
JOINT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION YIELDS FOUR ARRESTS
CHATTANOOGA – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Chattanooga Police Department, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, The Soddy Daisy Police Departm ...

BEAR SPOTTED IN SWEETWATER PROMPTS WARNING FROM POLICE
From Sweetwater Police Department: **BEAR ALERT** Please be advised that a bear has been spotted in the area of **Mayes Avenue & North Main Street**. We are currently working with t ...

PUTNAM COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: On Saturday, May 31, at approximately 12:45 pm, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a reported stabbing that occurred near Jess Rodgers ...

Y-12 TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY EXERCISE ON WEDNESDAY
Oak Ridge, Tenn.— Emergency response personnel from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Y-12 National Security Complex’s managing and operating contractor, Consolidated Nuclear Securi ...

BLOUNT DEPUTIES AND T.H.P. TEAM UP TO REDUCE HIGHWAY 129 CRASHES
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — The Blount County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are joining forces in an effort to reduce crashes and save lives on The Dragon, one of the most scenic — and ...

278TH ARMORED CAVALRY TASK FORCE DEPLOYS TO MIDDLE EAST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 260 Guardsmen from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment departed from Knoxville and Smyrna, May 30, on their first leg of a nearly year-long ...

MARYVILLE MAN WINS $1 MILLION LOTTERY
MARYVILLE– The latest Tennessee Lottery million-dollar winner says his family of four “just can’t wait” for the new house the big prize will help him purchase in his hometown of Maryville. “We can ...

MAURICESHEIA GOINS WANTED IN KNOX AND BLOUNT COUNTIES
From East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers: WANTED: MAURICESHEIA GOINS Mauricesheia Goins is currently wanted on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges and is known to operate throughout East Tenn ...

BLACK BEAR HIT AND KILLED BY VEHICLE NEAR GALLATIN
A juvenile black bear spotted in Gallatin, TN, along Vietnam Veterans Parkway was hit and killed by a vehicle. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) was monitoring but did not tranquilize or ...

RUNAWAY ZEBRA IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
A pet zebra, owned for only two days, did what wild animals tend to do and escaped in Rutherford County, causing chaos by running through traffic on Interstate 24 near Joe B. Jackson Parkway. The Ruth ...

DETAILS ON TODAY’S TORNADO IN LOUDON COUNTY
An EF-0 tornado with 85 mph winds touched down near the Loudon-Monroe county line in Tennessee on Friday morning around 8:30 a.m., causing damage in the Philadelphia area, particularly along Holt Road ...

ETOWAH BURRITO RESTAURANT RECEIVES FAILING HEALTH SCORE
On May 29, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Health conducted a routine food service establishment inspection at Pepo's Burrito Bar in Etowah, resulting in a score of 61. To remind, a failing score is ...