ONE FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER AFTER CAR HIT BY TRAIN IN RHEA COUNTY
Dayton police says a car was struck by a train yesterday afternoon. It happened next to the intersection of Railroad Street and Iowa Avenue. Initial reports state one inside the vehicle was flown to a ...
BLOUNT COUNTY CITIZEN CHARGED WITH TENNCARE FRAUD
A Blount County citizen is accused of committing TennCare fraud and theft of services for allegedly misrepresenting her household status to obtain benefits for herself and her family. The arrest repo ...
LOUDON COUNTY OFFICER INJURED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN KNOX COUNTY
A Loudon County law enforcement officer was injured in a single vehicle accident in Knox County yesterday. Rural Metro responded to the scene on I-40 where a vehicle left the road and flipped over com ...
GOVERNOR LEE CALLS FOR SPECIAL SESSION FOR THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee called for the Tennessee General Assembly to convene Monday, August 10, 2020 for a special session to address COVID-19 liability protections, telehealth services and laws g ...
ACCIDENT REPORT RELEASED OF FATAL CRASH ON I-40 IN SEVIER COUNTY
The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) released the accident report minutes ago of a fatal multi-vehicle crash over the weekend. Police officers responded to the accident on Interstate 40 East near ...
BODY OF MAN RECOVERED NEAR OAKDALE BRIDGE IN MORGAN COUNTY
Roane County Rescue Squad members were called Saturday afternoon to assist Morgan County authorities with a search of a man believed to have drowned near the Oakdale Bridge. Later in the day the body ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 39,758 (DOWN 1,398 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 110,636 total cases (up 1,009 cases ...
PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST TVA LEADERSHIP
President Donald Trump has fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming it has betrayed American workers. Trump also claimed the outgoing chairman was paid too much. Trump made the an ...
FEDEX DRIVER CHARGED WITH DUI IN WHITE COUNTY
A FedEx driver was arrested by Sparta police officers Friday after reports of a reckless driver came in from motorists. The vehicle operated by 27-year-old Jonathan Todd Slatton of Sparta was eventual ...
OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
School Superintendent Dr. Bruce Borchers sent a message to families of students yesterday stating a staff member at Oak Ridge High School tested positive for COVID-19. Borchers said obtaining this rep ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 41,156 (up 623 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 109,627 total cases (up 1,443 cases sin ...
ONE DEAD, SEVERAL INJURED IN MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN SEVIER COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says one was killed and multiple injured in a 5-vehicle crash on I-40 at the 407 mile marker in Sevier County. The accident happened just before 7 p.m. eastern last night. ...
