OAK RIDGE POLICE LAUNCH RSVP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SENIORS AND VULNERABLE RESIDENTS
The Oak Ridge Police Department has launched a new community initiative called the Resources for Senior and Vulnerable Persons (RSVP) Program, developed through its Volunteer in Police Services (VIPS) ...
FLAGS IN TENNESSEE TO BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
Flags are to be flown at half-staff across Tennessee by order of the Governor from sunrise today (April 30, 2026) until sunset on Friday, May 1, 2026, at the State Capitol, all state office buildings, ...
TENN HEALTH DEPT. GIVES TIPS ON AVOIDING TICKS
As the weather warms up, the Tennessee Department of Health is urging residents and visitors to enjoy the outdoors safely by taking proactive steps to prevent tick bites and the serious illnesses they ...
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLS SUED OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF DISABLED STUDENTS AND SYSTEMIC COVER-UP
Parents of disabled and non-verbal students have filed a lawsuit against Blount County Schools and a former special education teacher, alleging a pattern of sexual, physical, and verbal abuse at Union ...
FOUR SUSPECTS UNNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER COLLABERATIVE OPERATION IN PUTNAM COUNTY
In a major law enforcement sweep dubbed "Operation Spring Cleaning," the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with state and federal agencies like the TBI and DEA, successfully apprehended ...
OVER 550 HOMES WITHOUT POWER IN MCMINN AND BRADLEY COUNTIES
UPDATE: The number has been reduced to just under 250 homes in Bradley County. ORIGINAL STORY: Over 550 homes near Athens and Cleveland are without power after this morning's storms ...
POWER RESTORED TO ALMOST 5,000 CUSTOMERS IN BLOUNT COUNTY AFTER TUESDAY MORNING STORMS
Power was restored to thousands of customers in Blount County, Tennessee, on Tuesday morning following widespread outages caused by thunderstorms sweeping through East Tennessee. According to the City ...
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL TO EQUIP TROOPERS WITH PORTABLE BREATHALYZERS AMID SOBER DUI SCRUTINY
According to a report by FOX17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) is in the process of purchasing portable breathalyzers for all troopers in response to growing scrutiny over "sober DUI" arrests in t ...
MAN CHARGED IN FATAL PIGEON FORGE SHOOTING OUTSIDE DOLLY PARTON’S STAMPEDE
A 24-year-old man from Illinois, Evan Cogdill, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jacob Inselmann outside Dolly Parton’s Stampede in Pigeon Forge, ...
TENNESSEE WARNING: FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE CAR SALE SCAM ON THE RISE
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is warning consumers about a growing scam targeting people selling vehicles on Facebook Marketplace. Scammers pose as interested buyers, negotiate a ...
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR DRUG POSSESSION
On April 24, 2026, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Sgt. Bullard spotted a blue Chevrolet Blazer with an active BOLO on the property of Northfield Elementary School in Sparta, Tennessee. The vehicle was be ...
CLEVELAND MAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM RAFT ON OCOEE RIVER
A 50-year-old Cleveland man, Richard White, died Sunday afternoon after falling from a raft while paddling recreationally on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee. The incident occurred just befor ...












