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 ...
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 ...
