GATLINBURG WOMAN DRAGGED OFF HER PORCH BY BLACK BEAR; BEARS EUTHANIZED
Last night, a woman in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, was bitten and dragged from her porch by a black bear, but sustained no injuries. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) officers found a yearling bea ...
TN HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS TWO MORE MEASLES CASES IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming today two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Both persons are currently recovering at home. This brings Tennesse ...
SPRING STARTS WITH LOWERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s unemployment rate declined last month for the first time since May 2024, according to the newest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). ...
TENNESSEEANS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation encourage all Tennesseans to take part in t ...
AAA: 4/20 DAY CREATES ‘HIGH STAKES’ ON THE ROAD
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (April 17, 2025) – The national cannabis holiday ‘4/20’ can mean high stakes on our nation’s roadways. Recent AAA research revealed an alarming stat, about 85% of cannabis users admi ...
KNOX COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS FOR C.P. PRODUCTION
KNOXVILLE Tenn. – On April 15, 2025, Matthew Estes, 26, currently of Knox County, Tennessee, was sentenced to 720 months by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge, in the United ...
TENN. NATIONAL AIR GUARDSMEN HONORED BY TENN. SENATE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eleven members of the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing, headquartered in Knoxville, were recognized by the Tennessee Senate with a Joint Resolution, April 14, ...
BILL TO BAN THC-A SALES PASSES HOUSE; HEADED TO SENATE
A Tennessee bill, HB 1376, passed in the House and is headed to the Senate, effectively banning THC-A sales by transferring regulatory control of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to the Alcoholic Bev ...
NINE ARRESTED IN JOINT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION
HENDERSONVILLE – An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Hendersonville Police Department, the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, members of the 18th Judic ...
FEDERAL DUE DATES FOR TN CITIZENS EXTENDED TO NOV. 3RD DUE TO STORMS
As a result of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that began on April 2, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a disaster declaration for the entire state o ...
MARYVILLE CHURCH PRAYS FOR PASTOR’S SAFE RETURN
On Thursday evening last week, a 45-year-old American pastor from Maryville, Tennessee named Josh Sullivan was abducted by four armed and masked men while preaching at Fellowship Baptist Church in Mot ...
SKRMETTI WARNS PHONE PROVIDERS OF CONTINUED UNLAWFUL ROBOCALL TRAFFIC
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force today issued follow-up notice letters to ...












