Two overdose calls in Rockwood today and Monday afternoon caused Rockwood First Responders an ambulance and fire department were all sent to the business located at 215 North Gateway Ave to where a male subject allegedly overdosed and was having chest pains and needed medical attention. Today around 11 this …
Read More »Oak Ridge woman faces charges after drug overdose
An Oak Ridge woman was arrested in Knox County on Friday on charges including child abuse and neglect after she was found unresponsive suffering from a drug overdose in her running pickup truck with her toddler in the back seat.Knoxville Police were called to the Food City on Clinton Highway …
Read More »Two brothers found dead in Roane house, Investigation Underway
As we first reported yesterday on the news we now know authorities in Roane County are investigating after two brothers were found dead inside a home on Tuesday. Ninth District Attorney General Russell Johnson said Tuesday that fatal drug overdoses are suspected after the bodies of the brothers, ages 17 …
Read More »Rockwood Authorities Respond to Overdose Call
Rockwood Fire First Responder Units respond to an overdose call Thursday along with police at the downtown Rocky Top Market. A unidentified female was the victim and was alert and speaking to Rockwood Police at the scene. No word on whether she was transported to RMC or faced any charges.
Read More »Toddler OD’s on Suboxone, transported via LifeStar
LifeStar landed at the Roane County Health Department helipad in Rockwood last night around 9 pm to pick up a 15-month-old who apparently was the victim of an overdose. According to Roane Sheriff Jack Stockton, the baby had ingested suboxone in a home on Rhonda Way Street, South of Rockwood and just how the baby obtained the drug is …
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