Agents with the 9th Judicial Drug Task Force say they seized 14 firearms, meth, ammunition and body armor during a June 9 search at a Lenoir City home.

Knoxville police charged a woman with child neglect after a 3-year-old was found alone in a vehicle at the Chapman Highway Walmart; the child was taken to Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital and is expected to be OK.

A multi-county police pursuit ended in Alcoa on Thursday after officers chased a vehicle into Knox County; one man was seriously injured and taken to UT Medical Center.

A Greeneville man died after an early‑morning two‑vehicle crash at West Andrew Johnson Highway and Mt. Pleasant Road. Police identified the victim as Paul D. Oaks.

A wanted man was taken into custody after his car went into a creek during a pursuit; deputies waded in and arrested him. Booking records list multiple charges.

An early-morning fire damaged the building housing Cheers at Choto Marina in West Knoxville; crews saved the fuel pump and boat slips and no injuries were reported.

Knoxville police renewed a public plea for tips in the 2019 killing of Nahimana Zacharia. Detectives say social handles and witness memories could crack the cold case.

A 19-year-old has been arrested after a hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist at Bob Kirby Road and Dutchtown Road in west Knox County.

A Cosby traffic stop led Cocke County deputies to seize meth, Suboxone strips and firearms and arrest two people, officials say.

Federal agents executed a May 12 search in Knoxville and seized fentanyl, meth and other drugs; a 36-year-old man faces federal drug and firearms charges with a July trial date.

A trailer of fireworks caught fire on I‑75 near Ooltewah, sending pyrotechnics across the highway. Tennessee Highway Patrol says required hazmat placards, paperwork and a USDOT number were missing.

A county media release says six people were indicted after an inmate's 2022 overdose was linked to heroin brought into the former Hamblen County jail.

After a May 21 plea in Marion County District Court, 21‑year‑old Jaxson Willis received a deferred judgment, two years' probation and a 10‑year sex‑offender registration.