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Suspect in Putnam County Woman's Death Dies After Pursuit With Georgia Police
The Metro Nashville Police Department says the suspect is dead in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Cassidy Jackson of Putnam County. On Thursday (April 17, 2025), the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported 35-year-old Robert E. Smith, Jr., of Cookville, fired upon Calhoun Police Department offi...
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Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office Wants to Speak to Driver in Viral Video Seen Dragging Dead Dog From Truck
The Bledose County Sheriff's Office wants to talk to the man at the center of a viral video who was seen dragging a dead dog by a leash from his pickup truck Tuesday night (April 15, 2026). A witness said when she saw the shocking incident, she called dispatchers to report it. According to WTVC, t...
Apr 18, 2025
Three Bears Killed After Reportedly Dragging Woman Off Her Porch in Sevier County
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency killed three black bears after they reportedly bit a woman and dragged her off her porch. It happened Thursday night at a home near Gatlinburg. EMS said the woman did not sustain any bite marks or injuries. When officials arrived at the home there was a yearl...
Apr 18, 2025
Kidnapped Maryville Pastor Rescued, Church Requests Prayers and Privacy for Family
Fellowship Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee continues to celebrate the rescue of pastor Josh Sullivan who was kidnapped at gunpoint and held for almost a week in South Africa. Pastor Sullivan was reunited with his family late Tuesday night after he was rescued in a multi-disciplinary law enfo...
Apr 18, 2025
Tennessee March Revenues
Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that revenues for March were $1.6 billion, which is $33.3 million less than the budgeted estimates and $69.3 million less than March of last year. General fund revenues were $35.4 million less than the March estimat...
Apr 18, 2025