
MAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM CRANE IN KNOXVILLE
A man died after falling from a crane at a construction site in the Fort Sanders area early Saturday morning. At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2025, Knoxville Police Department and UTPD offi ...

KPD OPERATION ADDRESSES AGGRESSIVE PANHANDLING
On Wednesday, July 2, in response to numerous complaints from residents, Knoxville Police Department West District and Central District officers conducted an operation to curb aggressive panhandling. ...

SPARTA RESCUE SQUAD RESPONDS TO TWO ACCIDENTS
From Sparta Rescue Squad: Last night the Sparta-White County Rescue were paged to two separate MVA with injuries along with Doyle Volunteer Fire Department , Mt. Gilead Volunteer Fire Department , ...

David Franklin Dial, 71
Bilbrey - David Franklin Dial died peacefully the morning of June 30, 2025, at his home in Crossville, Tennessee. He was accompanied by his wife Myra and daughter Sarah, during his final moments. D ...

Paul Harper, 78
Kyker - Paul Harper, age 78 of Kingston passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at home. Paul was of the Baptist Faith and retired from Y-12. Preceded in death by his wife, Helena Maye Harper; parents, ...

Betty Jo Tilley, 90
Kyker - Betty Jo Tilley of the Paint Rock Community Roane County Tn. passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 at her home. Born November 25,1934. She was a member of Cedar Fork Baptist Church. She spent 34 ...

Nancy Leta (West) Beam, 86
Vanderwall - Nancy Leta (West) Beam, age 86 of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Rhea Medical Center. She was born on August 27, 1938, in Water Valley, Mississippi, the daughter of the ...

Phillip Devaughn Hall, 84
Decatur - Phillip Devaughn Hall, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 2:22 A.M., in Oak Ridge, TN He was born on Monday, August 26, 1940 in Auxier, Kentucky to the late Melvin Monroe ...

SUNNY WEEKEND AHEAD BEFORE MIDWEEK STORMS RETURN
The weekend will stay sunny and seasonably warm, but scattered showers and storms are expected to return by Monday afternoon and become more widespread by midweek. Today: Sunny, with a high near 89 ...