BILL WHICH BANS CELL PHONE TALKING WHILE DRIVING INTRODUCED IN NASHVILLE
Cell phones have been a part of our lives for a few decades now and are used by some people continually. Unfortunately, many use the devices while driving and Tennessee lawmakers have introduced legis ...
AVALON CENTER AFFECTED BY PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
Late yesterday, 1057 News learned the partial government shutdown has touched close to home. The Avalon Center, which receives federal grant monies, has been affected by the shutdown in that access to ...
UPDATE: TDOC SAYS NO CREDIBLE THREAT AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT
An email communication received today from the Tennessee Department of Corrections denies allegations of a threat against Tennessee law-enforcement personnel by the Vice Lords or any other gang. TD ...
VW-CHATTANOOGA ANNOUNCES $800 MILLION EXPANSION
Volkswagen-Chattanooga has announced it's expanding with the promise of an eventual 1000 new jobs to the area. Monday, executives with the company stated in Detroit that it will launch an $800 million ...
MONROE COUNTY INMATE WALKS AWAY FROM WORK DETAIL
Authorities say a Monroe County inmate escaped Monday afternoon while out on a work detail. MCSO is asking for the public's help in its search for escaped inmate John Adam Cogdill. Cogdill, who is 38, ...
UPDATE: IDENTITY OF MAN KILLED IN SWEETWATER FIRE RELEASED
We now know the identity of the man who died in the Sweetwater fire Saturday night. Investigators told 1057 News this afternoon the victim was 46-year-old Robert Shubert. Firefighters had responded to ...
MULTI-AGENCY RAID NETS THREE ON THIRTEEN TOTAL CHARGES
At 7 a.m. Sunday morning, the Oliver Springs Police Department, aided by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and members of the 7th Judicial Crime Task Force, executed a search warrant on t ...
DEVELOPING STORY: CREDIBLE THREAT TO TENNESSEE LAW ENFORCEMENT
Members of the Crossville Police Department and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office have been alerted to what is being considered a credible threat against all Tennessee peace officers. An alert was i ...
HEARING MOVED TO APRIL FOR FORMER CLAIBORNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S MISCONDUCT CASE
A status hearing for ex-Claiborne County Sheriff David Ray has been rescheduled from today to April 15, according to published reports. In 2017, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation opened investiga ...
AIRMEN RETURN AFTER SIX-MONTH MIDDLE EAST DEPLOYMENT
Balloons, hugs and broad smiles were the order of the day Saturday, as thirteen airmen from the 241st Engineering Installation Squadron returned home after a six-month deployment to Iraq. The airmen, ...
3.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED NEAR ALCOA EARLY MONDAY
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Alcoa area early Monday morning. The quake was recorded at 4 a.m., about half a mile southeast of Alcoa at a depth of 12.7 kilometers. It's unclear, at t ...
PIKEVILLE FAMILY OF 9 ESCAPE BURNING HOME
A family of nine was able to escape a fire Saturday morning which wiped out their Pikeville home. Charlene Meeker told reporters that they made it out of the flaming structure minutes before the roof ...
