DALE GRANDSTAFF NAMED TWRA BOATING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COLONEL
NASHVILLE --- Dale Grandstaff has been named Colonel of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. He will be responsible for the coordination of TWRA’s statewide law enforcement programs. A 26-year ve ...
INMATES SAVE LIFE OF A CHOKING CORRECTIONAL OFFICER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF — Inmates at the Downtown Detention Center are being praised after providing life-saving assistance to an officer who was choking. The inmates saw that the officer was in dis ...
INVESTIGATION INTO METH DISTRIBUTION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE INDICTMENTS IN KNOX COUNTY
KNOX COUNTY – An ongoing investigation by special agents in TBI’s Drug Investigation Division and agents with the 5th Judicial District Drug Task Force has resulted in the indictment of 15 people. ...
GOVERNOR LEE AND TDEC ANNOUNCE OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION
NASHVILLE – Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced the creation of the Office of Outdoor Recreation to further the state’s conservation effor ...
DAVIDSON COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
DAVIDSON COUNTY – TBI special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force posed as pre-teen and teenage girls in an undercover internet chat operation, resulting in the arrest o ...
ULTRALIGHT CRASHES NEAR DAYTON AIRPORTS
A pilot was airlifted to a hospital in Chattanooga after sustaining injuries including broken bones resulting from crashing an ultralight aircraft near Dayton Airports. The pilot was the only person i ...
BEAR PUT DOWN IN BLOUNT, CUBS RELOCATED
Another bear in Blount County was put down due to losing fear of humans, breaking into vehicles and containers, and coming too close to people. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was called to an ...
FBI EXECUTES SEARCH WARRANT ON REP. ANDY OGLES
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., announced on social media Tuesday that his phone was seized by the FBI last week – just one day after he won a Republican primary in the Volunteer State. Ogles, a member o ...
GAS LINE RUPTURE CAUSES AREA CLOSURE IN OLIVER SPRINGS
BBBTV12 - According to Oliver Springs Police Chief David Laxton, an area around Cove Lane and Lookout Avenue was closed Monday evening after a gas line rupture caused by collapsing trusses inside the ...
ELIGIBLE TN FAMILIES CAN GET 100 FREE DIAPERS MONTHLY WITH NEW STATE PROGRAM
Beginning August 7, 2024, TennCare and CoverKids members under age two will be eligible to receive up to 100 diapers per month as part of the TennCare Diaper Benefit. Any TennCare or CoverKids m ...
WINDROCK UNDERGOES MAJOR EXPANSION
OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. (WATE) — A massive East Tennessee mountain bike park is undergoing a major expansion project aimed at making it a world class and family friendly venue. Aaron Gwin, an eight-t ...
TEMA DEPLOYS RESCUE TEAMS TO SOUTH CAROLINA
Tennessee is stepping up to help South Carolina as Tropical Storm Debby moves east after a deadly Category 1 hurricane hit Florida. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) deployed two Typ ...
