From Local 3 News: A Georgetown woman is facing multiple drug charges after a traffic stop on Highway 58 early Saturday morning.A deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office pulled over a vehicle with no taillights illuminated after it had left a closed business' parking lot and turned onto Meadowview Road from Smith Road, It then went through a small gravel lot beside the business before tur...  Read More

From the Cleveland Daily Banner (Read the full story here): Two suspects are in custody for the shooting death of a Cleveland woman last Saturday, September 27.Eric James Link, 18, and Julian Williamson, 19, have been arrested in the death of 24-year-old Daysha Lynch, who died from a gunshot wound during an incident in Ringgold, Georgia.Catoosa County deputies responded to a noise complaint at a h...  Read More

From News Channel 9: Governor Bill Lee has announced $175 million in grants to reduce violent crime and improve public safety across Tennessee.Beginning Oct. 2, local governments and law enforcement agencies can apply for two programs: the $75 million Violent Crime Intervention Fund and the $100 million Downtown Public Safety Grant Fund. Both were approved in Lee’s fiscal year 2026 budget.Of the f...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) and the McMinn County Justice Center are celebrating inmates who recently finished a HVAC Bootcamp.Five inmates from the McMinn County jail finished the bootcamp that was held at the sheriff's office by CSCC Workforce Development.A CSCC spokesperson says the inmates earned an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification....  Read More

Join us live at The 24/7 Movement Rivalry Tour: Rule the Road event tonight at Greenway Park & Pavilion! Come by & learn important driving skills from experts!Listen to our remote broadcast of the event from 4 PM to 6 PM! Download the free Mix 104.1 App at mymix1041.com to listen live from your phone or mobile device!The event is part of a rivalry series between Bradley Central and Cleveland High ...  Read More

From WATE Knoxville: With the federal government shutdown impacting America’s most visited national park, local governments in Tennessee and North Carolina are working on a plan to fully reopen Great Smoky Mountains National Park.While the park remains accessible, including main roadways, amenities like the Sugarlands Visitor Center and Cades Cove Loop Road are closed as a result of the shutdown. ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row.Christa Pike received the death sentence at age 18 for the 1995 torture slaying of Colleen Slemmer, who was a fellow Knoxville Job Corps student. Slemmer, 18, was stabbed and beaten by Pike and Tadaryl Shipp, Pike’s boyfriend at the time, on the Universi...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Volkswagen employees at the Chattanooga plant are bracing for what could become a pivotal moment in their year-long labor negotiations.The automaker issued its “best and final offer” earlier this month — but with no agreement in sight, the United Auto Workers is now holding strike training meetings.UAW Vice President Chuck Browning emphasized that the meetings don’t mean a strik...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many offices will be shuttered, ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: One local teacher is taking hands-on learning to a new level.Mariah Ellis teaches first grade at Stuart Elementary School in Cleveland.Her students are learning about the medical field, their bodies, and how they work.Ellis has modeled her classroom after a hospital in order to give students a realistic experience."I think it's important to do hands-on learning so that it makes ...  Read More

From the Chattanoogan: Students and employees from Southern Adventist University’s automotive program will be providing free vehicle inspections for community members on Sunday, Oct. 5 from 1-4 p.m. in the Samaritan Center parking lot in Ooltewah.After checking fluids, belts, hoses and other maintenance items on vehicles, mechanics will explain to owners anything that should be fixed. No repairs w...  Read More

From Local 3 News: McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy is warning residents about a scammer who is posing as a sergeant with the department.Sheriff Guy said someone is calling people and pretending to be Sgt. Tracy Brown.The caller talks very fast and sounds like a female.Sheriff Guy said, "We DO have a Sgt. Tracy Brown, but he’s a dude. And he wont call you trying to collect a “fine”."If you get a call...  Read More

From the Cleveland Police Department– Safety Fest 2025 is coming to Cleveland and Bradley County on Saturday, October 18th.The free family event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church on Stuart Road.There will be child safety seat checks, CarFit checks for seniors, safety activities, inflatables, pedal cars, face painting, pumpkins, and free hot dogs and drinks.The school with...  Read More

From the Associated Press (Read the full story here): Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says National Guard troops and federal agents will soon be deployed to Memphis as part of a new crime-fighting initiative.The plan includes support from 13 federal agencies, 300 state troopers, and up to 150 Guard members, who will be deputized by U.S. Marshals but will not be armed unless requested by local police.L...  Read More

From ABC 13: A landslide has indefinitely shut down a section of a roadway in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the National Park Service announced on Saturday.The alert said the Gatlinburg Bypass, which is a 3.6-mile road located around the city of Gatlinburg, is closed due to a landslide blocking the roadway. The landslide happened after heavy rain caused flooding in the area.Great Smoky Mountains Park off...  Read More

From Fox Chattanooga: Lawmakers and local officials got a firsthand look at what it takes to be a firefighter during Bradley County Fire Rescue’s first-ever “Fire Ops” event.Participants suited up in full gear, cut through burning cars, crawled through smoke-filled hallways and felt the weight of saving lives.Captain Jeff Stewart said the goal was to show just how demanding the job can be.“There’s...  Read More

From the Chattanoogan: A series of four spot improvement projects have been identified for the narrow, curvy Ocoee Gorge section of US 64, TDOT officials said.The proposed improvements would cover approximately 20 miles of the corridor, from west of the Ocoee River to State Route (SR) 68 near Ducktown.Officials said, "The purpose of the proposed projects is to improve the safety and efficiency of ...  Read More

A Tennessee woman who watched her parents get swept by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene one year ago is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Thursday.Maureen Obrist alleges her parents would still be alive if the federal utility had given more warning to residents downstream of Nolichucky Dam near Greeneville, which it owns and operates. Obrist and...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Dan Moore of Cleveland City Council said he witnessed something Wednesday night that "perfectly captures the heart of our local law enforcement." In a Facebook post, he recounted Bradley County Sheriff's Office deputies and Cleveland Police Department officers came together to push a broken-down car with its owner safely into a gas station:"What stood out wasn’t just the act its...  Read More

From Local 3 News: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), along with the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and the Tennessee Department of Health, is warning the public about a highly dangerous drug increasingly showing up in the illicit supply.Medetomidine, a veterinary anesthetic with extremely strong sedative effects, has recently been detected in Tennesse...  Read More

From TN.gov: Unemployment rates declined in every Tennessee county in August, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.All 95 counties saw improvement from July, with 90 reporting unemployment below 5%. Perry County had the state’s highest rate at 5.4%, while Sevier County had the lowest at 2.7%.In our area,  Bradley County dropped to 3.9%, Polk County...  Read More

The City of Cleveland says a public visioning session on Sept. 18 drew community input on a proposed indoor sports, events, and aquatics center.Sports Facilities Companies presented early concepts and gathered feedback on amenities, layout, and programming.Residents emphasized aquatics features, fitness options, youth sports, and flexible event space; Mayor Kevin Brooks highlighted the importance ...  Read More

From Local 3 News: Cleveland State Community College (CSCC) is responding to the results of an audit by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury’s office.The audit centers on fiscal period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024."The auditors issued an unmodified opinion indicating the college’s financial statements are free of material misstatements,” CSCC said in the response.Though the audit pr...  Read More

From Local 3 News: A man has been arrested for fatally shooting a bar owner in Athens, Tennessee early Saturday morning, according to McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy. Several law enforcement agencies were still on the scene of Double C Bar in Athens into the early hours of the morning. Sheriff Guy says a suspect, who they identified as 24-year-old William Sullivan, had been in an altercation with a ...  Read More