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HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED NEAR MONTEREY IDENTIFIED AS KEVIN SHARP
On Sunday, March 29, skeletal remains were discovered by a group of hikers near Monterey at the eastern end of the county, between Highway 70
TENNESSEE PASSES BILL TO PROTECT CHILD SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS
Tennessee lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 1469, which extends child labor protections to minors involved in social media content creation and influencer activities. The bill,
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CLEVELAND
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Friday morning in Cleveland at the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett.
LOUDON DEPUTIES BUST LENIOR CITY HOME, SEIZING METH, MARIJUANA AND PARAPHERNALIA
On April 1, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office conducted a residential search warrant at a home on 9th Avenue in Lenoir City. All 13 people
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS SPLIT ON EXPANDING DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY
A proposed bill in the Tennessee legislature seeks to significantly expand the state’s current “stand your ground” and self-defense laws, which currently allow deadly force
BRADLEY COUNTY DEPUTIES SEEK PUBLIC HELP IDENTIFYING THEFT SUSPECT
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male suspect captured on security camera footage. On March 27, 2026,
MAN WANTED IN MONROE COUNTY FOR PROBATION VIOLATION STEMMING FROM STAT. RAPE CHARGES
Skyler Vennis Massengill, a 21-year-old white male born on December 17, 2004, is wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee for violation of
BLOUNT COUNTY COMMISSIONER ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AFTER CRASH
A Blount County commissioner, Earl McMahan, Jr., is facing charges after allegedly crashing his car while intoxicated in Maryville, Tennessee. Just after midnight on April
SHELBY REAGAN WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION
Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating 50-year-old Shelby Reagan. She is wanted for Violation
TENNESSEE LAUNCHES “OPERATION HANDS FREE” TO CRACK DOWN ON DISTRACTED DRIVING
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), in partnership with the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), local law enforcement, and other
TDOT WARNS OF TEXT SCAM INVOLVING NONEXISTENT “TDOT JUDICIAL COURT”
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is warning the public about a current wave of scam text messages falsely claiming to be from the nonexistent
DECATUR MAN CHARGED WITH 2ND-DEGREE MURDER AFTER FATAL SHOOTING
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of Tyler Steven Meadows, 32,
HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED NEAR MONTEREY IDENTIFIED AS KEVIN SHARP
On Sunday, March 29, skeletal remains were discovered by a group of hikers near Monterey at the eastern end of the county, between Highway 70 and Interstate 40. The remains were transported to the Med ...
TENNESSEE PASSES BILL TO PROTECT CHILD SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS
Tennessee lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 1469, which extends child labor protections to minors involved in social media content creation and influencer activities. The bill, which has cleared both ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CLEVELAND
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Friday morning in Cleveland at the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett. Around midnight ...
LOUDON DEPUTIES BUST LENIOR CITY HOME, SEIZING METH, MARIJUANA AND PARAPHERNALIA
On April 1, the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office conducted a residential search warrant at a home on 9th Avenue in Lenoir City. All 13 people present were detained during the search. Officers discovered ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS SPLIT ON EXPANDING DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY
A proposed bill in the Tennessee legislature seeks to significantly expand the state's current "stand your ground" and self-defense laws, which currently allow deadly force only to protect oneself or ...
BRADLEY COUNTY DEPUTIES SEEK PUBLIC HELP IDENTIFYING THEFT SUSPECT
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male suspect captured on security camera footage. On March 27, 2026, deputies responded to a property i ...
MAN WANTED IN MONROE COUNTY FOR PROBATION VIOLATION STEMMING FROM STAT. RAPE CHARGES
Skyler Vennis Massengill, a 21-year-old white male born on December 17, 2004, is wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee for violation of probation stemming from an original charge o ...
BLOUNT COUNTY COMMISSIONER ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING AFTER CRASH
A Blount County commissioner, Earl McMahan, Jr., is facing charges after allegedly crashing his car while intoxicated in Maryville, Tennessee. Just after midnight on April 4, Maryville Police Depar ...
SHELBY REAGAN WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION
Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating 50-year-old Shelby Reagan. She is wanted for Violation of Probation, with the original charge b ...
TENNESSEE LAUNCHES “OPERATION HANDS FREE” TO CRACK DOWN ON DISTRACTED DRIVING
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), in partnership with the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), local law enforcement, and other traffic safety p ...
TDOT WARNS OF TEXT SCAM INVOLVING NONEXISTENT “TDOT JUDICIAL COURT”
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is warning the public about a current wave of scam text messages falsely claiming to be from the nonexistent “Tennessee Department of Transportation J ...
DECATUR MAN CHARGED WITH 2ND-DEGREE MURDER AFTER FATAL SHOOTING
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of Tyler Steven Meadows, 32, of Decatur, in connection with a fatal shooting ...
