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It takes almost exactly two hours to make the 135-mile drive north of Chattanooga to Lebanon, the seat of Wilson County. An unusual scene unfolded there recently when a Tennessee man who had been charged with marijuana possession took a decidedly theatrical approach...
It is almost exactly a two-hour drive northwest of Chattanooga to get to the campus of Vanderbilt University. The well-regarded school is where Tennessee native Joejuan Williams played his college football. The cornerback was recently stopped for speeding on an...
If you drive about 200 miles northwest of Chattanooga, you will come to Montgomery County. A captain with the county’s sheriff’s office there was recently arrested and charged with drunk driving. The 52-year-old also faces an implied consent violation, which means...
Channel 9 news reports that Chattanooga Police officers have arrested a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The 23-year-old is apparently a corrections officer who has been booked into the Hamilton County Jail where he works. According to the news report,...
Even if you understand the seriousness of drinking and driving, there may come a day when you let your good time get the best of you. Rather than control your drinking or call for a ride, you jump behind the wheel and assume you are "sober enough" to reach your...
The odds of being arrested for drunk driving in our state have dramatically improved over the past decade, a new report indicates. Back in 2009, there were 494 Tennessee DUI arrests per 100,000 residents. By 2018, the figure had dropped to 300 arrests per 100,000...
If you drive about 180 miles west of Chattanooga, you can find a medical records warehouse in Wayne County. The optometrist who owns the warehouse was recently arrested on drug crimes charges by officials who claim the property was used to house a marijuana-growing...
It is a part of life for some Tennessee drivers: before they can start their vehicles, they must blow into a mandated ignition interlock device. If the device doesn’t detect a prohibited level of alcohol, they can start their cars and drive. But to keep driving,...
A Hamilton County Sheriff's deputy was recently indicted on 44 criminal charges "pertaining to incidents he was involved in while on duty in an official capacity." Charges against 26-year-old Deputy Daniel Wilkey include 25 felonies, including rape, sexual battery,...
If you drive about 100 miles southwest of Chattanooga, you will arrive in Huntsville, Alabama. A police officer there was shot to death during a drug enforcement operation. A Chattanooga man, 41, has been arrested and charged with murder. Law enforcement officials say...
