MAN NAMED TUPAC A. SHAKUR ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE
Another man with a famous name has been arrested in Tennessee. This time in was in Johnson City. Officers arrested 40-year-old Tupac A. Shakur of Elizabethton on charges including aggravated assault, ...
MASON NOW FACING FEDERAL CHARGES AFTER REPORTEDLY TRYING TO SHOOT DEPUTIES
An Anderson County man facing state charges after reportedly trying to shoot two deputies earlier this year is now looking at federal charges. It includes possession of a firearm by a felon, possessio ...
MOTHER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DEATH OF INFANT LEFT IN HOT CAR IN KNOX CO.
The mother of a 6-month-old child found dead in a hot car in North Knoxville just ovber two months ago is now charged with murder. Officers say 30-year-old Chantae Cabrera was arrested early this morn ...
TROPICAL SYSTEM IN GULF OF MEXICO EXPECTED TO BE NAMED NESTOR LATER TODAY
The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico is expected to turn into Tropical Storm Nestor today. As of 7 a.m. central time this morning (Friday, October 1 ...
INVASIVE TICK FOUND IN PUTNAM AND ROANE COUNTIES
Agriculture officials say an invasive tick that could threaten cattle has been found in at least eight counties in Tennessee. The invasive Asian longhorned tick has been discovered in Claiborne, Cocke ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKER WANTS TO RAISE SMOKING AGE
A Tennessee state lawmaker is planning to introduce a bill next year to raise the age for buying and using tobacco from 18 to 21. Representative Ron Gant says he thinks a majority of people are in agr ...
“OPERATION BLACKOUT” AIMED AT CHECKING ON SEX OFFENDER COMPLIANCE FOR HALLOWEEN
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) has launched Operation Blackout during October. TDOC conducts the operation during the Halloween season to ensure sex offenders are not making contact wi ...
TROPICAL SYSTEM SIXTEEN FORMS IN GULF OF MEXICO, TARGETING FLORIDA PANHANDLE
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical system that is expected to be a named tropical storm later today. The disturbance was centered near latitude 22.4 North, longitude 95.7 West (just ...
TENNESSEANS WILL HAVE TO TURN CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, DESPITE NEW STATE LAW
Tennesseans will have to turn their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. on November 3, 2019. Now people are wondering why this is the case with a new Daylight Savings Time law passed in the state earlier ...
CAMERON SEXTON APPOINTED TO TN. COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE FOR CENSUS 2020
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced appointments to the Tennessee Complete Count Committee which will work alongside the U.S. Census Bureau for the 2020 Census. “I am proud to appoint these leaders ...
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN OVERTON COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle accident in Overton County yesterday. Trooper Neil Matthews says a 2007 Volvo XC7 driven by 39-year-old Michael Owens of Byrdstown rear ended ...
FAMILY OF TODDLER SWEPT AWAY IN FLOOD AT TENNESSEE PARK FILES LAWSUIT
The family of a 2-year-old who died in floodwaters at a Tennessee state park back in June has filed a lawsuit against the state. Officers say Steven Pierce of Kentucky died after he and his father wer ...
