TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE STARTS OPERATION HANDS-FREE
Every 23 minutes and 45 seconds there is a distracted driver accident in Tennessee which adds up to $491 million in annual costs. One in 15 drivers involved in an accident is distracted, and nearly 4 ...
TWO OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN TENNESSEE OVER THE WEEKEND UNDER INVESTIGATION
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents are looking into the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting early Sunday morning in McMinn County, and overnight Saturday in Bradley Cou ...
BAILEY SPONSORING BILL TO HELP EMS STAFF SHORTAGES
State Senator Paul Bailey pushed forward a bill that would allow retired EMS workers to return to work without impacting retirement benefits. The state’s retirement system currently does not allow th ...
PIKEVILLE MAN INDICTED FOLLOWING TBI RAPE INVESTIGATION
BLEDSOE COUNTY – A Pikeville man faces a felony charge, accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor. In late October, at the request of 12th District Attorney General Mike Taylor, TBI specia ...
2 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED, 5 FIRE TRUCKS DAMAGED AMID WILDFIRE RESPONSE IN SEVIER COUNTY
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two firefighters were injured and five fire engines were damaged or destroyed during the massive response to a wildfire that began in the Wears Valley community Wednesday, ...
‘FREE ALL CANNABIS FOR TENNESSEANS ACT’ LEGALIZES MARIJUANA, SOME TAXES USED FOR POLICE
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A Tennessee bill that would legalize the possession of cannabis by adults and the ability to administer marijuana products for children with medical conditions goes before the Senate ...
PETITION FOR EX-NURSE TO RECEIVE CLEMENCY REACHES OVER 100,000 SIGNATURES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Former nurse from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, RaDonda Vaught, was found guilty on two charges for an accidental injection death in 2017. Vaught was put behind bars ...
HOUSE SPEAKER SEXTON TESTIFIED BEFORE FEDERAL GRAND JURY MONDAY
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and a number of other Republican lawmakers testified Monday afternoon before a federal grand jury looking into corruption on Capitol Hill. Sexton, R-Crossville, ...
NEW LAW WILL ALLOW RETIRED TN TEACHERS TO RETURN TO WORK TO OFFSET SHORTAGES
A Tennessee bill passed in the State House and Senate is poised to head to the governor's desk in an effort to address staffing shortages in Tennessee schools. SB2702/HB2783 would allow retired membe ...
DOLLYWOOD CLOSES DROP LINE RIDE AFTER 14-YEAR-OLD DIES FALLING FROM ORLANDO RIDE
Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee said Sunday it has temporarily closed a ride developed by the same maker of a free-fall ride from which a teen dropped to his death at a Florida attraction. Doll ...
STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTS ON THE RISE IN THE UPPER CUMBERLAND
Local law enforcement reporting stolen catalytic converters an issue across the Upper Cumberland. Overton County Sheriff Jason Garrett said that the issue was at its height during the pandemic. He sa ...
TENNESSEE BILL WOULD RESULT IN SAME PUNISHMENT FOR BOATING AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
A Tennessee bill affecting how boaters caught boating under the influence are charged will go before the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday. HB2270/SB2736, otherwise known as "Nicholas' Law ...
