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.