18-YEAR-OLD FROM BLOUNT COUNTY INDICTED FOR MURDER OF MOTHER
A Blount County grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old for the death of his mother. Court documents state Jonathan Sellers is charged with first degree murder, felony murder, especially aggravated rob ...
TN. SUPREME COURT WILL NOT INTERVENE IN UPCOMING EXECUTION
The Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday declined to intervene in upcoming execution of 53-year-old Lee Hall. The judges denied a request for more time to consider the possible bias of a juror who helped ...
TROOPERS RESPOND TO FATAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN PUTNAM COUNTY
A vehicle accident last night in Putnam County claimed the life of a woman. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 1998 Mercury Sable driven by 46-year-old Karen Madewell of Cookeville was traveling sout ...
CROSSVILLE’S JOHNNY “J.J.” PRESLEY TO RUN FOR U.S. SENATE SEAT
Crossville physician assistant Johnny “J.J.” Presley told 105.7 News in an exclusive interview today he will run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated in 2020 by current Senator Lamar Alexande ...
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HWY 127 INJURES TWO IN FENTRESS CO.
A Fentress County man was injured yesterday in a two vehicle accident on Highway 127 at Hoodtown Road. Troopers say a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 17-year-old juvenile from Clarkrange pulled out into the ...
FENTRESS INVESTIGATORS: VICTIM NOT HONEST ABOUT ASSAULT ON HIGHWAY 127
The Fentress County Sheriff’s Department says a man is now facing charges after he was not honest about an alleged attack early Sunday morning on Highway 127 North. Officers say 19-year-old Nathan Ha ...
DEATH ROW INMATE SET TO BE EXECUTED IN TENNESSEE
An execution is scheduled to take place in Tennessee Thursday for a blind death row inmate who fatally set his estranged girlfriend afire. Lee Hall, who is also known as Leroy Hall Jr., is scheduled ...
FORMER WILSON SPORTING GOOD WAREHOUSE IN COOKEVILLE DESTROYED BY FIRE
The former Wilson Sporting Goods warehouse in Cookeville was destroyed by a fire early this morning. Crews responded to the scene around 1 a.m. on South Depot Street to see the structure engulfed in f ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO TRUCK BLAZE AT PETRO TRUCK STOP
Just after midnight this morning, Knoxville Rural Metro Fire responded to a tractor trailer fire at the Petro truck stop on N. Watt Road off of I-40. When units arrived they found the truck heavily in ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS – DECEMBER 2, 2019
The following school systems are either closed or delayed today (Monday, December 2, 2019). Check back as this page will be updated (Updated 7:20 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2019) CLOSED Bledsoe County Fe ...
MAN DIES IN KAYAK ACCIDENT IN RHEA COUNTY
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department and TWRA responded to a report of a flipped kayak yesterday afternoon on Richland Creek near Back Valley Road. Fast-moving water and rough terrain made recovery ef ...
FOUR DANGEROUS TEENS ESCAPE NASHVILLE JUVENILE FACILITY
Nashville Metro police are searching for four teens who escaped from a juvenile detention center last night. Officers say 16-year-old Decorrius Wright, 17-year-old Morris Marsh, 17-year-old Brandon Ca ...
