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Shoveling mulch into a five-gallon bucket is part of a larger message about stormwater management that Kayla Doane, a Knox County AmeriCorps member, is teaching to classrooms and individuals.

KNOXVILLE — A federal jury Wednesday found Leon Houston guilty in a second trial on threatening to kill an attorney.

KNOXVILLE — A former Northwest Middle School teacher surrendered today in a sealed presentment involving a student, records show.

A Morristown woman died Wednesday after losing control of the pickup truck she was driving and running off a road, causing the vehicle to roll.

Authorities on Wednesday raided a South Knox County home and detained a person for questioning in a murder case.

Knox County's health department is the first in the state to be accredited by the national Public Health Accreditation Board for hitting certain benchmarks in quality and outcomes.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett's Wreaths Across America campaign has netted $36,110 with less than two weeks before the fundraising deadline.

Austin-East Magnet High School is one of the new teams competing in this year's Code TN competition, which takes place at the Convention Center on Thursday.

A vote to amend the city's budget to purchase a South Waterfront building will be the first in a series toward approving the Regal deal.

A Campbell County mother and son who abandoned a diseased puppy without food or water weren’t cruel but just too broke to care for the animal, a judge has ruled.