Help Make TWICE the Impact for Neighbors Facing Hunger It’s our 14th annual Double Your Donation event. A special match from a few generous friends makes it possible for every gift made today to have TWICE the impact! What? Double Your Donation is Second Harvest’s biggest annual fundraiser where every gift made is doubled — meaning you have a…… MORE
61-year-old Randall Lee Rose was recently indicted by a Knox County Grand Jury for the murder of a woman who was reported missing in Knoxville in 2013. Rose was indicted for first-degree murder in the death of Sharon Leinart, 58. Leinart was reported missing in March of 2013. At the time of the report, Leinart…… MORE
An investigation leads to three people being convicted after investigators say they misappropriated more than $100,000 from the Knox County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office says Amanda McKay, who worked for Knox County Grants and Community Development, took almost $80,000 to have rent and utility payments sent to herself and her former…… MORE
Knoxville Police say there were two fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend which ran Wednesday thru Sunday. Both fatal accidents happened Sunday night on I-40. In addition to this, more than 300 citations were issued and two DUI arrests were made in Knoxville as well as 11 crashes with injury. Across the state, the Tennessee…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is excited to announce a contest to see who can come up with the best holiday travel safety message for the Dynamic Message Signs you see on the interstates. The contest gives Tennessee motorists a chance to help the department raise awareness about various safety issues and save lives.…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating two separate fatal crashes that happened on I-40 East Sunday night. The first crash occurred at around 8:15 p.m. on I-40 East near the Papermill Drive exit. Officers responded to the location on a report that pedestrian had been struck. Officers arrived on scene and confirmed that a male…… MORE
Knoxville Police are asking for your help to find out what happened to 54-year-old Brian Sanderson. Sanderson’s remains were found on November 30, 2003 along I-275 near Woodland Avenue, between the railroad tracks and the Woodland Avenue exit ramp. Police did not know whose remains had been found until earlier this year. Sanderson’s death was…… MORE
The remaining suspects who fired shots in the direction of Knox County Sheriff’s Officers are in custody. The shots were fired at officers Saturday night near a mobile home park on Mynatt Road in the Halls Community. Three suspects were detained and three suspects fled the area, one caught by a KCSO K9 in an…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is reminding everyone to be careful using space heaters as temperatures are dropping after they determine that’s the cause of a West Knoxville house fire. Crews called to the 3300 block of Keith Avenue Saturday morning and found the home completely in flames and it has been determined a total loss.…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WSMV) Tennessee’s Republican representatives met on Monday to decide who will lead the House during the 114th General Assembly. The GOP maintains a 75-24 supermajority in the state’s House of Representatives as Republicans enjoyed national victories for the White House, and majorities in the U.S. Senate, and the…… MORE
