Daniel Joseph “DJ” Corcoran’s path into retirement began almost three years ago on the evening of December 29, 2018. His and wife Wendy’s youngest child, Pierce Kennedy Corcoran, 22, died …
Family crimes are Preston Huddleston’s beat
Det. Preston Huddleston is a special man doing special work. It’s a job very few do or want. He is part of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Family Crimes Unit. …
KFD’s new tiller truck is turning heads
Today’s hero is named “Big Stick II” and it’s a firefighter without feet, but one with eight wheels and a pair of steering wheels. It’s turning more heads around town …
Veterans Day Parade returns to downtown Knoxville
Knoxville’s Veterans Day Parade will be held downtown today. Korean War veteran Everett Leroy Prough, 93, will serve as Grand Marshal in the parade which features the University of Tennessee …
Shaun Sakovich: A caseload full of evil
Investigator Shaun Sakovich minces no words about work.
“It’s hard and it would be disingenuous to say otherwise. I see a lot of things no one else wants to see or …
Eric Bradshaw: Madison Harber’s lifesaver
Madison Kay Harber turned 23 on October 17. She loves playing with her pooches – Beamer and Rocket. She and boyfriend Zach Dunlap started dating in the 8th grade at …
Zack Brackett: A hero here and there
From Tellico Plains to the remote Paktika Province in southeastern Afghanistan and a Purple Heart for a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy. This East Tennessee hero is Zachary Brackett.
On his …
Eagle donates drinking water
A local company has donated 12,000 cans of clean drinking water to area firefighters. Eagle Distributing Company, in partnership with Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council, donated water to …