ONE DEAD, CHILD INJURED IN FIVE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN PUTNAM CO.
A five-vehicle accident on I-40 in Putnam County last night left one dead and a child injured. The Tennessee Highway Patrol say a 2018 Ford F-150 driven by 37-year-old Michael Silvey of Cookeville was ...
LOUDON COUNTY OFFICERS INVESTIGATING DEADLY SHOOTING
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly shooting that took place Friday night near downtown Lenoir City. The individual who is deceased was the suspected driver in a vehicle p ...
CURTIS WATSON SPOTTED NEAR PRISON HE ESCAPED FROM
The Tennessee Department of Correction has confirmed escaped inmate Curtis Watson was spotted early this morning in Henning, Tennessee. This is just a few miles from West Tennessee Prison where he esc ...
LOUDON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY GOOD-BYE TO K-9 OFFICER DAGGER
Saturday morning, deputies with the Loudon County Sheriff's Dept. paid their respects to a fallen comrade as LCPD K-9 Officer Dagger lost his battle with cancer. The canine was 9-years-old. K-9 Corpor ...
TBI RELEASES STATEMENT ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN BRADLEY COUNTY
The TBI has released a statement concerning an officer-involved shooting in Bradley County Saturday morning: At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI Agents are investigati ...
KNOXVILLE MAN DIES WHILE HIKING IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
A 58-year-old Knoxville man has died from a cardiac event while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers say that Harold Thompson was on the Injun Creek Manway leading to the Grapeya ...
WEBSITE REPORTS KNOXVILLE HOT CAR CHILD DEATH IS 3RD IN 2019
According to kidsandcars.org, the small child that died after being left in a hot car in Knoxville Friday, was the third child to die that way in Tennessee in 2019. Neither the age or gender of the ch ...
MILLER CHOSEN AS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS FOR ALVIN C. YORK INSTITUTE
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn is pleased to announce Dr. Joe Miller as Director of Schools for the Alvin C. York Institute in Jamestown, TN. Dr. Miller most recently ser ...
CHILD DIES IN LOCKED VEHICLE IN KNOXVILLE
Knoxville police responded to reports of a child locked in a vehicle this afternoon. Officers say the child died. It is not known how long the child was left in the vehicle. Crews responded to the s ...
SUTTLES INDICTED FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG FRAUD
An investigation by the TBI has led to the indictment of a Clinton, Tennessee woman on charges that she fraudulently obtained prescription drugs. After receiving information from the Knoxville Police ...
TOURISM INCREASES IN COUNTIES IN THE LISTENING AREA
In a report released this week, Tennessee saw 119 million domestic visitors in 2018, up 5.1% from 113 million the previous year. The state also hit a record-high $22 billion in domestic and internatio ...
HAWKINS CO. FEMALE CHARGED WITH STRIKING KIDS WITH BULL WHIP
A Hawkins County woman has been charged with child abuse after authorities say she hit her children with a bull whip. Investigators say an intoxicated 38-year-old Crystal Elaine McMillian was standing ...









