TENNESSEE HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION HANDS FREE’ ON APRIL 1
TENNESSEE – On Tuesday, April 1, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, are partnering wi ...
TENN. GUARDSMEN RESCUE HIKER IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
LOUISVILLE, Tenn. – In the late afternoon of Saturday, March 22, a flight crew from the Tennessee Army National Guard, based at Joint Base McGhee-Tyson, rescued an injured hiker in the Great Smoky Mou ...
TEEN KILLED IN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN LOUISE AVENUE IN KNOXVILLE TODAY
The Knoxville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating an overnight shooting on Louise Avenue that left a teenager dead. At around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, KPD officers wer ...
REMAINS FOUND IN SCOTT COUNTY IDENTIFIED AS WILLIAM CROSS
From the Scott County Sheriff's Office: It has been confirmed that the remains discovered on October 14, 2023, have been identified as those of William "Will" Cross, who was reported missing on May ...
SKRMETTI AND TDCI COMMISSIONER GIVE TIPS TO BEAT HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD
NASHVILLE—With the first day of spring around the corner, many Tennesseans will be turning their attention to home renovation and improvement projects. Unfortunately, scammers may be gearing up to tak ...
POLICE MOTORCYCLE PATROLS RESUME IN MONROE COUNTY
From the Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to announce the resumption of motorcycle patrol aimed at enhanc ...
FORMER SCOTT COUNTY EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO RAPE AND CHILD ABUSE
From the Scott County Sheriff's Office: Former Scott County law enforcement employee Tommy Ray Duncan has pleaded guilty on March 3, 2025, to five of six charges, including rape and the continuous ...
KNOXVILLE PD REPORTS SHARP RISE IN DUI REPORTS IN EARLY 2025
Early in 2025, the Knoxville Police Department has seen a sharp increase in DUI reports, with 118 reports through Sunday, March 16th compared to 77 at the same time in 2024. Between March 10 and Ma ...
AAA WARNS AGAINST POST-TORNADO CONTRACTOR FRAUD
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (March 17, 2025) – AAA is offering insurance advice and a word of caution for Tennessee residents who suffered damage from tornadoes and severe weather over the weekend. “Once con ...
CHATTANOOGA MAN ARRESTED IN JOINT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION
COLLEGEDALE – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Collegedale Police Department, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Federal Bureau of In ...
RYAN GARRETT, 40, CHARGED FOLLOWING ICAC INVESTIGATION
Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested 40-year-old Ryan Patrick Garrett on a federal complaint of Coercion or Enticemen ...
82 TENNESSEE COUNTIES REPORT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BELOW 5%
NASHVILLE – Eighty-two of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported unemployment rates below 5% in January even as most counties saw an uptick in their rates over the previous month, according to newly release ...
