KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – The former CEO of a homeless shelter and ministry in Knoxville has finally reunited with his son after more than 20 years. Burt Rosen, who served as the president and CEO of Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2022, has spent…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A much-welcomed move for three Knox County offices currently in west Knoxville is happening this week. The Knox County Health Department, the Clerk’s Office, and the Trustee’s Office are located together at Old Cedar Bluff Road. They’re set to move to Corporate Square at 9000 Executive Park Drive beginning Wednesday, May 14…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Salvation Army branches in Knoxville, Maryville and Sevierville are thanking community members and organizations for their support during National Salvation Army Week. Events are planned through May 18, recognizing and giving back to the people who help make a difference for their neighbors in need. Maj.…… MORE
32-year-old Chad Brooks, a West High School teacher and coach, was taken into custody on Friday afternoon in Morristown, Tennessee by the Morristown Police Department. In early April, the Knoxville Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit was made aware of allegations that Brooks had allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with past and current students. Following…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN — The Knox County Regional Forensic Center (RFC) today released its 2024 Annual report as well as the Drug-Related Death Report for Knox and Anderson counties. The annual report provides an extensive overview of the RFC facilities, staff, and cases. The Drug-Related Death Report includes data on drug-related death cases the Center investigated…… MORE
CAMPBELL COUNTY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has partnered with sociology students at Elizabethton High School to raise awareness about a cold case out of Campbell County. It’s been forty years since the skeletal remains of a young girl were found in a remote part of the Elk Valley community of Campbell County. At the…… MORE
At approximately 5:15 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a 911 call reporting an apartment on fire on the second floor of building 900 in the Spring Meadow Apartment Complex. The caller advised that he could see flames at a window and that they were evacuating. As this caller was speaking with Knox County…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal single-car crash that happened on Saturday morning. At around 8:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, KPD officers responded to the ramp from Broadway to Hall of Fame Drive, where a car had run off of the road to the right, collided with the bridge support and…… MORE
Many people across East Tennessee felt an earthquake Saturday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the 4.1 magnitude earthquake ranks among the strongest felt in our area and the strongest since a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Decatur in 2018. There could be an aftershock possible this week. However, the strongest earthquake here belongs…… MORE
Clinton, TN (WOKI) One of several people connected to a months-long investigation into a grade changing scandal at Clinton High School has been charged in Anderson County court. Daniel “Clay” Turpin was fired from Anderson County Schools in May of 2024 after the school board voted on dismissal charges for him and Rachel Jones, another…… MORE
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