TEEN ACCUSED OF BRINGING ASSAULT RIFLE TO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN KNOX COUNTY
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - An 18-year-old was arrested Friday for bringing an assault rifle onto Christian Academy of Knoxville’s campus, an incident report obtained by WVLT News stated. According to ...
MCMINN SCHOOL PRINCIPAL & SECRETARY CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN FRONT OF TEEN
McMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — The principal and secretary of a small Christian school in McMinn County engaged in improper sexual activity in front of an underage teen and former student at the pastor's home ...
FORMER WHITE COUNTY DEPUTY CLERK INDICTED FOR THEFT OF MORE THAN $12,000
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of Laura Gardner, the former Chief Deputy Clerk in the White County Clerk’s office. The office’s daily operations ...
BLEDSOE LEADS GROWTH, US CENSUS ESTIMATES POPULATION CHANGES IN AREA COUNTIES FROM 2010 TO 2022
The United States Census has released its 2022 population estimates for this area. The table below compares the estimates with results from the 2010 census report. Everyone knows that a large number ...
TDOT SET TO INSTALL POWER ADULT SIZE CHANGING TABLES AT WELCOME CENTERS AND REST AREAS
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is installing the first power adult-size changing table at the Interstate 75 Welcome Center in Hamilton County. TDOT committed t ...
STATE DEPARTMENTS ISSUE GUIDANCE AROUND FENTANYL EXPOSURE
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Department of Health today issued new guidance and information around fentanyl and what to do in c ...
TENNESSEE 3RD GRADERS WHO FAIL TNREADY READING TEST COULD BE HELD BACK STARTING THIS SCHOOL YEAR
A single test and summer school could mean the difference in a full year of schooling. This month the renewed third-grade retention law goes into effect in Tennessee. The law which passed back in ...
EX-TENNESSEE SPEAKER AND AIDE CHARGED WITH BRIBERY AND CONSPIRACY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Tennessee's disgraced former House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff have been indicted in a bribery and kickback conspiracy. Casada, 63, and Cade Cothren, ...
TN HWY PATROLMAN AND MARION COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH TODAY
On August 23, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department suffered a heartbreaking loss. Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Sergeant Lee Russell of ...
MAN PLEADS GUILTY AFTER KIDNAPPING AND RAPING UBER DRIVER
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Ooltewah man charged with the raping and kidnapping of his Uber driver pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Criminal Court Monday morning. Zachery Johnson, age 36, pleaded gui ...
SATURDAY MORNING STRUCTURE FIRE IN HARRIMAN
On Saturday morning around 10:47 AM, Harriman Fire was dispatched to the 900 block of Bazel Rd for a working structure fire. The residents were vacant at the time. Chief Daniels wrote on Facebook, "C ...
MISSING GATLINBURG WOMAN FOUND DEAD
The body of Claudene Whaley was recovered Saturday. A silver alert was issued on behalf of the Gatlinburg Police Department for 76-year-old Claudene Whaley on Monday, August 8th. Her white Toyota Hi ...
