Knox County commissioners propose an ordinance to prevent nonprofits aiding undocumented immigrants from receiving grants.

Knox County Regional Forensic Center is looking into circumstances that led to the deaths, including for people who were found outside in the cold.

According to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Weigel's on Westland Drive on Thursday after reports of a possibly suicidal man armed with a shotgun. The agency said it secured the immediate area and asked the public to avoid the store while crews worked the scene.

During 2025, more than 250 people in Knoxville are believed to have suffered fatal overdoses. While that number is lower than the previous few years, data from the Knox County District Attorney

For the second weekend in row, the expected arrival of more winter weather - snow, this time - means some scheduled events won't happen.

Hundreds of people gathered Friday outside the federal courthouse in uptown Charlotte to protest recent actions by federal immigration authorities in Minneapolis.