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 ...
DUNCAN FOUND GUILTY IN MORGAN CO. OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
One day. That is all a Morgan County jury needed to convict a man of attempted second-degree murder. James Duncan got into a physical altercation with Ryan Massengale outside of a bar in May of 2018. ...
SITE STUDIES APPROVED TO HELP SOLVE MORGAN CO. JAIL OVERCROWDING
The Morgan County Commission this week approved site studies on two prospective locations to help solve the inmate overcrowding issue at the jail. The first location would involve an expansion of the ...
WARTBURG POLICE LOOKING FOR CAR BURGLARY SUSPECT
The public’s assistance has been requested by the Wartburg Police Department in a case of car burglaries at Wartburg Central High School. Authorities say the same suspect is also wanted for questionin ...
TWO ARRESTED ON FEDERAL WARRANTS AFTER POLICE CHASE NEAR MONTEREY
Two individuals wanted by federal authorities were arrested after a police chase early this morning. The pursuit started in Monterey on I-40 when officers attempted to stop a white Nissan Sentra. Poli ...
MARYVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF RAPE OF A CHILD
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said deputies arrested a man last night on two warrants for rape of a child. Officers say 35-year-old Leslie Elton Obanion of Coker Road in Maryville is in cust ...
LOUDON COUNTY AUTHORITIES CLOSE NUISANCE HOME
Today, Loudon County sheriff’s deputies and Department of Tobacco and Firearm agents, assisted the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in the closure of a nuisance house off of Tinnel Lane. The ho ...
SEARCH EXPANDED INTO TENNESSEE FOR MISSING 3-YEAR-OLD ALABAMA GIRL
Authorities in Alabama say they've expanded the search for a missing 3-year-old girl to include surrounding states, including Tennessee and Georgia. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and police Chief ...
TBI TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVE CAPTURED IN FLORIDA
A man sought for murder at a Greeneville coin laundry earlier this month has been captured in Florida. Officers say 35-year-old Stanley Mossburg was arrested in Winter Haven, Florida by the Polk Count ...
TBI SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTED MURDERER STANLEY MOSSBURG (PHOTOS IN STORY)
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation needs the public’s help in locating 35-year-old Stanley Eric Mossburg. He is wanted by the Greeneville, Tennessee Police Department for first-degree murder, espec ...
TN. LAWMAKERS LOOKING AT BILL TO ENHANCE PUNISHMENT FOR REPEAT ANIMAL CRUELTY OFFENDERS
A bill that would enhance the punishment for persons found guilty of animal cruelty is being consider by Tennessee lawmakers. If passed, HB 0852/ SB 1277 says a person charged the second time (or any ...
