4 charged in Grainger County meth bust
Four people ranging in age from 18 to 65 have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to manufacture methamphetamine in Grainger County, Grainger County Sheriff Scott Layel said today.
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The Greenback School teacher accused of using Facebook to solicit a minor for sex was back in a Blount County courtroom Friday.
View ArticleRutledge Police looking for career criminal
Police in Rutledge are on the look for a man they call a career criminal. Captain Randy Holt spent Wednesday putting up "Wanted" posters for Thomas Coffey, 24, at local businesses.
View ArticleFormer officer arrested in pharmacy shooting that left 2 dead, 2 hurt
A former police officer is behind bars, accused of a shooting spree inside a local drugstore that left two men dead and two women injured.
View ArticleCareer criminal caught by Rutledge police
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Knoxville Saturday, speaking out about the dangers of genetically modified foods.
View ArticleFormer cop charged in pharmacy shooting to be held without bond
The former police officer charged with a shooting spree in an East Tennessee pharmacy that left two people dead and two injured, had his first court appearance on Thursday.
View ArticleDA: Death-penalty decision months away in Bean Station double shooting
Bean Station pharmacy shooting suspect Jason Bryan Holt is being led in for his arraignment Thursday before Grainger County General Sessions Court Judge J. Wayne Wolfenbarger.
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Sudden guilty pleas by a pair of mid-level executives show the investigation into the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Tennessee's governor and the Cleveland Browns' owner is picking up...
View ArticleMen's Warehouse founder George Zimmer fired from his own company
No television, no problem! Stream our newscasts LIVE starting at 9 pm. How would you like to fire your boss? That's what happened to Men's Warehouse founder George Zimmer by his board of directors.
View ArticleProsecution will seek death penalty against Bean Station shooting suspect
A former police officer charged with killing two people and injuring two others in a shooting spree at a Bean Station pharmacy waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday morning.
View ArticleGrainger murder case going to grand jury in September
Accused execution-style murderer Jason Bryan Holt, 37, will face a Grainger County Grand Jury in September, said District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn on Monday, June 24. Holt, who is a former Bean...
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Corn festival: Representatives from Pick Tennessee Products will be on hand at the Union County Farmers' Market Corn Festival today.
View ArticleThieves steal copper wiring from Rutledge Middle air conditioners
Authorities in Grainger County are investigating thefts at Rutledge Middle School that left some classrooms without air conditioning on Tuesday.
View ArticleGrainger County residents asking where their sheriff is
People in Grainger County have been asking where their sheriff is. In fact, 6News viewers contacted us to look into the situation because Sheriff Scott Layel hasn't been seen in weeks.
View Article3 inmates escape from Grainger County Jail
Deputies say Dennis Rucker, Shane Farrow and David Valentine were found to be missing from the Grainger County Jail after a head count around 10 p.m Sunday night.
View ArticleBlount deputies mass at Grainger County Jail
Dozens of law enforcement personnel heavily armed and clad in body armor and riot gear entered the Grainger County Jail this afternoon, shortly after the entire Justice Center was evacuated.
View ArticleTwo missing Grainger County inmates captured in Pigeon Forge
Law enforcement trained Wednesday for child abduction scenarios. The Knoxville Police Department and the Knoxville Sheriff's Office along with school staff took part in an emergency response drill at...
View ArticleBlaine residents arm themselves after string of break-ins
In Grainger County, residents of Blaine say they don't feel safe after a string of burglaries.
View ArticleActing Grainger Co. jail leader: 3 things need improvement
Grainger County chief deputy Charles Biddle said while changes to the county jail are already in place, more needs to be done.
View ArticleState investigators probe Grainger house fire that left two dead
State officials returned Tuesday to the scene of a Grainger County house fire that claimed life of a woman and a child late Monday morning.
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