TN Progressive

• WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
• Report on Blount County, TN, No Kings event (BlountViews)
• America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
• A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
• The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
• Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
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• Lee's Fried Chicken in Alcoa closed (BlountViews)
• Alcoa, Hall Rd. Corridor Study meeting, July 30, 2024 (BlountViews)
• My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
• Chef steals food to serve at restaurant? (BlountViews)

TN Politics

• Knox County drops criminal charges for pro-Palestinian protesters at University of Tennessee (TN Lookout)
• Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on (TN Lookout)
• Trump endorses Van Epps in Middle Tennessee U.S House race, Reeves drops out (TN Lookout)
• Renewal of health subsidies backed by big majorities in poll, including Trump voters (TN Lookout)
• Tennessee governor takes AG’s altered advice on Guard deployment (TN Lookout)
• Independent groups have spent $2.5 million in the Middle Tennessee U.S. House primary (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Soccer victorious, volleyball takes win streak on road (plus softball and basketball) (Knox TN Today)
• Treasures & Tales: Tortilla press (Knox TN Today)
• HEADLINES: World & national news to state & local antique festival (Knox TN Today)
• Boo! at the Zoo coming for three weekends (Knox TN Today)
• Mini Food City opens at Muse Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
• Knox the Fox going to Downtown Knoxville with return of Wicked Cool in October (Knox TN Today)
• Smokies during shutdown + 5 river cleanups + KKB orchid nominees ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Harrington hikes three trails in bloom (Knox TN Today)
• Howloween Pooch Parade & Pet Expo ahead (Knox TN Today)
• Solar Gardens progress at Crawford House Solar+Storage site (Knox TN Today)
• Scottish Stare (Knox TN Today)
• Vacay days in New England  (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• WATE Player of the Week: Halls' Jarrell Chandler (WATE)
• Knoxville tattoo shop owner recounts fleeing business as fire broke out at shopping center (WATE)
• ‘Friday Frenzy Live’ Week 7: East TN high school whip-around coverage (WATE)
• Knoxville leaders break ground on $18.9M Pleasant Ridge Road safety project (WATE)
• Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Knoxville City Council member's daughter (WATE)
• Full operations to resume at Great Smoky Mountains National Park despite shutdown (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Joseph Bozich Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Final scores and photos from Friday's Chattanooga-area prep football games - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Baylor wins at McCallie for first time since 1996 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga-based Steam Logistics to settle lawsuit by former employee - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump - The Washington Post (US News)
• The best Amazon Prime Day deals: Get up to 57 percent off gear from Apple, Shark, Anker, Dyson, Samsung and others - Engadget (Business)
• Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader - NPR (US News)
• 24 hours outside Portland’s ICE facility: Is this what ‘lawless mayhem’ looks like? - OregonLive.com (US News)
• Are we in a recession? Yes — if you live in one of these 22 states. - MarketWatch (Business)
• DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may - AP News (Business)
• New Supreme Court term confronts justices with Trump's aggressive assertion of presidential power - AP News (US News)
• Where things stand in Portland and Chicago as Trump officials promise imminent National Guard deployments - CNN (US News)
• Jeff Bezos slams AI "industrial bubble," while Goldman Sachs' CEO expects "drawdown" - Axios (Business)
• Trump undoes $187 million cut to NY security funds after GOP outcry - Axios (US News)
• Simi Valley resident gets over 8 years in prison for attempt to kill Justice Kavanaugh - Los Angeles Times (US News)
• Costco to sell Ozempic and Wegovy at discount without insurance - KIRO 7 News Seattle (Business)
• Starbucks shutters five locations in Snohomish County - Everett Herald (Business)
• 'Drop it now!': Video shows Michigan church shooter was ordered to give up before he was killed - KSL TV 5 (US News)
• US ‘flying blind’ at critical moment for economy, experts warn, with no jobs data amid shutdown - The Guardian (Business)