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Sunny Saturday with highs near 77°F; a weak front raises a 50% chance of light showers late Sunday into Monday. Mostly dry this weekend.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Knox County’s assessor has mailed reappraisal notices showing roughly 60% higher property values. Officials say the certified tax rate will be adjusted and explain how homeowners can appeal.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Knoxville police say a car drove past new bollards and across the pedestrian-only Gay Street Bridge early Saturday, damaging landscaping before the driver fled on foot.
U.S. Marshals arrested a 22-year-old wanted in Tulsa at a Maryville apartment; he faces strangulation and burglary charges and is being held pending extradition.
Sunny Monday with gusty southwest winds; showers and thunderstorms likely Tuesday night through Thursday with heavy rain possible.
A Jacksonville woman was sentenced to 63 months in federal court in Knoxville after admitting she traveled to East Tennessee to have sex with a 14-year-old.
Politics & Govt in ...
A viral clip of Keith Ervin telling a student "God, you're hot" prompted a school board censure and a symbolic no‑confidence vote by county commissioners. The measures stop short of removal, and Ervin is up for re‑election in August.
Knox County Republicans asked prosecutors to review Commissioner Courtney Durrett’s claim she voted in the GOP primary, raising legal questions as the May 5 primary nears.
Two rounds of storms could bring damaging wind gusts to Knoxville from late Monday through Wednesday, with an isolated tornado risk in parts of the Cumberland Plateau.
Christopher Goodrich, a Perfect Game regional director and longtime Tennessee Nationals coach, was arrested Tuesday after an undercover sting in Knoxville. Arrest reports say he agreed to pay $200 to meet someone he believed was 14.
Retail & Industry in ...
Adient will close its Athens plant on June 30, affecting about 210 workers. McMinn County EDA and the City of Athens are coordinating rapid‑response services.
A West Tennessee task force recovered roughly 16 pounds of fentanyl and a bottle of xylazine from a tractor‑trailer on I‑40; officials say the shipment was bound for Knoxville.
Knox County detectives arrested a man after a chase and seized about 13 pounds of marijuana, suspected morphine pills, two handguns and roughly $20,000 in cash.
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