Former Bledsoe deputy faces rape charges in incident while transporting inmate
A former sheriff's deputy in Bledsoe County is facing charges of rape and sexual contact with an inmate, according to state investigators.
Safe Boating Week 2024 kicks off Saturday in advance of Memorial Day weekend
The number of boating-related fatalities investigated by state wildlife officials so far this year, five, is behind the nine deaths investigated by authorities at the same time in 2023, but the season is just getting started, according to state wildlife officials. All the more reason for boaters to be safety conscious.
McMinn man sentenced to four life terms in 2021 quadruple murder
A guilty plea in a 2021 McMinn County, Tennessee, quadruple homicide allowed an Etowah man to avoid a potential death penalty. Instead, he was sentenced of four consecutive life terms in prison, according to court officials and documents.
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Bridge work stops on I-75/I-24 project in Chattanooga amid beam problems
Construction has stopped on the two bridges at McBrien and South Moore roads because of problems with some of the beams as part of the second phase of the Interstate 75-Interstate 24 split project.
Sinkhole closes State Highway 111, detour imposed
A sinkhole caused by an underground pipe failure will leave traffic snarled on State Route 111 in Sequatchie County until crews are able to fix the pipe and the hole, according to state transportation officials.
Two die in Meigs County after jump from bluff
Two Cleveland, Tennessee, men are dead after one jumped into the Tennessee River from a bluff in Meigs County and a second tried to save him but fell prey to the swollen, churning waters from last week's storms.
Two twisters confirmed in Henagar, Ala., area from last week’s storms
First tornado had winds up to 140 mph, second storm up to 107 mph
Tornado confirmed as cleanup begins for Northeast Alabama
Authorities in Northeast Alabama say damage is widespread, but the severity remains unknown as National Weather Service survey teams and local officials across the tri-state region begin assessing the destruction left by a line of storms that brought tornadoes, high winds and rain to the Chattanooga region.
Missing teen kayaker’s body recovered from Sequatchie River
The body of a teen kayaker who went missing in the Sequatchie River on Saturday was found Tuesday downstream from Ketner's Mill Dam in Marion County, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Sequatchie assistant performed weddings on county time
The executive assistant in the Sequatchie County executive's office was making money performing weddings during work hours at the County Courthouse, a state comptroller's investigative report shows.
