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Disaster and emergency readiness for historic homeowners will be the topic of the day at Saturday's Knox Heritage lecture.

An audience of mostly black Knoxville residents Thursday asked questions during a forum hosted by the FBI about police training, complained about past interactions and praised law enforcement for engaging with the community.

A 17-year-old boy has been a charged with assault against a Knoxville police officer after allegedly fighting with patrolmen during a traffic stop Thursday.

An internal investigation of payroll records at the Civic Auditorium and Coliseum resulted Thursday in the dismissal of three employees and the retirement of the general manager.

Authorities are searching for a gunman who robbed a North Knoxville sandwich shop.

A West Knoxville man pleaded guilty Thursday to importing from China dozens of pounds of a dangerous synthetic drug.

Candice McQueen, the state's education commissioner, was in Knoxville on Thursday to visit Green Magnet Academy, one of the district's two Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math magnet schools.

AccuWeather predicts the upcoming winter will be warmer in the South than it was last year, but also very wet.

Hourly workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have ratified a new five-year contract that provides them with annual pay raises and a $1,000 signing bonus.

KNOXVILLE — Officials on Thursday fired three Civic Auditorium and Coliseum employees involved in a $4,800 payroll scheme and allowed the general manager of the facility to retire.