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...
ARREST MADE IN MEIGS COUNTY ARSON CASE
A joint investigation by special agents with the TBI and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office into a residential fire in that county resulted in an arrest. On October 10, 2023, TBI special agent fire in ...
TWO CHILDREN PASS AWAY IN SUMNER COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
Two children died in a house fire in Millersville, Tennessee (Sumner County). Authorities say two children and one of their parents were inside the home yesterday on the 100 block of Flat Ridge Road ...
