VICTIM AND SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN LOUDON COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE
Loudon County investigators released more information today on yesterday’s deadly shooting that left a man dead on Tinnel Lane. The victim has been identified as 34-year-old Christopher C. Watson of L ...
WILSON CO. SCHOOL BUS DRIVER LAID TO REST IN BUS CASKET
Longtime Wilson County school bus driver David Wright was laid to rest in a school bus casket Sunday. Wright passed away at the age of 76. Wright dedicated more than 50 years of his life serving the W ...
SEQUATCHIE COUNTY CORRECTIONS OFFICER ARRESTED
The TBI arrested a Sequatchie County corrections officer after they say they caught her with meth in hand. Agents were interviewing Nicole Brianna Harmon on another ongoing investigation when they not ...
OFFICERS INVESTIGATING DEADLY SHOOTING AND SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN LOUDON CO.
One person is dead and two are in custody following a shooting on Tinnel Lane in Loudon County last night. Deputies located the suspects’ vehicle on Martel Road and arrested two shortly after the init ...
2,000 INFECTED, 13 DEAD IN STATE FROM HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK
An updated news release from the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) says 2,000 Tennesseans have now been infected with the virus that causes hepatitis A since the outbreak began last year. It says 1 ...
155 ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE IN “OPERATION CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN”
DEVELOPING STORY - A multi-state operation with the Drug Enforcement Administration and three state law enforcement teams resulted in 375 arrests and 800 pounds of meth seized. Dubbed 'Operation Crys ...
DEPUTIES: VAUGHN ARRESTED AFTER USING HOT WATER TO PUNISH 2-YEAR-OLD
Rhea County authorities say a woman has been arrested after badly burning a 2-year-old girl as a punishment. Hospital officials told officers the child had burns on her feet looking like a pair of soc ...
TENNESSEE FREE HUNTING DAY COMING UP
Tennesseans will be allowed to hunt without a license this Saturday only (August 24, 2019) for Free Hunting Day. It is a day provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency to increase interest in ...
CROPS AND CATTLE REPORT – AUGUST 19, 2019
Hot, dry weather prevailed over most of the state, providing ample opportunities for fieldwork. Corn producers were busy preparing for harvest with some expected to begin harvesting as early as this w ...
BLOUNT COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED FOR CHILD NEGLECT
A judge in Blount County this morning sentenced 34-year-old Bethanie Carriker to 25 years in prison for two counts of aggravated child neglect. She must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence. The ...
BLOOD DRIVE SET FOR 9-YEAR-OLD BATTLING E.COLI IN BLEDSOE CO.
A blood drive will be held today (August 19, 2019) for a 9-year-old Bledsoe County girl fighting an E.coli infection. The infection in Audrey Smith caused a syndrome that's impacting her kidneys. Her ...
PLANNED POWER OUTAGE SET FOR PART OF MCMINN COUNTY
A planned power outage will take place late tomorrow night (August 20, 2019) in Athens, Tennessee. Beginning at 11 p.m. eastern, crews of the Athens Utilities Board will be relocating a large concrete ...
