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 ...
ARRESTS MADE IN “GRANDPARENT PHONE SCAM”
Loudon County authorities arrested three suspects involved in a “grandparent phone scam.” They reportedly were targeting elderly citizens by causing them to believe their grandchildren had been arres ...
PEDESTRIAN HIT BY VEHICLE ON SOUTH ILLINOIS AVENUE
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle around 4 a.m. this morning on South Illinois Avenue near the intersection of East Tulsa Road. The citizen hit was flown to U.T. Medical Center by LifeStar for trea ...
FATALTIES REPORTED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 27
Troopers and medics went to the scene of a double fatal vehicle accident last night on in northern Hamilton County. A 2014 Nissan Pathfinder driven by 68-year-old Sharon McDonald of Soddy Daisy was tr ...
NEW LAWS GOING INTO EFFECT IN TENNESSEE JULY 1, 2021
Several new laws will go into effect Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Tennessee. Some of the major ones include: SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS / STRONGER PENALTIES FOR GUN THEFT The General Assembly approved leg ...








