TENNESSEE AND 42 STATES SECURE $18 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH 23ANDME OVER MASSIVE GENETIC DATA BREACH
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a coalition of 43 state attorneys general to secure an $18 million settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving state claims ov ...
MEIGS COUNTY DEPUTY AMBUSHED AND ASSAULTED DURING ROUTINE PATROL
Law enforcement officials are appealing to the public for information after a Meigs County Sheriff’s Deputy was ambushed and knocked unconscious while on routine patrol on July 15, 2026. According to ...
ARMED AND DANGEROUS SUSPECT SOUGHT IN CLEVELAND; RESIDENTS ADVISED TO LOCK DOORS
Emergency officials are urging residents to take immediate safety precautions as law enforcement searches for an armed and dangerous suspect in Bradley County. According to the Cleveland & Bradle ...
FEDERAL COURT WARNS EASTERN TENNESSEE RESIDENTS OF ONGOING JURY DUTY PHONE SCAM
Federal authorities are sounding the alarm as a persistent phone scam continues to target residents across the Eastern District of Tennessee. Imposters posing as law enforcement officers are threateni ...
SOUTHEAST LAW ENFORCEMENT LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION SOUTHERN SLOW DOWN’ TO TACKLE SUMMER SPEEDING
Law enforcement agencies across five southeastern states have officially kicked off the ninth annual Operation Southern Slow Down, a week-long speed enforcement and public awareness campaign running f ...
INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY FOLLOWING SUSPECTED ANIMAL HOARDING CASE IN BLEDSOE COUNTY
Law enforcement officials and animal welfare organizations are on the scene of an active investigation into a suspected animal hoarding situation in Bledsoe County. The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Offic ...
JUVENILE PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER DROWNING INCIDENT IN BRADLEY COUNTY
Local authorities are investigating the tragic death of a child following an apparent drowning in southeastern Bradley County. On Monday, July 13, 2026, emergency crews were dispatched around 2:38 p. ...
MORE ARRESTED AS PUTNAM COUNTY DRUG SWEEP CONTINUES
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has taken three additional suspects into custody as part of "Operation Protecting Putnam," bringing the latest wave of drug-related arrests to eight individuals. Ac ...
SEPTIC BUSINESS OWNER ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING IN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST
A local business owner is facing criminal charges after allegedly dumping human waste from commercial septic tanks onto public land in the Cherokee National Forest. Michael Seth Plasterer, owner of t ...
TENNESSEE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONFIRM FIRST MEASLES CASES OF THE YEAR
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has confirmed two cases of measles in Middle Tennessee—the first reported in the state this year. Both individuals contracted the virus outside Tennessee and a ...
JOEL WELLES ARRESTED AFTER CHECK FRAUD SCHEME AND VIOLENT STANDOFF WITH MONTEREY POLICE
A Monterey man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to cash a fraudulent check across multiple local businesses and threatening to shoot responding law enforcement officers during a standoff at h ...
MONTEREY TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO METH BUST AND TWO ARRESTS ON I-40
A routine traffic stop late Saturday night on Interstate 40 escalated into a significant drug bust, landing two men behind bars on hefty bonds after authorities discovered nearly 19 grams of suspected ...












