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 ...
CUMBERLAND DEPUTIES RESPOND TO ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND ASSAULT
On July 3, 2025, Cumberland County Deputy Tyler Leary responded to a burglary in progress at Turkey Blind Rd near Crossville reported by a 35-year-old Hispanic female resident. The suspect, Phillip La ...
DEPUTIES RESPOND TO THEFT AT VANDEVER ROAD
On July 2, 2025, Deputy Jordan Winningham of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a theft report at Vandever Rd, in Crossville, owned by a 47-year-old resident. The owner reported th ...
BTC FIBER TO PERFORM NETWORK UPGRADES STARTING TOMORROW
From Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative: Attention Customers! We will be performing network upgrades Tuesday (07/08), Wednesday (07/09), and Thursday (07/10) of this week, beginning at 11:59pm CST. Duri ...
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 ...
GENESIS ROAD TURN LANES TO CLOSE TODAY IN CROSSVILLE
Starting Monday, July 7, 2025, the southbound right turn lane and northbound left turn lane from Genesis Road onto Interstate Drive will be closed for several weeks due to traffic island construction ...
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 ...
MAN HAVING MEDICAL EPISODE CRASHES INTO KINGSTON PAPA JOHNS
From the Kingston Police Department: On 07/05/2025, at approximately 1547 hours, officers with the Kingston Police Department arrived at Papa Johns located at 627 E. Race Street in reference to a c ...
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 ...
