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 ...
GRANDVIEW WOMAN SENTENCED FOR TENNCARE FRAUD
A Rhea County woman has been convicted of theft of services after she was charged with the crime on October 5, 2023, in connection with TennCare fraud. Prosecutors say 31-year-old Erica J. Sumner of ...
RESPIRATORY VIRUS CASES AT HIGH LEVEL IN TENNESSEE
The Centers for Disease Control says levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are rising in the South. Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama are all designated at a "high" level. Officials say emergenc ...
FORMER SCOTT COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEF INDICTED FOR THEFT
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Austin Lewallen, the former chief of the Paint Rock Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) in Scott County. Comptroll ...
LANCE SENTENCED FOR AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE
Court officials say 21-year-old James B. Lance of Tellico Plains pled guilty Friday in court to aggravated child abuse. The offense is a Class A felony with a sentence range of 15 to 25 years under T ...
