HIGH-SPEED I-75 CHASE ENDS IN SWEETWATER; PERP IN CUSTODY
Tennessee Highway Patrol officers say a Sweetwater man led them on a high-speed chase through McMinn County and into Sweetwater Tuesday night. According to a THP spokesman, 24-year-old Fidencio Ara ...
MURFREESBORO GUN STORE CLERKS CHASE TEEN THIEVES, HOLD THEM AT GUNPOINT
You have to be a special kind of reckless to attempt to steal from a gun store. That’s what 21-year-old Even Bell and 19-year-old J’Darrius Rice, both of Chattanooga, learned Tuesday afternoon, when t ...
STATE SPORTS BETTING BILL PASSES LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
Legalized sports betting has taken a step closer toward passage in Tennessee. HB1 was approved Wednesday by the Departments and Agencies Subcommittee. It was the first of several hurdles the bill face ...
POPULAR FROZEN-BEVERAGE COMPANY RELOCATING HQ TO TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today an iconic frozen-beverage company is pulling up its California roots for the friendlier bu ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ADVANCE FETAL HEARTBEAT BILL
A state bill that would essentially ban most abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat has cleared another legislative hurdle and now advances to the full House for a vote. "This is an issue tha ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE ARREST FIVE SUSPECTS IN COUNTERFEIT BUST
Last Thursday, February 21, the Oak Ridge Police Department arrested five suspects following a fraudulent transaction with counterfeit money. Officers were notified by a local business suspected co ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD LIMIT TOBACCO, VAPE SALES TO THOSE AGE 21 AND UP
Several lawmakers in the state are pushing to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco or vaping products to 21 from 18. This week, Republican State Sen. Shane Reeves and House Rep. Bob Ramsey said t ...
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 ...
