Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs announced that Knox County can now reissue IDs and Driver’s Licenses to people reentering the community after incarceration, making Knox ...

Lorenzo Hawes previously pleaded guilty to rape and assault charges in Knoxville, according to Knox County court records.

Former educator Jerod Knox has been indicted on charges of possession of child pornography and improper relationship with a student.

The murder that Christa Pike was convicted of demonstrated a brutality and callousness not often seen in women, let alone one ...

Coming up on the Knoxville Patch calendar: The Donna Drake Show Presents TV Episode Focused on Modern Well-Being ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a woman last seen Sunday. KCSO said Megan Wicker was last seen by her family on Sunday, March 15. Deputies are ...

Gregory Williamson, 41, was arrested by Community Engagement Response Team officers after he was found passed out in a running car.

Ground broke on the 1,000-bed detention facility in 2023, on the site of a former mobile home park.

Jackson County opened its new detention center, but the future of its old facility remains uncertain.

The United States Marshals Service has taken 41-year-old Gregory Chase Williamson into custody after he ran from the University of Tennessee Medical Center in November of 2025.

The City Justice Center’s latest commissioner, Nate Hayward, still believes in the rehabilitative power of correctional facilities. Hayward, 60, just entered his seventh month leading the infamous ...

Two suspects have been identified and arrested after what authorities describe as a masked home invasion in Alexander County, with two additional juveniles also facing charges. Witnesses dialed 911 on ...