Deadline for TN foster care alumni to apply for pandemic … The Department of Children’s Services has extended the deadline for former foster youth to apply for federal stimulus funds to assist with living expenses. The department received has $7.4 million in stimulus funds available for Tennessee youth.
Walmart: masks required for associates, including … Walmart is following the recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that was made earlier this week. The reason for the “masking” is due to “the concerning levels of transmission of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.”
Father of Summer Wells says other children have been … HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Donald Wells, the father of missing Hawkins County 5-year-old Summer Wells, has told a podcast that his sons have been removed from the Wells family home. Jennifer Youngblood, host of the podcast “Jay is 4 Justice,” told News Channel 11 on Monday that Don Wells joined her on the show […]
‘It’s a shame:’ Tennessee officers share ‘heartbreaking’ … News 2’s Andy Cordan has worked extensively with Sumner County law enforcement to examine overdose cases involving children through the eyes of the responding officers.
New Tennessee laws taking effect July 1 Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly has passed a long list of new laws that Governor Bill Lee signed, which will take effect July 1.
Father charged after missing child found in Tennessee … A six-year-old DeKalb County girl missing for a month was found in an outbuilding with no ventilation, barely any food or water and a bucket to use as a bathroom, according to investigators.
Teens in custody after escape from youth detention … Authorities in Fayette County are searching for five juvenile detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center.
‘I did what I had to do’: Woman accused of stabbing … New details were released after a woman was accused of stabbing her 10-year-old daughter to death in Raleigh.
150 missing children recovered in operation, Tennessee … NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Marshals Service, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced 150 children were recovered as part of Operation Volunteer Strong. In the fall of 2020, the agencies began creating files on 240 children that had been reported missing in the state. The operation ended in February with […]
Tennessee Supreme Court suspends in-person hearings, … The Tennessee Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of all in-person hearings and jury trials until next year.
After more than a month on the run, juvenile escapee … The last of the youth detainees who escaped from the Wilder Youth Development Center has been located.