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ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — A Roane County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured Friday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 58 near the Roane County-Meigs County line. Roane County Sheriff-Elect Tim Phillips confirmed the deputy was involved in the collision, which occurred shortly before noon. Emergency responders from multiple agencies …

ROCKWOOD — A man in his 70s was airlifted to a Knoxville hospital Monday evening after a tractor accident on property near the 100 block of Winters Loop Road, east of Rockwood. According to sources, the man was operating a tractor when the accident occurred. Emergency crews responded to the …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2025) – The Oak Ridge Fire Department (ORFD) and Oak Ridge Police Department (ORPD) are investigating after a deadly fire on Sheridan Circle early Thursday morning. ORFD crews responded to the home just before 3 a.m. after a call for a structure fire with a …

An unidentified female found along I-40  Knoxville — On October 13 at approximately 8:17 p.m. troopers were dispatched to a person lying in the emergency lane of I-40 eastbound in Roane County at the 341-mile marker. This area is approximately one mile east of exit 340, the Rockwood Municipal Airport …

A LifeStar air ambulance landed in the parking lot behind Goodwill on North Gateway at approximately 2:35 PM on Sunday. The helicopter was called in to transport a 31-year-old woman who had been struck by a pickup truck at a residence on Dry Hill Road, Rockwood Mountain, just before 2 …

Photo courtesy of Charlie Sandifer Early this morning (Tuesday, May 7), motorists traveling eastbound on Interstate 40 encountered significant delays as cleanup crews worked to clear the aftermath of a tractor-trailer accident near the 341-mile marker, situated on Rockwood Mountain. The incident, which occurred overnight, resulted in the closure of …

CLINTON—Anderson County Emergency Medical Services has received a grant totaling $1,800 to assist with purchasing updated curriculum for training purposes. Anderson County EMS was notified of the grant award in April and received the check during a presentation at the UT Lifestar, Emergency and Trauma Continuing Education Quarterly Luncheon in …

While training Monday at The Mount Pisgah Baptist Church Parking lot near Oliver Springs, a Blair volunteer firefighter was injured after a 3-inch hose coupling came loose and struck him in the head knocking him unconscious. Emergency personnel rushed to the aid of the firefighter, according to EMA director Tim …

The Rockwood Fire Department along with police and an ambulance were sent to the Courtney Square Apartments off Highway 70 East just before 7:00 last night where it was reported a 2-year-old had fallen out of a second story window according to Fire Chief Matt Crabtree with Rockwood. The infant …

A 23-year-old female was flown out by LifeStar after being found in her car, which ran off the roadway at River Road, near the entrance to The Indian Shores area. According to Emergency Management Director Tim Suiter, a passerby noticed the car off the roadway and called Authorities. The incident …