A 45‑acre tract along Millertown Pike is being cleared for a 123‑unit subdivision after county planners approved a lower‑density plan that preserves steep woods. Construction is now visible from the road.

A Monday evening house fire on West Pines Road in Greene County killed one person and prompted a joint investigation by state and local authorities. The victim was transported to ETSU’s Jenkins Forensic Center for identification.

A Knoxville man is accused of stealing a University of Tennessee golf cart, threatening a couple outside UTMC and flipping the cart on Alcoa Highway; he faces four felony counts.

Afternoon storms are likely in Knoxville, with peak risk about 2–5 p.m. and a heat index near 96°F. Cooling centers are available; call 2‑1‑1 to confirm hours.

Showers and thunderstorms likely this afternoon with highs near 88°F. Expect brief heavy downpours and gusty winds.

Patchy fog this morning, then thunderstorms and heavy downpours likely this afternoon. Heat index near 100; localized flooding possible.

Knoxville hits the low 90s Thursday with a heat index near 102°F. Isolated storms tonight; a wetter, potentially flood‑prone pattern moves in Friday–Sunday.

A late-night fire at 4704 Rutledge Pike sent Knoxville firefighters to the scene and closed State Route 1. Photos identify the building as Bel Corpo medical spa.

About half a dozen former patients settled over Mycobacterium fortuitum infections from 2023 surgeries at a West Knoxville center, while other claims and regulatory actions remain active.

Young‑Williams Animal Center says it handled 54 calls about dogs left in hot cars and warns that cracking a window won't prevent rapid, deadly interior heat.

A judge has allowed body-worn camera footage into the Wright family’s federal wrongful-death suit, pausing deadlines as the court sets a new schedule. The move could refocus the case on pre-shooting conduct and video evidence.

Market Street reopened after a $9.9 million streetscape and utility overhaul that replaced century‑old pipes and widened sidewalks. Shopkeepers say summer foot traffic is returning.

Knoxville police released surveillance photos after multiple people were robbed at gunpoint near Ricky's Bar on Washington Avenue. Authorities are asking residents to check cameras and contact Crime Stoppers.