Oak Ridge Electric identified the cause of a large east-side outage; crews are repairing lines near Illinois Avenue and Scarboro Road. Some traffic signals are out.

MEDIC says East Tennessee blood shelves are stable even as the Red Cross declared a national emergency; local centers still urge donors to give to keep supplies ready.

A Knoxville mother was sentenced to 10 years after prosecutors say she brought fentanyl into a hospital visit that left her teen permanently disabled. The DA framed the case as a stark example of fentanyl’s dangers.

Muggy morning in Knoxville with highs near 86°F. Scattered storms are possible after 2 p.m.; saturated ground raises isolated flood risk.

A 98‑room Holiday Inn is being built on West Broadway in Maryville, replacing a surface lot and bringing a city-backed parking garage to downtown.

Detectives responded after bones were found in a Kingston garage closet. Authorities sent the material to the regional forensic center; testing is ongoing.

THP's preliminary report released July 9 says a vehicle crossed the center line on SR‑116 on July 1, killing three and prompting a multi‑hour road closure.

Knoxville police arrested a 57‑year‑old Wednesday after stopping a vehicle at the Shoney’s on Rutledge Pike; hazardous‑device teams investigated and cleared suspicious items.

Emergency crews worked a fatal crash on Mascot Road in Knox County Wednesday; officials say details remain limited as investigators processed the scene.

Sevier County Fire & Rescue is expanding as Pittman Center’s volunteer department warns it may suspend response Oct. 31 unless a merger is reached.

Dustin Cochran has added WokXville, a gluten‑free Asian stall, to Kern's Food Hall in South Knoxville. The move builds on Cochran’s allergy‑friendly offerings at the hall.

FrightWorks will vacate its Powell home after the building was sold. Final shows are set for July 10–11 as organizers raise funds and hunt for a new location.

Court records show a Knoxville man faces multiple counts of second-degree sexual abuse and indecent contact after a juvenile reported repeated touching over several years.