CRABTREE, HOWARD, KEY, ROSENBAUM AND WRIGHT TO SERVE PRISON SENTENCES
Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton sentenced five individuals to prison this week. Each defendant was found to have violated the terms and conditions of their respective probation. ...
FIRST RESPONDERS RUSH TO SCENE OF TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE
I-75 southbound in Loudon County at the 76 mile marker Sugarlimb Road exit was closed for a short time earlier today for a flatbed tractor-trailer fire. Deputies and Tennessee Highway Patrol responded ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FLASH FLOOD WATCH
The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH for the following counties: ANDERSON, BLOUNT, KNOX, MORGAN, ROANE, AND SCOTT The watch goes into effect Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 8 a.m. e ...
TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD HEADS TO TEXAS THIS SUMMER FOR TRAINING
Nearly 3,000 members of the Tennessee Army National Guard are headed to Fort Hood, Texas, this summer for a training exercise as part of their Annual Training. Soldiers from the 278th Armored Cavalry ...
INFORMATION ON THE NEW TENNESSEE PERMITLESS HANDGUN CARRY LAW
Tennessee’s permitless handgun carry law goes into effect tomorrow (July 1, 2021). Despite the TBI and the Tennessee Sheriff’s Associations opposition to his legislation that would end gun permits in ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN APARTMENT FIRE ON PLEASANT RIDGE ROAD
Knoxville Metro firefighters responded to a residential blaze last night at Autumn Landing Apartments at 6331 Pleasant Ridge Road. They arrived to not only see flames coming from the dwelling but lear ...
SAFETY TIPS FOR GRILLING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FIREWORKS
With summer officially here, many people will look to grilling, cookouts, and other outdoor gatherings, including fireworks displays, to enjoy the warm weather. As the Fourth of July approaches, the N ...
CUMBERLAND CO. RESCUE SQUAD ASSISTS IN SEARCH FOR SUMMER WELLS
With the ongoing search for 5-year-old Summer Wells in Hawkins County, the TBI requested a state wide call out again Sunday from Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads. Several agencies responded inc ...
TDOT TO SUSPEND ROAD CONSTRUCTION LANE CLOSURES FOR 4th OF JULY HOLIDAY
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes for the 4th of July holiday beginning at 6 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2021 unti ...
AMBER ALERT ISSUED FOR 7-MONTH-OLD FROM MEMPHIS, HIS FATHER WANTED ON MURDER CHARGE
(UPDATE) - Memphis Police and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) say a 7-month-old boy at the center of a statewide AMBER Alert was found safe today. The search is ongoing for his father Barr ...
FATHER ARRESTED AFTER MISSING CHILD FOUND IN TENNESSEE OUTBUILDING
Law enforcement says a 6-year-old DeKalb County girl missing for a month was found in an outbuilding with no ventilation. Officers say Kinzleigh Reeder barely any food or water and a bucket to use as ...
FEDERALLY FUNDED PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS TO END IN TENNESSEE
All federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs will end in Tennessee this Saturday (July 3, 2021). Governor Bill Lee announced earlier this year that the extra federal unemployment ...
