GRAND JURY INDICTS OAK RIDGE MAN ON SEX CRIMES
An Oak Ridge man is charged with alleged sex crimes . 40-year-old Aaron Calloway Litton was indicted by the Roane County Grand Jury on two counts of rape of a child, two counts of rape and two county ...
ULTRALIGHT PILOT RECOVERING AFTER CRASH NEAR FALL CREEK FALLS
Authorities with the Van Buren County Emergency Management Agency say the pilot of an ultralight aircraft is recovering after hitting a tree while landing near Fall Creek Falls State Park Tuesday nigh ...
TDEC ISSUES PRECAUTIONARY FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES FOR TWO STREAMS
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a precautionary fish consumption advisory for smallmouth bass from Abrams Creek and the Little River within the Great Sm ...
EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Nashville Office of the National Weather Service has determined an EF-1 tornado struck eastern Fentress County in the Stockton area this past Friday, June 21, 2019. Hundreds of trees were snapped ...
J. POLK COOLEY, AGE 93
Prominent Roane County trial attorney J. Polk Cooley died on June 19, 2019, after becoming ill in December. He was 93. Mr. Cooley, who practiced law for 72 years, was beloved by generations of client ...
LUCIOUS EDWARD HOWARD, 64 – LONG TIME THP LIEUTENANT PASSES
Lucious Edward Howard, 64, retired lieutenant with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, passed away June 25, 2019, in Kingston. Ret. Lt. Howard was born Feb. 10, 1955, in Spencer, to Ronald and Deltrice How ...
UT BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE TUITION HIKES AT ALL CAMPUSES
Trustees for the University of Tennessee have approved tuition rate hikes at all campuses for the next academic year. The board approved a 2 percent tuition increase at the Knoxville campus and a 2.5 ...
BREAKING NEWS: BOMB THREAT AT WARTBURG CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
BREAKING NEWS: According to reports, Wartburg Central Middle School has been evacuated due to a bomb threat. A short time ago, authorities were alerted to the incident from school personnel. At this ...
MISSING MONROE COUNTY TEEN FOUND SAFE IN WISCONSIN
A missing Tennessee teen was discovered safe in Wisconsin Thursday night and her adoptive father is in custody and charged with rape. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones said that Savannah Pruitt, who h ...
MAN DIES FROM MOB INJURIES IN NASHVILLE
Metro Police say that a man has died from injuries he received after he was pummeled by a mob. 30-year-old Nicolas Christian died at Vanderbilt Medical Center Saturday after being discovered Saturday ...
HUNT CONTINUES FOR SUSPECT IN MURFREESBORO SHOOTING
The hunt continues for a suspect who shot and killed a man in Murfreesboro Friday night. Police responded to the report on Minor Street at around 11:30 PM where a group of people were gathered. Witnes ...
CLEVELAND TN CITY OFFICIALS: POT BELLY PIG HAS GOT TO GO
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WTVC) — One Tennessee woman is fighting to keep her pet pot-bellied pig even though her city prohibits swine. Cleveland allows all other farm animals inside the city limits. Nugget ...
