AUDIT UNCOVERS MASSIVE DELAYS IN NURSING HOME COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS
A state audit by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office revealed that the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission failed to investigate 42% of complaints—5,534 out of 13,096—against nursing homes and assis ...
FORMER U.T. RUNNING BACK AND TWO OTHERS ARRESTED IN MINOR PROSTITUTION STING
In a prostitution sting operation conducted by the Metro Nashville Police Department's Specialized Investigations Division, in collaboration with the Special Victims Division and the Tennessee Bureau ...
$380,000 LOTTERY WINNER IN CLEVELAND AND $50,000 WINNER IN COOKEVILLE
CLEVELAND/COOKEVILLE-- Woo Hoo! Last night’s Tennessee Lottery drawings created thousands of winners across the state, including two who won especially big in Cleveland and Cookeville. First, a pla ...
WHITE COUNTY DEPUTIES UNCOVER DRUGS IN TRAFFIC STOP
From White County Sheriff Steve Page: On October 16, 2025, at approximately 3:51 AM, Deputy Mullins conducted a traffic stop on Burgess Falls Rd./Old Cookeville Rd. A yellow pickup truck was failin ...
BRADLEY COUNTY DEPUTY ACCIDENTLY SHOOTS SELF WHILE DEALING WITH DOG
A Bradley County Sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot himself in the lower extremity on Wednesday while assisting the 10th Judicial Drug Task Force in executing a search warrant at a residence in easter ...
RETIRED BLOUNT DEPUTY RODNEY POSTEL PASSES AWAY AFTER BATTLE WITH CANCER
From the Blount County Sheriff's Office: Blount County, Tennessee - Sheriff James Lee Berrong is sad to announce the passing of retired deputy, Sgt. Rodney Postel. Sgt. Postel died in his sleep ...
TWO KILLED, ONE INJURED IN DEKALB COUNTY SHOOTING
WJLE Radio reports a tragic overnight shooting taking place in the Austin Bottom area of DeKalb County, where two individuals were killed and one was injured on October 15, 2025. DeKalb County Sheriff ...
TENN. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS MOVING TO DIGITAL MAIL
NASHVILLE – Beginning November 3, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Correction will transition from physical mail to scanned, digitized personal mail for inmates at all TDOC facilities. Mail from f ...
T.H.P. PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADES AND NEW NUMBERS TAKE EFFECT TODAY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is upgrading its phone system to enhance reliability, security, and performance for public and first responder calls, with the changes taking effect on Wednesday. Th ...
ANDERSON COUNTY MAN AMONG FIVE DRUG OFFENDERS SENTENCED TO TDOC CUSTODY
From 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler: On September 15, 2025, and October 6, 2025, Campbell County Criminal Court Judge Zachary R. Walden sentenced the following offenders to Tennessee De ...
PUTNAM RESCUE SQUAD RESCUES STRANDED FISHERMAN
On the afternoon of October 15, the Putnam County Rescue Squad Swiftwater Team swiftly responded to an emergency at the Happy Hollow Boat Ramp, where a fisherman had become stranded due to rapidly ris ...
KNOX COUNTY MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER CRASHING CAR INTO HOUSE
In Powell, Tennessee, 18-year-old Jayden Michael Ingersoll faces multiple charges after crashing his car into a house on Monday night while driving at approximately 100 mph on Meredith Road, far excee ...
