The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Greene County. Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on someone at a home on Bolton Road in Greeneville yesterday (Sunday). Reports say shots were fired at deputies from inside the…… MORE
Reports and videos of a parent boarding a Knox County School bus demanding the students get off are making the rounds and police say they received no reports about the incident. Story courtesy of WVLT: On February 10, a parent boarded a school bus full of Carter Middle and High School students and demanded all…… MORE
Zoo Knoxville is in the running for a Readers’ Choice Award for Best Zoo Exhibit. The Boyd Family Asian Trek at the zoo is up for the award. Malayan tigers, white-naped cranes, silvered leaf langurs and white-handed gibbons are all featured in the exhibit. The area also features a multi-level tree house and a swinging…… MORE
The parents of a teen killed in front of her home two years ago, remembering her and asking for anyone with information to come forward. 15 year-old Janaria Muhammad was shot and killed outside of her home on Selma Avenue. Knoxville Police investigators haven’t determined who killed the Austin-East student and no charges have been…… MORE
Knoxville Police have charged a man with multiple counts including first-degree murder and rape following a welfare check at an East Knoxville this (Friday) morning where officers found a man dead inside. 57-year-old Joe Whitaker is also charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and other additional charges after KPD officers responding to the 3100 block of…… MORE
Authorities are investigating after a student is charged with making a possible threat at Jefferson Middle School. This morning, staff at the school received the call about a threat so School officials along with the School Resource Officer immediately began an investigation. Investigators with Sheriff’s Office and the Jefferson City Police Department assisted in this…… MORE
Two Knox County School students are arrested for making threats at two schools. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Crimes Unit took a student at Gibbs Middle School and Powell High School into custody yesterday (Wednesday) for “threats of mass destruction. Both students were taken to the Juvenile Detention Center and officials reiterated that parents…… MORE
Tennessee’s Hands-free law may come with harsher penalties if a new bill proposed by some Lawmakers becomes law. It will establish a number of points that may be charged to a person’s driving record after two or more violations of the Hands Free Law. Lawmakers say adding more consequences to distracted driving will help save…… MORE
The Knox County Health Department released the 2022 Knox County High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which is designed to track behaviors that negatively affect the physical and mental health of high schoolers. The survey, which is also conducted on a state and nationwide level, focuses on issues such as self-harm and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, and weight control and diet. The full report can be found here. “As…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in West Knoxville. Officers responding to Badgett Drive near Goins Drive last night (Tuesday) and found 21 year-old Rahleik Garcia, of Johnson City suffering from at least one gunshot wound, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police believe there are multiple possible suspects who ran from the…… MORE
