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 , ...
OAK RIDGE MAN TRIES TO BRAKE CHECK A COP; IT DOESN’T END WELL
In Knoxville, Tennessee, Kevin Webb, an Oak Ridge resident, was arrested for reckless driving on Pellissippi Parkway late Monday night around 11:36 p.m. after a dangerous encounter with law enforcemen ...
MARYVILLE MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR PLOT TO KILL FBI AGENTS
Edward Kelley, a Maryville man, was sentenced to life in prison plus five years of supervised release for plotting to kill Knoxville-area FBI agents. Convicted on November 20, 2024, after a three-day ...
SEX OFFENDER CAUGHT SKIPPING REGISTRY RULES AT MCGHEE-TYSON
On Wednesday (July 2nd) morning at McGhee-Tyson Airport our DTF Deputy Director Brendan Deboer, along with assistance from a federal agent and the airport police, took into custody an adult male resid ...
FORMER OAK RIDGE POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON MISCONDUCT CHARGES
Clinton, Tennessee – An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Zachary Gauthier, age 34, on 23 counts of Official Misconduct. This matter arose from complaints within the police d ...
BILL PROPOSED TO BAN LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM CONCEALING IDENTITIES
A Tennessee bill, the “Stop American Gestapo Act,” proposed by Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), aims to ban law enforcement from wearing masks to conceal their identities and requires visible identifi ...
TENNESSEE TAX FREE WEEKEND SET FOR JULY 25
Tennessee's traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025. For 2024, the dates ...
JOSEPH WOODMAN CAPTURED BY PUTNAM SHERIFF’S OFFICE
UPDATE: From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: JOSEPH WOODMAN CAPTURED Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public for their assistanc ...
GOV. LEE PROCLAIMS JULY AS ‘BEEF MONTH’
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed July 2025 as Beef Month in Tennessee, recognizing the vital role of the beef cattle industry in the state's economy, environment, and food supply. Beef ...
BLACKBURN REMOVES A.I. MORATORIUM FROM TRUMP’S BILL
On July 1, 2025, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) successfully removed a controversial AI moratorium from President Trump's tax and policy bill, which initially proposed a 10-year ban on states ...
