
CLEVELAND FREDDY’S LOCATION GETS FAILING HEALTH SCORE
On July 7, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Health conducted a routine food service inspection at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, located at 688 Paul Huff Parkway in Cleveland, resulting ...

MEIGS COUNTY MAN DEAD AFTER SHOOTING
In Decatur, Tennessee, a tragic incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025, resulting in the death of 59-year-old Jackie Allen Fairbanks. The event took place at a family compound on ...

ANDERSON SHERIFF WARNS OF IMPERSONATION SCAM
From the Anderson County Sheriff's Office: The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office continues to get reports from residents who say they have been contacted by someone identifying themselves as Ser ...

MAN WHO FELL FROM CRANE ON SATURDAY IDENTIFIED
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating the death of a man who died after falling from a crane at a construction site in Fort Sanders, now named as 21-year-old Jackson Gervasio from Michigan. ...

KNOXVILLE MAN WANTED IN 2ND-DEGREE MURDER INVESTIGATION
On July 6, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on Howard Baker Jr. Avenue, where they found 48-year-old Michael Velaz ...

T.H.P. DATA SHOWS DROP IN JULY 4TH TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the 2025 Independence Day holiday period. Four people were killed in c ...

NONPROFIT PETITIONS TO ELIMINATE STATE GROCERY TAX
In Tennessee, one of 13 states with a grocery tax, residents often shop in Georgia, where groceries are 4.1% cheaper, causing local stores like Linda's Produce in Harrison to lose customers. A non-pro ...

WOMAN KILLED IN SKI BOAT ACCIDENT IN DEKALB COUNTY
On Thursday evening at Center Hill Lake, 57-year-old Marybeth Foran from Brentwood died after becoming trapped under a ski boat’s inboard engine propeller. The incident occurred near Hurricane Marina, ...

$780,000 TENNESSEE CASH WINNER IN MARYVILLE ON JULY 4TH
MARYVILLE/MADISON – Thousands of Tennessee Lottery winners enjoyed an extra-bright holiday weekend, including two players who won especially big on July 4th! The Friday night drawings of two popula ...

SULLIVAN COUNTY FIREWORKS BARGE EXPLODES
On July 4, 2025, a fireworks explosion occurred on a barge at Boone Lake Marina in Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee, injuring two people with minor injuries. The victims were transported to loc ...

SHOTS FIRED DURING PURSUIT ON HIGHWAY 70
Posted by the Loudon County Sheriff's Office yesterday: Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Deputies assisted the Knox County Sheriff’s Office with a vehicle pursuit that entered ...

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 ...