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Tennessee community groups are teaming up with local law enforcement to host prescription drug take-back events this Saturday where anyone can safely dispose of unneeded prescription medication.

The Chief law enforcement officer for the City of Knoxville is calling for the release of the body camera video from the fatal shooting inside Austin-East High School Monday.

Man was shot multiple times and died at a hospital. Investigators said he was not the intended target.

Authorities say a Tennessee woman and her mother were fatally shot by the woman’s estranged husband, who was later found dead from an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating events leading up to an officer-involved shooting Sunday night in Kingsport.

A Tennessee judge has set a July 26 start for a trial to decide damages against an opioid manufacturer in a lawsuit over the company’s role in the epidemic.

Ex-volunteer firefighter charged with setting church fire

Knoxville Fire Department was called to a house fire at 2313 Unity Dr. in North Knoxville Friday morning.

Tennessee’s Department of Health has announced that 1 million residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Agencies donate $200K to those impacted by Nashville bombing

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Firefighters were called to a north Knoxville home just after midnight Friday morning.

Tennessee State forensics team wins top national honors

Rural Metro Fire crews worked to put out a house fire in the 7500 block of Gergia Ln in East Knox County Monday morning.

The job hub has connected teachers from 42 states and seven countries with positions in Tennessee schools.

Tennessee gas prices have surged again, jumping another 10 cents per gallon. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.68 per gallon, the highest daily average price in more than a year.

Knox County county launched a Neighborhood and Civic Organization registration system allowing groups that sign up to receive updates, such as road closures, public meeting notifications, and general updates on county projects within the community, that they can then forward on to their members.

Tennessee revenues continued to exceed projections and grew year-over-year again last month, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

A statement from police stated anyone with information on the death of 34-year-old Adam Pinkley should contact the state police post in Harlan.

States determine who gets the vaccines based on federal guidance. Azar said that “the administration in the states has been too narrowly focused.”

A United States Postal Service employee has been federally charged for willfully obstructing the passage of mail after more than 100 absentee ballots and other mail were found discarded in a dumpster more than a week ago.

The Department of Child Services following up on a situation of a three-year-old child left at the Knoxville Public Safety Building Tuesday morning.

The trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections official before escaping prison on a tractor has been delayed until next year.

An official says voters who don’t receive an absentee ballot by Oct. 28 can go to any polling site, sign an affidavit saying they did not receive the ballot and vote in person.

If you see her, call 901-545-2677.

According to the report, only 6 percent of deaths have COVID-19 as the only cause mentioned.

Morristown investigators are searching for missing 28-year-old Joseph William Ricker.

The Vols are back in the top 25. Tennessee is ranked #25 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.

he University of Memphis says specialists from its earthquake research center are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of this past weekend’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake.

Some are worried their districts are unable to offer a strong virtual learning program.

Officials said it is an active investigation.

According to reports, Hollomon’s 13-year-old was sitting in her lap when the crash happened.

Police said 17-year-old Katelynn Longworth was last seen just after 5 p.m. Monday evening.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit will to investigate the incident.

Starting in August, Medic Regional Blood Center will screen all donors for COVID-19 antibodies in an effort to identify and recruit potential COVID Convalescent Plasma donors.

Hundreds of people were already in the parks across from the federal courthouse and Justice Center as of 8 p.m. Monday night.

Two people were arrested and a person believed to be the gunshot victim had non-life-threatening injuries.

TDOT said the cargo fire was reported around 7:00 a.m. Friday on the northbound side of I-75 at mile marker 130.

Officials said Homeland Security was notified about the incident.

The company says it did so to protect phones with older batteries.

The Knox County Education Coalition issues reopening recommendations in an open letter to the school system.

The Gary Sinise Foundation provides a mortgage-free home to Purple Heart recipient with support from Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville.

Two other federal executions are scheduled for later this week, though one is on hold in a separate legal claim.

Due to the recent increases in COVID-19 cases the Drive-In Concert Series has been postponed until September.

Memphis protesters said they have been told to relocate or they could be arrested for unlawful assembly.

Tennesse EMS Director indicted after being paid improperly

Tulsa police are investigating after they said two officers were shot Monday morning.

All 502 inmates and approximately 100 staff will now be tested.

Officials said that Laurel Creek Rd. to Cades Cove is temporarily closed due to the slide.

Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police.