Officials in Blount County are still investigating a deadly train crash which leaves one person dead. It happened late yesterday afternoon (Monday) along Big Springs Road.… MORE

Officials in Blount County are still investigating a deadly train crash which leaves one person dead. It happened late yesterday afternoon (Monday) along Big Springs Road.… MORE
A Cocke County Jail inmate is airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after he attempted to escape. Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball says 33 year-old Michael Smith was in Sessions Court with six other inmates and got up from the bench “numerous times” to get a tissue yesterday (Monday) afternoon and jumped out…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issuing a Silver Alert on behalf of the Sevierville Police Department. 74 year-old Carl Palmer has a condition that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance. He may be driving in a green Ford Taurus with a TN tag and a missing passenger side window. You are asked…… MORE
Missing woman is found and transported to hospital for evaluation.
23 year-old Audree Duncan left her home on Whittle Springs Road yesterday (Monday) afternoon by unknown means.
There were concerns for her well-being, but she is found and at a local hospital for evaluation.
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The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are investigating a crash on Interstate 75 South. Crews are working a crash involving six vehicles, minor injuries are reported from at least one of the cars involved. It happened near Sugarlimb Road near mile marker 76. TDOT reporting all lanes have re-opened.… MORE
An off-duty Knoxville Police Department officer is released from the hospital after suffering a broken arm and other injuries following a multi-vehicle crash near the Blount County line. It happened Saturday night, investigators say a car was traveling eastbound on I-140 West caused the crash which involved five cars with multiple individuals suffering injuries of…… MORE
Spring prescribed fires planned in Cades Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 925 acres of fields in the Cades Cove area. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur between today, February 13 and March 3. Deer, turkeys, ground-nesting birds, and other species benefit when…… MORE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Greenbrier Road at U.S. 321 and access into the Greenbrier area will be closed to all use starting February 13. The closure will allow contractors to repair road damage and replace washed out culverts caused by significant rainfall in July 2022. Work is scheduled to be completed…… MORE
Knoxville set a record in hotel revenue in 2022, by nearly 30% from the year before. ”These are numbers just that Knoxville pre-COVID, we just didn’t experience, and it’s just a great high. I think the hotels and restaurants everyone is happy, how long can we maintain it but what does the dip look like,…… MORE
Tennessee’s First Lady, Maria Lee, is through the first phase of treatment for lymphoma and is preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant, according to an announcement by her husband, Governor Bill Lee. Gov. Lee released a statement on Thursday morning, thanking everyone for all the prayers and support since doctors discovered Maria had cancer…… MORE