GOV. LEE SIGNS NEW LAW TO COMBAT A.I.-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Tennessee has enacted a new law, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, to combat AI-generated child pornography. Effective July 1, the law criminalizes the possession, distribution, or production of software or te ...
PUTNAM FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE ON I-40
From Putnam County Fire Department: Putnam Fire was dispatched to Interstate 40 around the 272 East for a semi fire late yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Upon arrival crews found the tractor port ...
HAMILTON CAREGIVER CHARGED WITH FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULT
HAMILTON COUNTY – A Chattanooga caregiver has been indicted and arrested, following an investigation by special agents with the TBI Medicaid Fraud Control Division. In January, following a referral ...
STATE FIRE MARSHAL ANNOUNCES FIRE DEPARTMENTS TRANSITIONING TO N.E.R.I.S.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) announce today that Tennessee fire departments are beginning the transition ...
KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF WARNS OF ‘GHOST TAP’ SCAM
From the Knox County Sheriff's Office: SCAM ALERT: “Ghost Tap” Credit Card Fraud Since August 2024, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Unit, part of the NARC (Narcotics and Re ...
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 ...
