TN Progressive

• View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
• Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
• Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
• Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
• Blount County early voting record turnout (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)
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• My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)

TN Politics

• Finance reports: Tennessee Democrats boost funding for key races in final push to election day (TN Lookout)
• California sued by Trump administration over demand to purge 20,000 voters from rolls (TN Lookout)
• Trump: Execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be livestreamed (TN Lookout)
• Rep. Pearson sues Memphis alleging First Amendment violation  (TN Lookout)
• 2026 gov race: Hatley puts in another $5M, Blackburn raises $2.1M, Green $1M (TN Lookout)
• Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike raises tough questions (TN Lookout)

Knox TN Today

• New look Lady Vols make debut at SEC media day (Knox TN Today)
• Let’s Talk: Outdoors — Good Shepherd leads First Creek cleanup, volunteers tackle Tennessee River trash (Knox TN Today)
• Daily Connections for Friday, October 16, 2026 (Knox TN Today)
• Food City rallies Vol fans ahead of Alabama showdown (Knox TN Today)
• Hiking with Harrington: Fall wildflowers brighten Turkey Pen Trail (Knox TN Today)
• Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Discover the Holston River, a hidden treasure in our backyard (Knox TN Today)
• Wandering in the wilderness (Knox TN Today)
• Pumpkin animals bring a little extra personality to Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
• World Spine Day brings attention to new Knoxville spine specialist (Knox TN Today)
• O’Connor Senior Center invites pets to Howl-O-Ween parade (Knox TN Today)
• Play Bingo, support local animals: HSTV featured nonprofit with Knox Bingo (Knox TN Today)
• Let’s Talk-Leaders: Turning challenges into connections, honoring community champions (Knox TN Today)

Local TV News

• Knoxville Weather: Potent Friday cold front (WATE)
• Banana Ball coming back to Knoxville for 2 games at Covenant Health Park (WATE)
• One dead in Alcoa Highway crash near pedestrian bridge (WATE)
• Knoxville drivers voice traffic frustrations as city studies downtown, South Knoxville connections (WATE)
• University of Tennessee welcomes record number of ROTC cadets (WATE)
• Man convicted of groping female Morgan County corrections officer sentenced (WATE)

News Sentinel

State News

• Qcells launches solar panels with frames made in Tennessee - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Pam Stafford - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Rookie’s homer helps Guardians build 2-1 edge over Rays in ALCS - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
• Hamilton County deputy arrested on DUI charge in Williamson County - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)

Wire Reports

• Tesla’s New Roadster Takes Flight After Nearly a Decade of Delays - WSJ (Business)
• Teen shooter kills 3 children, teacher in Oregon elementary school before being shot by bystander - CNN (US News)
• Trump wants more Afrikaner refugees while others are stuck due to his 'cruel' policies - The Guardian (US News)
• Inflation has eaten up nearly all the raises of the past two years - Business Insider (Business)
• Warsh Vows Price Stability as A.I. Delivers ‘Shock’ to Economy - The New York Times (Business)
• ‘Oh, Shut Up’: 5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine - The New York Times (US News)
• G7 to launch exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks - Reuters (Business)
• Asian stocks rise as tech bounces from rout, eyes on Warsh - Yahoo Finance (Business)
• Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution - The Washington Post (US News)
• Why Did Netflix Boot Bela Bajaria? - Variety (Business)
• Wildfire in Malibu explodes to 200 acres, evacuations orders issued - KTLA (US News)
• Man Found in Barrel in Lake Mead in 2022 Is Identified by Las Vegas Police - The New York Times (US News)
• Car registered to man accused of planning mass shooting was at Hindu temple he targeted, police say - AP News (US News)
• Mortgage rates hit the brakes - The Hill (Business)
• Nvidia CEO Huang Says CoreWeave Improving, No Backstop Needed - Bloomberg.com (Business)