Knoxville Police is working to notify next of kin after a fatal crash on I-40 Sunday night. Witnesses say the vehicle was traveling in the left lane of I-40 west near the Pellissippi Parkway when a second car tried to merge into the lane. The first car swerved to miss the other vehicle and over…… MORE
Via Zoo Knoxville: Knoxville, Tenn. (Oct. 30, 2020) –One of Zoo Knoxville’s Malayan tigers has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the same virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. Arya, a 6-year-old female and Bashir and Tanvir, 11-year-old males, exhibited mild coughing, lethargy and decrease in appetite, and were tested for a range of potential…… MORE
Final numbers are still pending, but as of Wednesday 2.1 million Tennesseans have cased their ballots, that’s a 38 percent increase compared to 2016, which was a record setting year. Nearly 1.7 million people voted early in 2016. Knox County has had 156,000 vote early or absentee. Thursday was the last day for early voting.…… MORE
A Knox County man is facing charges in connection to a Roane County couple accused of murdering and abusing their child. Michael Anthony Gray Junior is the son of Michael and Shirley Gray. The Grays pleaded not guilty earlier this week to Murder and Kidnapping charges in the death of their adopted daughter. She was…… MORE
Time is running out to vote early ahead of the November 3rd presidential election. Thursday is the last day to Early Vote in Tennessee. The 14-day early voting period ends Thursday. Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office says more than 1.8 million Tennesseans have voted as of the close of polls Monday, already surpassing the…… MORE
The Knox County hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is found. 56 year-old Fred Braden, Jr. of Powell was found around 4 o’clock today by Search and Rescue team members. Braden did not sustain any major injuries during his overnight experience in the backcountry and rangers are currently assisting him to the…… MORE
The Knox County hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is found. 56 year-old Fred Braden, Jr. of Powell was found around 4 o’clock today by Search and Rescue team members. Braden did not sustain any major injuries during his overnight experience in the backcountry and rangers are currently assisting him to the…… MORE
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are searching for a Knox County man who was day hiking along the Middle Prong Trail in the Tremont area. 56 year-old Fred Braden Jr. of Powell was reported missing just after 7 last night (Tuesday). Rangers have initiated containment efforts and a hasty ground search this morning with…… MORE
Governor Bill Lee’s Unified Command Group will open drive through COVID-19 testing sites in each of Tennessee’s grand divisions Saturday, Oct. 31 in an ongoing effort to curb rising case rates in Tennessee’s rural areas. Saturday’s COVID-19 testing is free to those who want to receive a test. Testing sites will be open from 9 a.m. to noon,…… MORE
KPD is looking for drivers that were involved in a fatal pedestrian crash Monday night. Investigators say around 9:45 p.m. a woman jumped in front of traffic on I-40 west near West Hills. She was hit by multiple vehicles. Officials say none of the vehicles that made contact with the woman remained on the scene.…… MORE
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