Paul Noel sworn in as Knoxville's new police chief with four specific goals in mind

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knox County jury this week will have to decide if a gunman acted carelessly or with intent in February 2021 when he shot and killed a woman in North Knoxville traffic. Tamaralynn Russell, 38, was shot in the head while driving a van the afternoon...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A body found in a Greene County cornfield was identified as missing 16-year-old Danielle Owens, the Greeneville Police Department said. Owens was reported missing on Dec. 12, 2022, according to GPD. The Greene County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to the 300 block of Doughtys Chapel Road...

Over the last century, Cumberland Avenue has evolved from an affluent neighborhood to a nightclub hotspot to The Strip. New developments may bring it full circle. Elizabeth Sims, Grace King (10News) Published: 10:08 AM EST February 8, 2023. Updated: 10:37 AM EST February 8, 2023. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The history of...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knox County Sheriff's Office announced the "Project Lifesaver Program" on Monday. The program is meant to help deputies respond quicker to incidents where adults or children with autism, Alzheimer's, or a similar disability may unexpectedly wander away. They said the program is meant to save lives and reduce the chance of injuries.

MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol said an 81-year-old pedestrian was dead Monday after he was fatally hit on Knoxville Highway. They said Wade Nance was walking across the westbound lane of Knoxville Highway at around 12 p.m. after he "finished measuring from the centerline of the roadway." They said he was then fatally hit by a car.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Past, recorded testimony of a young witness who is now dead can be offered this spring when two young men go on trial for a crime spree that included the ambush killing of an Austin-East High School student, a judge has ruled. Judge Steve Sword said...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Criminal Court Clerk Mike Hammond said he knows that too many people struggling with their mental health end up in jail. "We believe there's about 30% of the people in the detention facility right now that would be considered mentally ill," he said. "The [Knox County] detention facility is the number one place for people with mental illness. It's a little scary."

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a 32-year-old man was in custody as of Saturday morning, after they said he crashed on I-75 in Campbell County and then ran into the woods the morning of Feb. 3. They said a trooper received a call about the...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Plans are moving forward for crews to convert two interchanges to diverging diamond interchanges in Knox County. The Department of Transportation plans to build a diverging diamond interchange at the I-75 and Emory Road intersection in North Knox County. TDOT's online timeline shows the project is in the preliminary design phase.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Almost one out of every five families live in poverty in Knoxville, according to the U.S. Census. Mustafa Freeman owns the Wash House Laundry Center, and he is hoping to lighten the load for struggling families. Freeman partners with a group called Laundry Love to offer...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A fatal stabbing happened at an apartment complex in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 6, according to the Knoxville Police Department. Officers responded to The Vista Apartments at 938 Hall of Fame Drive around 12:05 a.m. and found a man on a staircase with multiple stab wounds, KPD said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A prescribed fire is planned on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Wolf Creek Fields in Cocke County, according to the USDA. The project area is located approximately 7.0 miles southeast of Del Rio and 6.2 miles southwest of Hot Springs, North Carolina. The fire will burn approximately 51 acres, the USDA said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ab East Knoxville community center swung its doors back open on Monday after a large, $1.5 million renovation. Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon and other community leaders celebrated reopening the Milton Roberts Community Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The large renovation included new floors, a new basketball...

The school board said they are working to buy a property near First Baptist Church, from Hwy. 11 to Simpson Road.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Rural Metro released an app to better connect with customers and help make sure they had information about their fire department. The app is called "Rural Metro Fire — Knox Co. TN" and is available on the App Store and on the Google Play Store. Customers can download it to find news about the fire department, learn about smoke detectors, find tips to prevent fires and peruse monthly information about calls crews respond to.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A building more than a century old on East Jackson Avenue faces demolition after a Knoxville developer said crews found the building would not be salvageable for a $20 million project that includes condos, a short-term rental space, a bourbon lounge and a restaurant. The project is named "Excelsior."

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In East Tennessee, families are witnessing and reliving the devastating images from a recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The earthquake killed more than 3,400 people as of Monday evening and toppled thousands of buildings. Selin Sazil, a student at the University of Tennessee whose family...

Stephen Smith from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy set up solar panels on his house. Through KUB's Time of Use program, he's able to save money.

ALCOA, Tenn. — Two people died and two others were injured after two vehicles crashed on Alcoa Highway, according to a spokesperson with the city of Alcoa. The Alcoa Police Department and the Alcoa Fire Department responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries at 12:45 p.m. on Alcoa Highway and Lakemont Road on Sunday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Stephen Smith, the Executive Director for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy installed two systems with solar panels on his home in West Knoxville. His system includes a Tesla Power Wall, batteries that collect the solar power he generates and stores it for later use. "The...