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Authorities are urging caution after packaged kratom was discovered during investigations into the deaths of two Ole Miss students. Causes of death remain under investigation.

Crews responded to the fire on Linden Avenue at around 11:45 p.m. on Monday, according to the Knoxville Fire Department

Three Kingsport firefighters and a Sullivan County EMS provider were rushed to the hospital late Monday night after a passing vehicle hit them while they were loading an injured patient into an ambulance along Interstate 26.

A controversial townhome development along John Sevier Highway in South Knoxville is officially off the table after the developer withdrew the proposal, sparking a sharp exchange among Knox County commissioners over how Mayor Betsy Henderson’s first veto was handled.

The inmate charged in the murder of a Morgan County correctional officer died early Tuesday morning.

First responders rescued the kayaker early Tuesday morning, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

Flash flooding overnight caused extensive damage to homes, vehicles, roads and infrastructure in the Harlan County communities of Coxton, Brookside and Ages, according to Harlan County Emergency Management.

Loudon County leaders are working to put measures in place to regulate license plate reader cameras. Some groups want an outright ban on the devices.

Anderson County commissioners are set to decide the fate of license plate cameras across the county after the county’s law director said the contract behind them may not be valid.