Tennessee Bureau of Investigation data shows 2,547 people have been arrested for DUI since 2017 despite negative alcohol and drug tests—over four times higher than previously reported. In 2024 alone, there were 419 such arrests, with most cases in Nashville, Knoxville (highest in state at 41), and Jackson. Officials note that negative test results don’t …
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), a suspect shot a Chattanooga police officer at a Highway 153 gas station on Sunday night. Officers then fired back, wounding the suspect, who managed to escape in an unattended patrol car and drove into Sequatchie County. The suspect was pursued by officers and Tennessee Highway Patrol …
We have an update on a story we brought you earlier this month. At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney Courtney Lynch, TBI agents are investigating the discovery of human remains that were found in a wooded area off Sequatchie Mountain Road in Marion County on December 8. The individual has been identified as 41-year-old …
Sequatchie Valley Now has learned that authorities are investigating after human remains were discovered in a remote area of Marion County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says agents were called by Marion County law enforcement on Tuesday morning to a wooded location off Sequatchie Mountain Road, just outside the community of Sequatchie. Investigators have not …
On Monday, December 1, 2025, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released the following: At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney Courtney Lynch, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of three individuals at a residence in the 400 block of Mail Loop Rd. On November 20th, New Hope Police …
We have an update on the death investigation in New Hope. New Hope Police, Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and the TBI began looking into three deaths. We can confirm that three people, two males and one female, were found dead at the scene in the 400 block of Mail Loop Road in New Hope on …
On Sunday afternoon, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) told Sequatchie Valley Now that the agency continues a death investigation. The reported death was at a residence in the 400 block of Mail Loop Road in New Hope. The investigation was requested by 12th Judicial District Attorney Courtney Lynch on Thursday night, November 20, 2025. …
At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening in Marion County. Preliminary information indicates that around 8:45 PM, the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a homicide at a residence off Dandy Road on Signal Mountain. Michael Huckabee, …
On Friday, October 31, 2025, while many families were out trick-or-treating and attending Halloween events, officers with the Dunlap Police Department took proactive steps to keep our community safe by conducting sex offender compliance checks throughout Sequatchie County. During these checks, one individual was arrested on an active warrant for Violation of the Sex Offender …
The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded area of Holly Drive in reference to a report of a person shot. Detectives were assisted on scene by agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and officers with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). There was no threat to the community, and the incident …
