Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department are investigating an overnight fire in West Knoxville. Crews called to a house on fire at the corner of Sanderson Road and Whedbee Road and found a detached garage at the rear of the home engulfed in flames. The garage is a complete loss. There were no injuries reported.…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a motorcycle on Western Avenue. It happened Wednesday night near University Avenue. Police believe the motorcycle was driving west on Western Avenue when it was rear-ended by a vehicle, believed to be a silver or a light-colored sedan, that drove away from the scene.…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian-involved crash. It happened this morning on Dandridge Avenue near Hazen Street when calls came in for an unresponsive person believed to have been hit by a car. Responding Knoxville Fire Department and AMR personnel attempted life-saving measures but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police believe…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in North Knoxville. Crews responding to Cedar Heights Road after someone driving by called to report the fire then knocked on the door of the home, a woman and her dog were inside and they made it out safe. The caller…… MORE
Updated story: More details in the deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. Metro Nashville Police say the 28 year-old suspect planned to attack multiple locations. Police Chief John Drake says they found a manifesto from the shooter, who was a former student at the private Christian pre-K through sixth grade school. Drake says…… MORE
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
