MID-TENN TEACHER/FOOTBALL COACH CHARGED WITH STATUTORY RAPE OF CHEERLEADER
A Tennessee high school teacher was arrested after authorities determined he had sex with a student. 26-year-old Christopher Gunnar Scholato was charged with statutory rape and two other crimes Tuesda ...
EAST TN TEACHER CHARGED WITH VIDEO RECORDING GIRLS LOCKER ROOM
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A Cleveland Middle School teacher was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges for recording in the girl's locker room, according to a spokeswoman for the Cleveland Police Department. ...
NASHVILLE NEWSCHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES WHO’S FUNDING TENNESSEE’S POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
Who's funding some of Tennessee's political campaigns? Click here for the full story.
GOV LEE SAYS NO TO TEMPORARILY HALTING GAS AND DIESEL TAX
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee spoke with reporters Monday afternoon where he said there are "no definitive plans" to issue an executive order implementing a moratorium on the state's gas tax. Last week, tw ...
GOOD LUCK GETTING STATE TO COVER POTHOLE DAMAGE TO YOUR CAR
The impossible task of getting the state of Tennessee to cover pothole repairs doesn’t have to be that way, according to a state lawmaker. Two years ago, Ridgetop resident, Lauren Moulten said she hi ...
DECATUR PIGGLY WIGGLY CLOSED DUE TO RODENT INFESTATION
Residents in Decatur, Tennessee, have to find somewhere else to do their grocery shopping. The Piggly Wiggly has temporarily been closed by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture due to a rodent infe ...
DOLLY PARTON BOWS OUT OF ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINATION
Dolly here! Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right. I really do not want votes to be split b ...
MONTEREY MAN ARRESTED 30 TIMES ON METH CHARGES, BACK IN JAIL – AGAIN
A Monterey man who has been arrested at least 30 times once again is in custody on methamphetamine charges. 40-year-old Michael Howard was arrested Monday night. Through an ongoing investigation, the ...
TN LAWMAKERS ASK GOV LEE TO TEMPORARILY STOP GAS, DIESEL TAX
Democratic lawmakers are calling on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to put a moratorium on the collection of gas and diesel taxes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the rising cost of fuel. Calling it a " ...
TN STATE REPRESENTATIVE RESIGNS AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF WIRE FRAUD
State Rep. Robin Smith has resigned from her House seat after being charged with wire fraud in federal court in Nashville. In a letter to House Speaker Cameron Sexton, Smith said that she is “resigni ...
CANOE CAPSIZES ON WATTS BAR LAKE, ONE MAN DEAD FROM HYPOTHERMIA
One person is dead after a boating incident on Watts Bar Lake near Sand Island on Sunday, March 6. According to TWRA, three men had left their campground in a canoe. Winds were at 15 to 20 mph an ...
20 ARRESTED IN MORGAN COUNTY FRIDAY, ASSORTMENT OF CHARGES
PRESS RELEASE: MORGAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Yesterday evening at approximately 5pm, members of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department, along with Wartburg Police Department and Tennessee Depar ...
