FORMER STATE REP. ROBIN SMITH GETS 8 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ROLE IN MAIL SCHEME
Former Tennessee state Representative Robin Smith, a Republican, was sentenced to eight months in prison for her role in a taxpayer-funded mail business scheme, following her guilty plea to one count ...
KNOXVILLE POLICE LIEUTENANT TRAGICALLY DROWNS ON HUNTING TRIP
Lieutenant Gordon Gwathney, a beloved member of the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) since 1997, tragically drowned on Sunday during a hunting trip in North Dakota, as reported by KPD. Known affe ...
MARYVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AFTER FATAL CRASH IN ALCOA
On Friday evening, October 24, 2025, a fatal two-vehicle crash occurred in Alcoa, Tennessee, at the intersection of Williams Mill Road and Oak Hill Drive around 7:51 p.m., prompting an investigation b ...
OAK RIDGE MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED 2ND-DEGREE MURDER
BBBTV12 - Oak Ridge, TN (October 23, 2025) — Oak Ridge Police have arrested Justin David Toth, age 41, in connection with an ongoing assault investigation. According to authorities, officers took T ...
WASHINGTON COUNTY E.M.S. MOURNS LOSS OF E.M.T. FRED KEMP
Washington County–Johnson City EMS is grieving the loss of Fred Kemp, a 28-year veteran rescue technician and advanced EMT, who died on October 22, 2025, during a high-angle technical rescue training ...
ATF COMPLETES SCENE PROCESSING AT AES EXPLOSION SITE, MOVES INVESTIGATION TO LAB
Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a lead agency in the investigation of the deadly explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in McEwen, Tennesse ...
NORRIS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WILL GRINDER RESIGNS
BBBTV12 - Norris, TN (October 23, 2025) — Norris City Councilman Will Grinder has resigned from his seat, effective immediately. Grinder, who was serving his third consecutive term, was first elect ...
MCMINN COUNTY SCHOOLS MOURNS SUDDEN LOSS OF DIRECTOR DR. JULIE GOODIN
Dr. Julie Goodin, the Director of Schools for McMinn County, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly, as announced by the district on Thursday. Having begun her tenure in July, Dr. Goodin was recognized a ...
TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING DRUG OPERATION IN SWEETWATER
From Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones: On October 21, 2025, members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Tenth Judicial District Drug Task Force, executed a felony a ...
TN TECH ALUM AND ASTRONAUT BARRY WILMORE TO LEAD 2025 HOMECOMING PARADE
On Saturday, November 1, 2025, Tennessee Tech University’s homecoming parade will be led by grand marshal Barry “Butch” Wilmore, a distinguished alumnus, university trustee, and retired NASA astronaut ...
TENNESSEE CALLS ON CITIZENS TO COLLECT ACORNS AND SAVE WHITE OAK FORESTS
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) is once again calling on citizens across the state to lend a hand in restoring one of Tennessee’s most highly valued nati ...
TRAFFIC STOP IN BLEDSOE COUNTY REVEALS DRUGS AND A HANDGUN
From the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office:The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office continues to take aggressive action against illegal drug trafficking in the county.On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, deputies c ...
