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An interim leader has been hired to oversee the troubled Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center in Knox County.
Knox County’s agreement with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, has cost taxpayers almost $130,000 since January, ...
In a world that prioritizes competition over cooperation and lauds winners over losers, finding a supportive group is rare.
Tennessee is joining the list of states that ban cell phones in school, and KCS might take things even further. Here's what to know.
The new board of directors over the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center has been appointed after the Knox County ...
The project was the subject of a ProPublica story in 2024 revealing that conservative private interests were financing a ...
The Knox County Commission on June 23 overhauled decades of leadership at the troubled juvenile detention center.
Knox News reported June 2 that state investigators on April 7 had talked to the facility's only nurse, Stefani Clowers, for ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man is facing an aggravated animal cruelty charge after he was accused of throwing a dog off a ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A death investigation by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is underway, a sheriff’s office ...
State law says only cities with sales taxes higher than the county they're in can exempt groceries from sales tax increases.
Deputy Dalton Swanger was assaulted during a live broadcast, sustaining a head injury while responding to a call.