The trial for two teens accused in the murder of 16 year-old Austin-East Magnet High School student Stanley Freeman Jr. is set to begin. The two teens are being tried as adults in the murder of Freeman Jr. who was shot and killed in February 2021. According to the Knoxville Police Department, the two suspects…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office arrest two people on drug charges, three children were in the home at the time. As part of the 313 Initiative, deputies served a warrant at a home on Boyd’s Bridge Pike near the Sarah Moore Green Elementary School . The suspects were Detroit native Richard Adams and his wife…… MORE
The City of Oak Ridge experiencing network issues following a malware attack. City officials are working to gather information and identify the impact on their technology systems and say that it’s too early to tell if any data was compromised. The City and its Information Systems Department (IS) are working with law enforcement to investigate…… MORE
A teen is arrested after hitting a Knoxville Police Officer while driving a stolen vehicle. 19 year-old Quben Montgomery was seen by police in that vehicle who attempted to pull him over at Pinnacle Park Apartments by parking his cruiser in front of the car and stepping out when Montgomery reportedly hit the cruiser which…… MORE
A teen is arrested after hitting a Knoxville Police Officer while driving a stolen vehicle. 19 year-old Quben Montgomery was seen by police in that vehicle who attempted to pull him over at Pinnacle Park Apartments by parking his cruiser in front of the car and stepping out when Montgomery reportedly hit the cruiser which…… MORE
As the pandemic-created public health emergency comes to a close, millions of Americans could soon lose coverage. The federal government is soon going to stop auto-enrolling Medicaid recipients. The move could leave an estimated 18 million people without coverage. TennCare is soon going to auto-enroll Tennesseans who qualify for Medicaid. However, if they fail to…… MORE
Knoxville Fire Department investigators determine the cause of a house fire that claimed a woman’s life and several animals. Officials say the fire was accidental, caused by a heater that was being used at the time of the fire. Last week’s fire on Northcrest Circle in Fountain City was contained to the living room and…… MORE
A business has re-opened and an investigation is underway following a hazardous leak in Loudon County. Multiple agencies responding to the TA Truck Stop on Watt Road yesterday afternoon because a semi-truck was leaking an unknown hazardous material which was later identified as peroxyzxetic acid which is used to make surface cleaner and sanitizer but…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s office charged four people in a major animal cruelty case, officials with the office announced Wednesday afternoon. The case involves four people, all of whom are facing animal cruelty charges. Those people are Haylee Elisabeth Morris, 22, Michelle Lee Burgess-Morris, 50, Thomas Jason Morris, 51, and Isabella Madison Morris, 19. Haylee…… MORE
Update: Knoxville Police say the truck pulled out of the Holston River was reported stolen and they are still searching for a suspect. Knoxville Fire Department crews and KPD responded to Holston River Park in East Knoxville yesterday to remove the truck from the river and no one was found in the vehicle. KPD says…… MORE
