PADILLA INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR HIS ROLE IN CAPITOL RIOT
A federal grand jury has indicted an individual from Bradley County, Tennessee for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Court documents show Joseph Lino Padilla faces 12 charge ...
BODY DISCOVERED OFF OF ENGLAND DRIVE
Cookeville police were called yesterday to the area of 1100 England Drive after a concerned citizen found a deceased male in the parking lot. Detectives identified the male as 46-year-old Russell D. C ...
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES FOR SUSPECTS
Deputies with the Fentress County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop Sunday night on 31-year-old Josh Burchfield of Jamestown for driving on a suspended license. While officers were attempting ...
TEENAGER RUNS TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PASS AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO) welcomed Zechariah Cartledge to East Tennessee yesterday at McGhee Tyson Airport. Zechariah is from Florida who runs a mile for every first responder in the c ...
SENATE APPROVES PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REMOVE SLAVERY FROM STATE CONSTITUTION
The Tennessee Senate approved a measure yesterday to remove a section of the state constitution that allows slavery as a punishment for a crime. Article I Section 33 states, “That slavery and involun ...
TBI ISSUES ENDANGERED CHILD RUNAWAY ALERT
The TBI is requesting the public’s assistance in locating an endangered runaway. 14-year-old Chiana Cannida of Anderson County was last seen Sunday wearing a pink and white PlayStation sweater with jo ...
TENNESSEE GAS PRICE AVERAGE CONTINUES TO CLIMB
The Tennessee gas price average continues to climb. It is now $2.68 which is 40 cents more than one month ago and 63 cents more than one year ago. Following last month’s winter storm in Texas, the nat ...
TVA CAMPGROUNDS REOPEN FOR 2021 SEASON
The Tennessee Valley Authority reopened its campgrounds today (March 15) for the 2021 camping season until November 15. TVA has more than 80 public recreation areas including campgrounds, day-use area ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES PASSING OF K-9 RICO
The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced this morning the death of K-9 Rico. He was a beautiful nine year old Belgian Malinois. Surgery was performed after a tumor was detected in his abdomen. Unfortuna ...
AUTHORITIES: MULTIPLE COWS FOUND IN FIELD DEAD OF STARVATION
An investigation into possible animal cruelty, led by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Criminal Investigation Division, assisted by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA), Tennessee De ...
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN ROANE COUNTY RESULTS IN HIGH SPEED PURSUIT ON I-40
Monterey officers were dispatched Saturday night to the area of I-40 to watch for a gray Infinity that had been involved in an aggravated assault in Roane County. The altercation had resulted in the s ...
INJURIES REPORTED IN RV ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 40
Troopers and medics responded to a vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on I-40 in Loudon County resulting in eastbound traffic shut down for over an hour. Troopers say a 2019 Motor Coach RV operated ...
