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

• Mascot man charged after road rage shooting in Knox County (WATE)
• 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)

News Sentinel

State News

• Chattanooga adds school-zone cameras as citation revenue drops - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Lawmakers working in Chattanooga’s poorest ZIP codes seek support - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Kennedy: Relearning how to be alone - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Chattanooga tourism leaders tout record year - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Mormon church leaders encourage forgiveness after Michigan attack - AP News (US News)
• More than 300,000 Venezuelans at risk of deportation under new Supreme Court ruling - Axios (US News)
• Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says - Politico (US News)
• Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities in Brighton Park - WBEZ Chicago (US News)
• Johnson rallies House GOP after he calls off votes amid shutdown fight - Politico (US News)
• Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump - The Washington Post (US News)
• Harrods sets aside more than £60m for Mohamed Al Fayed abuse victims - BBC (Business)
• How California struck a landmark law to rein in rogue AI - Politico (US News)
• DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may - AP News (Business)
• Pharmacy chain shuts down all locations nationwide for good - NJ.com (Business)
• Breaking up (Google) is hard to do - The Verge (Business)
• Here's how the fashion industry is using AI to predict the next big trend - NPR (Business)
• This Billionaire Built A $50 Million Golf Course So His Wife Had A Place To ‘Swing Like An Idiot’ - Forbes (Business)
• Starbucks shutters five locations in Snohomish County - Everett Herald (Business)
• GOP blames government shutdown on health care for undocumented people. That's false - NPR (US News)