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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.
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A serious crash closed East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville Thursday morning, with investigators processing the scene between Hodges Lane and Tuckaleechee Trail.
Oak Ridge Electric reports multiple outages after trees downed lines. Crews are on scene; report outages to 833-628-3400 or check the live outage map.
A tractor-trailer hauling roughly 34,000 pounds of live crabs caught fire on I‑81 near Morristown; crews salvaged most of the cargo and the ramp later reopened.
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