Knox County News

From APB reports. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The county mayor's and county commission's gaffes, bungles, scuffles, plots, putsches, and scandals mix on a trolley ride and stroll through downtown Knoxville this evening ...

Flames erupted early Friday morning at the BP gas station on Raccoon Valley Road.

Governor visits school where deadly shooting happened Gov. Phil Bredesen spoke at Central High School Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a student was shot and killed there, to show his support.

With Hurricane Gustav headed for the Gulf Coast and New Orleans, Knoxville is bracing for a group of evacuees that could be here by Sunday, according to Knoxville-Knox County emergency management officials.

Eric McLean has acknowledged publicly he shot the teenage lover and student of his former wife Erin, a teacher.

You might have thought it was more like the first snow of the season, with the slick roads caused by Tuesday's much-needed rain.

A Knoxville man is charged with using another person's TennCare benefits to get medical treatment at St.

As Cameron Napier and Cody Sands load up for a squirrel hunt Thursday evening at Knox County's Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area, they'll both tell you: this is just a warm-up. The real hunt starts ...

With the help of the Knox County Sheriff's Office, Alcoa police detectives nabbed a Powell man in connection with Monday's armed robbery at Long John Silver's in Alcoa.

Police are amassing forensic evidence against a 15-year-old accused in last week's fatal shooting at Central High School.

With help from Knox County's SWAT team, Alcoa police arrested a Powell man wanted in connection with the robbery of a fast food business earlier this week.

Some Knoxville teachers want to know about students' juvenile crime records after last week's fatal school shooting at Central High School.

Chuck Bowers has filed a complaint against Chairman Thomas "Tank" Strickland, accusing him of "official misconduct" under state law, a charge both Strickland and the county's law director deny.

A Cocke County forest fire continued to burn Saturday as it spread to more acreage and continued to darken the skies.

A Knox County schools official said students have been allowed back inside the Karns High School building.

Knox County government has a new financial compliance officer. The mayor's office has appointed Clifford Tucker, a 32-year veteran of the state Comptroller's Office.

Entrances to Farragut High School were blocked during the mandatory lock down after a fatal shooting at Central High School Thursday, Aug.

If ever a community needed to let out a tough sigh and catch its collective breath, it is Knoxville.

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Knox County Sheriff's Office deputies block an entrance to Farragut High School following an early morning fatal shooting in the cafeteria at Central High School.- Kim Johnson/farragutpress When shots rang out ...