PUTNAM CO. MAN DIES IN DROWNING AT FLORIDA BEACH
Volusia County, Florida authorities say a 43-year-old man from Putnam County, Tennessee drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming. This information comes from the Volusia County Beach Safety. The ide ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BRADLEY COUNTY
(DEVELOPING STORY) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in this morning to look into an officer-involved shooting in northern Bradley County. Deputies initially responded to a resid ...
MEMPHIS MAN CHARGED WITH STRANGLING FRIEND WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
A 37-year-old man was indicted on second-degree murder charges related to the strangulation of a friend during an argument at a Memphis, Tennessee apartment. An investigation showed that Hans Banks an ...
PARK RANGERS IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS ADVISING VISITORS ABOUT “COW KILLER ANTS”
The Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service (GMSNP) is telling visitors to be on the lookout for "Cow Killer Ants." The insect is actually a type of parasitoid wasp and the female sting is said to ...
RHEA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MOURNS LOSS OF THREE STAFF MEMBERS
(Story by WRCB) - When students from Rhea County High School return from fall break on Monday, they will be mourning the loss of three familiar faces. Three staff members have died this week. On Mond ...
UPDATED INFORMATION RELEASED ON VEHICLE OF INTEREST IN LOUDON CO. HOMICIDE
Loudon County Sheriff Tim Guider continues to release more information regarding the murder of a Tennessee National Guardsman that occurred on October 1 in Northern Loudon County. “In regards to the ...
SEVERAL COUNTIES AND TOWNS IN LISTENING AREA TO RECEIVE GRANTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee approved over $26.7 million in Community Development Block Grants, which assist communities with improvements. In the listening area, Cumberland County will receive nearly ...
TROOPER ARREST IMPAIRED DRUG TAFFICKER FOR 4TH DUI IN UNICOI CO.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Ryan Fletcher stopped to conduct a motorist assist on a vehicle that had pulled over just off I-26 in Unicoi County. Trooper Fletcher noticed the driver was passed out ...
WOMAN ESCAPES INJURY IN OVERTON COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Putnam County woman escaped injury in a single vehicle accident in Overton County this morning. Trooper William Looper says a 2003 Ford Taurus driven by 21-year-old Kaitlyn Miller of Cookeville was ...
BYRDSTOWN TO GET $525,000 GRANT FOR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
State Senator Ken Yager and Representative Kelly Keisling announced today that the City of Byrdstown in Pickett County will receive $525,000 through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The la ...
INVASIVE SNAKEHEAD FISH DISCOVERED IN GEORGIA
An invasive fish species has been spotted in Georgia and wildlife officials want anyone who encounters it to "immediately" kill the animal, which can survive on both land and in water. The northern s ...
COOKEVILLE POLICE LOOKING FOR TWO SUSPECTED CAR THIEVES
Cookeville police are looking for two males suspected of stealing a vehicle from the Upper Cumberland Human Resources Agency. Police later located the vehicle in Nashville. Investigators ask for anyon ...
