TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TO HOLD SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN AREA
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints Friday, December 13, 2019. Troopers will be set up in the following areas: Cumberland County - Highway 70 at Browntown Road Morgan Coun ...
TENNESSEE TEEN DISMEMBERS GRANDMOTHER’S DOG, PLACED HEAD IN DRESSER
A Tennessee teen was released on bond after police say she dismembered her grandmother’s dog and put parts of its body in her dresser and freezer. Officers say 18-year-old Kyoko Smith could face up to ...
BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY SAFETY TIPS
The 2019 holiday season is upon us. As we focus on family and great food, we want to give you a quick reminder to stay safe while you are out shopping for the holidays. Below are some great tips to he ...
KENTUCKY GOVERNOR PARDONS MAN ONCE CONVICTED OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has pardoned a man serving life in prison for sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter, saying the man was wrongly convicted. Bevin issued the pardon saying that Paul ...
JAKE HOOT ADVANCES TO TOP 10 ON “THE VOICE”
Putnam County’s Jake Hoot advanced into the Top 10 last night on the NBC show “The Voice” Jake took time last night to post to social media: “Top 10!!!! And most streamed artist for the second week? ...
OAK RIDGE WOMAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
A woman from Anderson County is facing charges after a stabbing. Oak Ridge police responded to an apartment on Utica Circle for a disturbance. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim with multiple ...
BYRDSTOWN MAN SENTENCED FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
A Pickett County man was sentenced to five years in prison for aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. Officers arrested 36-year-old Oscar Gonzalez Garcia of Billy Zachary Road in Byrdstown earlier ...
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL ASKING TVA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AT TOM FULLER PARK
The Rockwood City Council is once again requesting TVA to allow the city to pursue development along the waterways at Tom Fuller Park and surrounding parcels inside the city limits. The request will s ...
MONROE COUNTY MAN ALLEGEDLY POINTS FIREARM AT SCHOOL BUS
A man was arrested in Monroe County after officials said he pointed a gun at a school bus. Authorities say the bus was letting children off at a stop on the 200 block of Pleasant Hill Road when an arg ...
RHEA COUNTY MOURNING LOSS OF DEPUTY AFTER HIS COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Deputy Sgt. Kenneth Stout battled cancer for over four years. Stout passed away today after a heroic fight. The sheriff’s ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING KNOX COUNTY MAN WITH DEMENTIA
The search for a missing Knox County man with dementia has entered its second week. Officers say 77-year-old Jackie Harrison was separated from his family at the Walmart in Halls on November 17, 2019 ...
STUDENTS AT HIGH SCHOOL IN TENNESSEE STAGE WALKOUT IN SUPPORT OF TEACHER
A teacher in Tennessee who was recently placed on leave over an assignment about the use of a racial epithet received some support Friday from a group of students. The students at Cane Ridge High Sch ...
