TENNESSEE GOVERNOR PROPOSES $15.3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proposed in excess of $15 million in additional funds for mental-health initiatives in the state. Lee said $11.2 million in new funding would help with funding mental- ...
DEPUTY STEVE HINKLE, SHOT DURING BLOUNTVILLE STANDOFF, HAS DIED
Sullivan County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Hinkle has died. Hinkle, shot during a standoff at a Blountville home on Saturday, died Tuesday afternoon at an area hospital. The Tennessee Bureau of Investiga ...
HINDS TURNS HERSELF IN AFTER HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED CHATTANOOGA POLICE OFFICER
Wanted on charges of vehicular homicide in the Saturday-night death of Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger, 54-year-old Janet Elaine Hinds turned herself in to authorities. Hinds surrendered ...
ROCKSLIDE FORCES ROAD CLOSURES IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Authorities in Sevier County say Newfound Gap Road/Hwy 441 is closed due to a rockslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The slide occurred several miles from the Sugarlands Visitor Center, ...
SULLIVAN COUNTY DEPUTY REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER SHOOTING
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputy Steve Hinkle remains in serious condition following a shootout Saturday afternoon in the Blountville area. Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy sai ...
KCSO IDENTIFIES MAN WHO DIED AFTER DRIVING CAR INTO FLOODED WEST KNOXVILLE STREET
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office reported 59-year-old Christopher J. Doody died after driving into floodwaters in West Knoxville overnight Saturday. Witnesses told Rural Metro Fire they tried to yell ...
WOMAN ADDED TO TBI TOP 10 LIST AFTER HIT-AND-RUN DEATH OF CHATTANOOGA COP
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has added 54-year-old Janet Elaine Hinds to its Top Ten Most-Wanted List after a hit-and-run crash that killed 38-year-old Officer Nicholas Galinger of the Chatt ...
CHATTANOOGA POLICE OFFICER KILLED BY HIT & RUN DRIVER
On Saturday, February 23, 2019, at 11:04 p.m., Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger was struck by a vehicle while on duty. The incident occurred on the 2900 block of Hamill Road in Hixson, TN. ...
SON OF RONNIE MILSAP FOUND DEAD
Todd Milsap, the son of Country Music Hall of Fame artist Ronnie Milsap, was found dead Saturday at Four Corners Marina in Antioch, according to police. Todd Milsap was 49. He was found dead on his ho ...
TENNESSEE “DRYING OFF” AFTER DEVASTATING FLOODING
Things are beginning to slowly dry out after a horrendous storm system lasting for several days passed through middle and east Tennessee causing wide-spread flooding and evacuations. Record rainfall n ...
2 ARRESTED IN MCMINN COUNTY FOR UNDERAGE SEX VIOLATIONS
Two men have been arrested and charged with human trafficking in McMinn County. According to a TBI release, 34-year-old Edgar Gallegos of Morristown and 38-year-old Armadi Imade of Sevierville have ea ...
ROCKSLIDE ON I-40 AT TENNESSEE/N. CAROLINA LINE TO REOPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is reporting that I-40 close to the Tennessee line will remain closed for about a week. A rock slide Friday night shut down traffic in both directions. ...
