Knox County sees a series of school threats leading to multiple student arrests, increased security, and a community-wide call for vigilance. Authorities are actively investigating.

Tennessee National Guard rescues an injured hiker near Bullhead Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains early Tuesday morning, airlifting them to medical care.

Whitney Goins, an ex-Union County Clerk's Office worker, was indicted for alleged credit card fraud and official misconduct after a TBI investigation.

Two Florida residents died in an early morning single-vehicle crash on I-40 East in Knoxville, with the vehicle hitting a guardrail. The ramp to I-640 East was closed for investigation.

Kentucky law enforcement is searching for Joseph A. Couch, a suspect in an I-75 shooting that injured five. An AR-15, believed to be used in the attack, was found. Schools closed for safety as the manhunt intensifies.

A man was charged with arson after deliberately setting fire to a Knoxville McDonald's. Firefighters found the fire in a wall; the suspect, who had been ejected earlier, returned and was arrested after a struggle.

The Knoxville Police investigated a "possible suspicious device" at Dents and Detail on Walbrook Drive, but later declared it safe, causing brief local traffic disruption.

A middle school student in Oak Ridge has been charged after making threats to their school and a peer through FaceTime. The police increased school security and stressed the seriousness of such threats.

Jessie Comer, 76, was arrested for aggravated assault after shooting a neighbor with a pellet gun following a verbal dispute in LaFollette, Tennessee.

Two students from Halls High School have been arrested for making mass violence threats, with Sheriff Spangler emphasizing the seriousness of such actions.

William "Nick" Eden was arrested in Dandridge on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, linked to activity on Snapchat. The sheriff advised parents to monitor their children's social media use. Eden's bond is set at $1 million.

A former Blount County Schools employee, Joseph Michael Dalton, pleaded guilty to inappropriate touching of elementary students. His sentencing is set for November 6.

A multi-agency drug bust in Blount County, Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of Jamie Ivan Henry and Amanda Lynn Whitehead with various drug charges. Drugs, cash, and paraphernalia were seized.