Firefighters urge caution ahead of America’s 250th birthday as injuries spike during summer celebrations
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- Dalton Swanger was critically injured in the incident, which led to months of recovery, including complications and a complex surgery.
- Federal holiday status and local momentum bring families together at Dr. Walter Hardy Memorial Park
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Flood Warning for a small area of Hancock County along the Powell River. Expected to impact some farms and private roadways. Remember if you come across a roadway that's covered DO NOT try to drive through.
- District Attorney General Russell Johnson’s office will seek the death penalty for Reginald Steed, a Morgan County inmate accused of stabbing Corrections Officer Dustin Pedigo to death while in custody.
- Two animals were unable to escape a Thursday morning fire in the Garden Hill area of Sevier County, according to a representative for Sevier County Fire Rescue.
- Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) will, after more than a year of being closed, start accepting bears for rehabilitation, according to a Thursday announcement from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
- A man was reported missing out of Knoxville after leaving for work on June 9, according to the Knoxville Police Department. He hasn’t been seen since.
- “Voice of the Vols” Mike Keith will play a major role in United Way of Greater Knoxville’s fundraising campaign for 2026.
- Investigators said Portia Anyamba regularly communicated with a South African intelligence officer identified in court documents as “IO-1.”
- It marks the start of a new fall tradition for the park, which has long since marked the special time of year with the Dollywood Harvest Festival and Great Pumpkin LumiNights events.
