TROOPER INJURED IN LOUDON COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper was injured in a vehicle accident yesterday in Loudon County. The report states a 2004 Ford Explorer driven by 65-year-old James Dini of Sweetwater lost control at t ...
EMPLOYEE ASSAULTED BY INMATE AT TROUSDALE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
An employee of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility is recovering after being assaulted by an inmate Friday evening. Officials say that the facility is currently on lockdown, Details on the assa ...
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN HUMPHERY COUNTY
Authorities in Humphrey County have begun an investigation after human remains were discovered there Friday morning. The remains were found by loggers off Old Hiighway 13 South. The identity of the re ...
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DRUG BUST IN FENTRESS COUNTY
A traffic stop in Fentress County yesterday resulted in a drug bust. Officers pulled over a vehicle with Melissa Byrd and Dallas Lavender inside. Upon searching the vehicle, Fentress County deputies a ...
TENNESSEE MAN SUES POPEYES OVER HUNT FOR SOLD-OUT SANDWICH
A Tennessee man who spent "countless time driving" from one Popeyes to another in search of its popular chicken sandwich is suing the fast-food chain after he was left hungry. "I can't get happy; I h ...
ADKINS CONVICTED OF MURDER IN MONROE COUNTY
A Madisonville man was convicted by a Monroe County jury yesterday of first-degree murder. Officers say 22-year-old Robert Charles Adkins was accused of the death his father, Charles Taylor, in late 2 ...
KNOXVILLE POLICE SEARCHING FOR MISSING ELDERLY MAN
The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing elderly man. Police believe Jack Burchfield could be in danger after he was last seen leaving Fort Sanders hospital around 6:15 p.m ...
FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORMER WHITE COUNTY SHERIFF
A man who was wrongly arrested has filed a federal lawsuit against White County and former White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe. The problem started one year ago when 51-year-old Ronnie D. Richardson re ...
SENATOR BAILEY TO INTRODUCE “SLOW POKE LAW”
State Senator Paul Bailey plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming session that would make it illegal for a driver to go slow in a fast lane on four-lane divided highways or interstates. The “Slow Po ...
OVER 90 CATS RESCUED FROM TN. HOME OPERATING AS “CAT SANCTUARY”
More than 90 cats have been rescued from a Tennessee home that had operated as a “cat sanctuary,” according to nonprofit Animal Rescue Corps. The organization responded to a house in Morris Chapel, w ...
FOUR STUDENTS AT BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FACING DRUG CHARGES
Authorities say four students at Bradley Central High School are in trouble after an incident sent three of them to the hospital yesterday. School resource officers found the three who said they had u ...
SEARCH ON FOR TWO MISSING CHILDREN IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee law enforcement are searching for two missing children believed to be with their non-custodial parent. Officers say 39-year-old Amy Marie Newell-Robinson is believed to have taken 6-year-old ...
