PUTNAM SHERIFF CLARIFIES HIS POSITION WITH I.C.E.
On Monday, Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris clarified that his department has not formed a task force with ICE, contrary to Nashville media reports. He stated that Putnam County joined the 287(g) pr ...
OAK RIDGE TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETING TO ADDRESS MASS SHOOTING
The City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is hosting a community meeting on July 1, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the Scarboro Community Center (148 Carver Ave.) to address safety concerns following a mass shooting a ...
TBI INVESTIGATES OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CLEVELAND
At the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett, TBI special agents continue to investigate the circumstances of an officer-involved shooting Sunday night involving the Clev ...
OAK RIDGE CHILD REVIVED AFTER DROWNING
BBBTV12 – A 6-year-old child drowned and was later revived at Clark Center Park on Saturday, according to the City of Oak Ridge. The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to the scene just after 4:30 ...
12 INDICTED IN WARREN COUNTY; OVER 100 POUNDS OF METH
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, conducted an undercover operation starting March 11 to dismantle a major drug trafficking ring in Tennessee. The operatio ...
C.E.A. REPORTS GAS PRICES STAYING LOW
The Consumer Energy Alliance highlights that despite geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the start of the summer driving season, U.S. gas prices remain low at around $3.20 per gallon, an 8% d ...
PUTNAM FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HIGHWAY 84 VEHICLE FIRE
From the Putnam County Fire Department: Vehicle Fire Putnam Fire responded to a pickup truck on fire Thursday afternoon on Highway 84 around the Monterey city limits. At the time of the i ...
ILLEGAL CHINESE ALIEN ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: On June 18, 2025, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office — alongside the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, and the Cookeville Police Departm ...
TVA DISCLOSES PLANS FOR BULL RUN
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is decommissioning the Bull Run Fossil plant near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which was retired in December 2023 after reaching the end of its operational life. The ongo ...
CLINTON POLICE AND D.C.S. TO INVESTIGATE CHILD INJURY AT PRESCHOOL
From the Clinton Police Department: The Clinton Police Department has been notified by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services (DCS) of an isolated incident involving a child being recently ...
METEOR SPOTTED IN KNOXVILLE
On Thursday afternoon, a brilliant fireball, identified as a bolide, illuminated the skies above Knoxville, Tennessee, and was captured on dashcam footage from North Gallaher Road and I-40. This rare, ...
MILLWOOD APPOINTED TO O.R.A.U PRESIDENT
Oak Ridge, Tenn. — The ORAU Board of Directors unanimously appointed Meghan F. Millwood as ORAU’s seventh President and CEO and the first woman to lead ORAU, effective Sept. 1, 2025. Millwood, who ...
