
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR 12/05/25
The following schools will be closed Friday 12/5: Putnam Open but with a two hour delay: Clay Oneida Special School District Overton Pickett Cumberland

STRUCTURE FIRE AT CROSSVILLE FUNERAL HOME QUICKLY HANDLED; NO INJURIES
Earlier today, just after noon, a fire broke out at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Crossville, disrupting normal business operations. The incident originated

VIRGINIA MAN JAILED FOR BURGLARIZING OAK RIDGE FIRE STATION, STEALING FLAGS AND UTV
Emmette Deel of Norton, Virginia, allegedly broke into a fire station at the East Tennessee Technology Park (former K-25 site) around 4 a.m. on November

OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED
UPDATE: Tonight’s Oliver Springs Town Council meeting has been cancelled, as announced on the official Oliver Springs Facebook page. ORIGINAL STORY: The Oliver Springs Water

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXPAND ACROSS EAST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect for Morgan and Anderson counties from 7 PM Thursday until 7 AM EST Friday as a round of

SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40 EAST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Earlier today at approximately 5:12 a.m., a single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 304 in Cumberland County, Tennessee. A 2012 Ford

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WARNS OF PUPPY SCAMS
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing a warning about a surge in puppy scams as the holiday season approaches, when many families seek to

DEKALB COUNTY SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION
Posted by Bryant C. Dunaway, District Attorney: In the early morning hours of December 4, 2025, Deputies with the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to

EIGHT STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL DEMAND C.S.C. WITHDRAW AGREEMENT
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a coalition of eight state attorneys general in strongly opposing the University Participant Agreement recently issued by the

TENNESSEE PARENTS AND ACLU SUE TO BLOCK STATEWIDE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM
In Knoxville, Tennessee, Dustin Park, the father of a high school freshman with Down syndrome, has joined nine other parents and taxpayers in a lawsuit

BEDBUGS REPORTED FOUND IN BRADLEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM
According to a report by News Channel 9, bed bugs were discovered in a classroom at Bradley Central High School, prompting administrators to close the

TULLAHOMA DOGS MAUL 50-YEAR-OLD MAN, AND 3-MONTH-OLD CHILD TO DEATH
In Tullahoma, Tennessee, a tragic dog mauling on Thursday afternoon claimed the lives of 50-year-old James Smith and his 3-month-old granddaughter in the 900 block

SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR 12/05/25
The following schools will be closed Friday 12/5: Putnam Open but with a two hour delay: Clay Oneida Special School District Overton Pickett Cumberland

STRUCTURE FIRE AT CROSSVILLE FUNERAL HOME QUICKLY HANDLED; NO INJURIES
Earlier today, just after noon, a fire broke out at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Crossville, disrupting normal business operations. The incident originated

VIRGINIA MAN JAILED FOR BURGLARIZING OAK RIDGE FIRE STATION, STEALING FLAGS AND UTV
Emmette Deel of Norton, Virginia, allegedly broke into a fire station at the East Tennessee Technology Park (former K-25 site) around 4 a.m. on November

OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED
UPDATE: Tonight’s Oliver Springs Town Council meeting has been cancelled, as announced on the official Oliver Springs Facebook page. ORIGINAL STORY: The Oliver Springs Water

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES EXPAND ACROSS EAST AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE
A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect for Morgan and Anderson counties from 7 PM Thursday until 7 AM EST Friday as a round of

SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40 EAST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Earlier today at approximately 5:12 a.m., a single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 304 in Cumberland County, Tennessee. A 2012 Ford

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU WARNS OF PUPPY SCAMS
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing a warning about a surge in puppy scams as the holiday season approaches, when many families seek to

DEKALB COUNTY SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION
Posted by Bryant C. Dunaway, District Attorney: In the early morning hours of December 4, 2025, Deputies with the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to

EIGHT STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL DEMAND C.S.C. WITHDRAW AGREEMENT
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is leading a coalition of eight state attorneys general in strongly opposing the University Participant Agreement recently issued by the

TENNESSEE PARENTS AND ACLU SUE TO BLOCK STATEWIDE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM
In Knoxville, Tennessee, Dustin Park, the father of a high school freshman with Down syndrome, has joined nine other parents and taxpayers in a lawsuit

BEDBUGS REPORTED FOUND IN BRADLEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM
According to a report by News Channel 9, bed bugs were discovered in a classroom at Bradley Central High School, prompting administrators to close the

TULLAHOMA DOGS MAUL 50-YEAR-OLD MAN, AND 3-MONTH-OLD CHILD TO DEATH
In Tullahoma, Tennessee, a tragic dog mauling on Thursday afternoon claimed the lives of 50-year-old James Smith and his 3-month-old granddaughter in the 900 block
