MEIGS COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DISCOVERS BODY ALONG ROUTE IN DECATUR
Meigs County authorities called in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after a school bus driver on her morning route spotted a body on the side of Eaves Ferry Road in Decatur early this morning. T ...
GOVERNOR LEE SAYS NO CLEMENCY FOR DEATH ROW INMATE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced yesterday he will not intervene to halt Thursday's scheduled execution of 68-year-old death-row inmate Don Johnson. Lee said he made the decision after "prayerfu ...
FBI INVESTIGATES CHATTANOOGA POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF RAPE
A former Chattanooga police officer is under federal investigation by the FBI. Officer Desmond Logan is accused of raping three women in his custody while on duty, according to papers filed in a fede ...
TBI SAYS MURDER, SERIOUS CRIMES RATES FELL IN 2018; METH CRIMES SPIKED
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released its Crime in Tennessee report for 2018. It says serious crime, including rape and murder, dropped 3.6 percent in 2018 from 2017. Murder rates fell ei ...
FORMER LENOIR CITY PASTOR SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS FOR RAPE
A former church pastor in Lenoir City was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison. David Lynn Richards Jr., who served as pastor of My Father’s House Church of God in Lenoir City for years, was con ...
CLARKSVILLE WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN BANK FRAUD SCHEME
A Clarksville woman pleaded guilty Friday to two charges in connection with a scheme to steal funds from customers of a credit union. Nicole Walker pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud a ...
MECHANICAL ISSUE NECESSITATES EMERGENCY LANDING AT McGHEE TYSON AIRPORT
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737 headed to Atlanta had to make an emergency landing Sunday morning at McGhee Tyson Airport after crew reported a nose-gear issue. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesma ...
EIGHTH VICTIM FOUND, POSSIBLE CONNECTION TO SUMNER COUNTY SLAYING
An eighth victim has been identified in connection with last month’s Sumner County slayings. Investigators confirm Jim Dunn’s decapitated body was discovered April 17 near a burnt-out cabin in a rural ...
RHEA COUNTY MAN STEALS MULTIPLE VEHICLES DURING HIGH-SPEED CHASE
More information has been released on Saturday's high-speed chase which took place in Rhea County. According to Sheriff Mike Neal, Kendall O'Neil Speegle is suspected of burglary, along with stealing ...
EARTHQUAKE REPORTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN MORGAN COUNTY
Another earthquake was reported in East Tennessee Friday evening. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.5 magnitude quake struck 4.34 miles northwest of Coalfield in Morgan County. The epicente ...
SUSPECT LEADS RHEA COUNTY AUTHORITIES ON HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT AND MANAGES TO STEAL 4 CARS
A man is in custody in Rhea County for stealing four cars and leading officers on a high-speed chase. Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal says that they have captured the suspect Kendel Speegle. Neal says t ...
15-YEAR-OLD CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF 16-YEAR-OLD IN NASHVILLE
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with reckless homicide in Nashville. Metro Police say that 16-year-old Mina Fawzy was found dead inside his Antioch home Friday from a wound to the neck area. After ...
