It’s Christmas Week, a great time to introduce you to a young, new officer for the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) – Savannah Ray. A few weeks ago Santa arrived early …
Michael Farmer: Firefighter ‘flips’ the script
Rural Metro Firefighter Michael Farmer is usually the one doing the rescue and life-saving work. But on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2020, the script was flipped – as was Farmer and …
Zac Frye: He loves working at ‘home’
He is a captain in the Tennessee National Guard. At work he’s known as “Captain America” and as Patrol Corporal Zachary “Zac” Ryan Frye, loving life and giving back to …
KFD’s DJ Corcoran: He’s retiring Friday
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 …