BRADLEY COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A Bradley County man was arrested this morning following a shooting. Officers say the incident happened at a home on the 1600 block of Clemmer Street where they found 38-year-old Chris Wingard dead fr ...
MORGAN CO. HEALTH COUNCIL AND PUTNAM CO. HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO GET MONEY TO HELP WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $25 million to 29 health centers in Tennessee as a part of a historic U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The awarded health centers in Ten ...
HOUSE FIRE KILLS THREE IN BLEDSOE COUNTY
The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department says three people died in a house fire early this morning at a home at 118 Cagle Road southwest of Pikeville. Detectives say the fire killed 97-year-old Ova L. ...
SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY IN THE COVERAGE AREA OVERNIGHT (APRIL 8-9, 2020)
The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms are likely for all of the coverage area ranging between 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. central tonight (April 8-9, 2020). The weather service added the stor ...
UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF ANNOUNCED FOR SELF-EMPLOYED DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
COVID-19 has caused record spikes in unemployment with the number of initial claims spiking to more than 250,000 in the last three-week period. In March, at the onset of the pandemic, Tennessee Gover ...
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SET UP TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES OWNERS DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
The Paycheck Protection Program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll. The Small Business Administration will forgive loans if all ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY JAIL ESCAPEE
The Wayne County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Department continues their search for a jail escapee. Officers say 20-year-old Albert Young of Monticello escaped from the detention center Monday when he was able ...
VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN TRIPLE FATAL STABBING AT PILOT TRAVEL CENTER IN KNOX COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says three women were fatally stabbed and one was wounded at a Pilot Travel Center on Strawberry Plains Pike in Knox County. Responding deputies confronted and fa ...
4,138 CASES OF COVID 19 IN TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY RISES TO 32 CASES – APRIL 7, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) said in their report released this afternoon there are 4,138 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say as of today (April 7, 2020), 72 d ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE SEEKING INFORMATION ON NEWBORN BABY DEATH
Oak Ridge Police continue to investigate the discovery of a newborn baby whose body was found by the side of the Melton Lake Greenway back on March 26, 2020. According to a press release, investigato ...
BREAKING NEWS: 3 DEAD, 1 WOUNDED AT TRUCK STOP IN KNOX COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) says three women were killed and one sent to the hospital following a truck stop stabbing in Knox County this morning. The TBI says the susp ...
IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION WARNS OF POSSIBLE COVID-19/ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT SCAMS
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin distributing COVID-19 Economic Impact payments soon. IRS Criminal Investigation continue to warn taxpayers to be alert about p ...
