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At approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday, the Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) responded to a report of a possible fire in the parking garage of the Standard Apartment Complex located at 705 South 17th Street. Upon arrival...
Late last night, around 11:30 PM, the Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) sprang into action, responding to a series of storm-related emergencies that rattled our community.

Today at approximately 1:19 a.m., the Knox County Emergency Communications District received an urgent call about smoke emanating from a residence.

During his Weekly Update today, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs talked about Brickey-McCloud Elementary’s recognition as a Reward School by the Tennessee Department of Education and more.
On December 16, 2025, the Supreme Court of Tennessee temporarily suspended Charlotte Ann Leibrock from the practice of law.
Once again and for more than half a decade, Knox County achieved the highest honor in the arena of governmental accounting and finance reporting – winning what is considered the rare “triple crown” for finance departments across the country. |
A powerful windstorm moved through Knoxville overnight on December 18, causing widespread damage across the region, including at Zoo Knoxville.

In a significant step towards enhancing safety and infrastructure, the National Park Service (NPS) is set to launch a multi-year project on the Gatlinburg Spur beginning January 5, 2026.
Zoo Knoxville has welcomed Mokolo, an adult male giraffe who has recently joined the zoo’s Grasslands Africa habitat as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Species Survival Plan.

The KFD emergency response team was dispatched to the location of a fire at Greenbrier Ridge Apartments for an apartment fire that posed a significant threat.

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