Newport Police are investigating after Billy Joe Jones, 44, was found deceased in the Pigeon River, seeking information from the public to aid the inquiry.

The DOJ has charged 193 individuals for health care fraud worth over $2.75 billion, including cases against CAMM Care, LLC in Tennessee for false home health service billings.

The Knox County Sheriff's Office warns of scammers targeting church members by posing as clergy and asking for gift card details via spoofed communication methods.

Hamblen County Sheriff's Office is searching for Dustin Bradley Miller, wanted for serious offenses including child sexual abuse and statutory rape. He may be in a 2014 Silverado with Tennessee plates.

Greene County Deputy Sarah Brown received a Lifesaving Commendation Bar for saving a choking woman, Rhonda Hennessy, at a restaurant with the Heimlich maneuver.

A fire destroyed a garage apartment on Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, but the residents escaped unharmed. The road was closed until the fire was extinguished. The cause is under investigation.

A Silver Alert has been issued by the TBI for 82-year-old Robert Hembree from Knox County, last seen Monday, possibly driving a red Dodge Dakota to DeKalb, Georgia.

Mark Crabtree, ex-captain of Fentress County Rescue Squad, was indicted for theft over $20,000 from the agency through unauthorized checks and card purchases.

A motorcycle accident on Millertown Pike yesterday afternoon resulted in the death of an adult male rider...

The Knoxville Fire Department responded to two separate fires: one in Lonsdale and another in a West Knoxville apartment, with no reported injuries in either case.

Betty Serrano, a missing senior from Knox County, was safely located after a Silver Alert was canceled, says the Sheriff's Office. Details of her condition and recovery are not disclosed.

The TBI cancelled a Silver Alert for 85-year-old Albert Young from Knox County after he was found safe in South Carolina. He had been last seen in Knoxville.

Ashley Ahrens is charged with being an accessory to her husband's kidnapping of a child, and Arlena Canez faces multiple abuse and kidnapping charges in separate incidents. Both are currently in custody.