TN Progressive

• Maryville Arts Walk - 3rd Thursday - today thru Oct. 15 (BlountViews)
• Candidate for U.S. Rep., against Burchett campaigns Saturday, 4/18/2026, Blount County (BlountViews)
• PRISMA/Blount Memorial Hospital laying off 85 employees (BlountViews)
• Alcoa working to bring Costco to town (BlountViews)
• WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
• 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)
• (Whitescreek Journal)
• My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
• July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)

TN Politics

• U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles’ campaign has less $100k heading into potential competitive election (TN Lookout)
• Stockard on the Stump: Democratic rep blasts Nashville mayor for lapse on tourism board (TN Lookout)
• With GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians (TN Lookout)
• State lawmakers restore funding for child summer food program rejected by Gov. Bill Lee (TN Lookout)
• ‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities (TN Lookout)
• US House narrowly defeats resolution limiting Trump war powers (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• Lady Vol fans watch for Smokey, count orange emojis (Knox TN Today)
• Dishing It Out: Strawberry Cake (Knox TN Today)
• Camporee at Melton Hill + BioBlitz in Blount + New Harvest Market ++ (Knox TN Today)
• Tex, a Zoo Knoxville favorite, passes away (Knox TN Today)
• Dining Duo makes a surprisingly easy choice (Knox TN Today)
• Hiking with Harrington on Baxter Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
• Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Norris Dam State Park, where the road gets quiet (Knox TN Today)
• Barks & Bourbon: Raising spirits and saving lives (Knox TN Today)
• Project Help receives $41K from Food City customers (Knox TN Today)
• 4/17 HEADLINES: News and events from the World, the USA, Tennessee, Knox & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
• Eco-Friendly Smokies retreat adds Solar + Energy Storage (Knox TN Today)
• RoJo the Rooster (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Next-generation ‘salt-cooled’ nuclear plant breaks ground in Oak Ridge (WATE)
• When do splash pads in Knox County open for 2026 season (WATE)
• Rod Run, Rossini Fest & road work impacting East Tennessee traffic: What to know (WATE)
• A million bees removed from area near downtown after truck hauling bees crashes: TDOT (WATE)
• TBI: Woman fatally shot by Jefferson County deputies in White Pine (WATE)
• Community discusses housing development plans for Kerbela Shriners site in South Knoxville (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Chattanooga Tourism Co. seeks $14M from city, county in budget request - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Wamp: Hamilton County planning to incorporate incubator into downtown tech education center - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Early voting in Hamilton County primaries begins - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• FBI agents spotted at Chattanooga dermatology clinic with history of fraud accusations - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Middle East crisis live: Iran reopens strait of Hormuz but US blockade remains - The Guardian (US News)
• Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Higher, Brent Falls — Live Updates - WSJ (Business)
• Dangerous storms bring tornado and flash floods risk to millions this weekend - NBC News (US News)
• The post-ceasefire rally just lifted the Nasdaq to its longest win streak in 34 years - Business Insider (Business)
• Trump shocked Netanyahu with post declaring Lebanon strikes "prohibited" - Axios (US News)
• US to recover uranium from Iran at a 'leisurely pace', Trump tells Reuters - Reuters (US News)
• Spirit Airlines seeks U.S. government aid as oil spike threatens turnaround - The Air Current (Business)
• White House to meet with Anthropic CEO as Mythos anxiety spreads - Politico (Business)
• Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days - NPR (Business)
• An unabashed progressive dominates in New Jersey, another midterm warning sign for Republicans - Politico (US News)
• 'Mum is finally free!' Pensioner detained by ICE in US returns to France - BBC (US News)
• Obama Steps In to Fuel Trump’s Midterm Nightmare - The Daily Beast (US News)
• Home shopping network pioneer QVC files for bankruptcy protection - AP News (Business)
• Why Netflix Stock Is Tanking Friday - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Europe faces summer flight cancellations from jet fuel shortage, IATA says - Reuters (Business)