Knox County Election Commission to begin issuing petitions for City of Knoxville Elections on Monday, March 20 Individuals who wish to run for office in the 2023 City of Knoxville Elections can pick up a petition from the Knox County Election Commission beginning Monday, March 20th, 2023. The offices on the ballot will be: All…… MORE
A teen is facing charges after an accident involving three cars that injured three people in West Knoxville. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 19 year-old Johnathan Williams was driving north on Pellissippi Parkway on March 2nd and reportedly hit a vehicle making a left turn onto Horseshoe Bend Lane which caused that vehicle to hit…… MORE
Rural Metro fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire in North Knoxville. Crews called to the 8700 block of Stanley Road in Halls this morning (Monday). Officials say one resident told them she turned on a light and heard an odd sound then later discovered smoke in the attic. All residents and pets…… MORE
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty Thursday of killing both his wife and son. Judge Clifton Newman in the Walterboro courtroom handing down the sentence this morning. Murdaugh’s defense attorneys argued that there wasn’t enough evidence and called for a mistrial but the judge…… MORE
The evacuation order is lifted for Parrottsville in Cocke County following a propane leak caused by an overturned propane truck which closed State Route 340 for hours at Allen Chapel Road. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a one mile evacuation was ordered yesterday for homes on South Highway 340 and lasted for several hours.…… MORE
Local volunteers needed to help track seasonal changes of trees Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently recruiting local volunteers to ‘Adopt-A-Plot’ and track the seasonal change of trees, also called phenology. Members of the public who visit the Smokies often are encouraged to sign up to adopt a plot of trees near the roadside…… MORE
High Wind Warning …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE…Northern Plateau and Central Tennessee valley. * WHEN…From 10 AM this morning to 3 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS…Damaging winds will…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says a one mile evacuation of some Cocke County residents is ordered following an overturned propane truck that is leaking propane. Residents who have nowhere to go, can go to Parrottsville Elementary School It has closed State Route 340 at Allen Chapel Road. A medical helicopter has been called to…… MORE
Metro Drug Coalition assembles panel of experts to answer community questions about youth substance misuse at a virtual town hall meeting. On March 23, 2023, Metro Drug Coalition will host a virtual town hall meeting on youth substance misuse, and they are calling for questions surrounding the issue from Knox County community members. The panel,…… MORE
A bill adding a firing squad as a means of execution for death row inmates in Tennessee passed the House Criminal Justice Committee and is now heading to the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee. If the bill is passed, it would allow death row inmates to choose dying by a firing squad rather than lethal…… MORE
