Nationally-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump was in Knoxville on Wednesday to announce he was taking on the case for David Batts. Back on Jan. 7, Batts was arrested for sexual battery at the ...

Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler apologized to members of a state board that enforces law enforcement training standards for allowing two of his appointees to participate in an armed raid without ...

Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said jailers used force on him to get him to comply with instructions after he arrived at the detention center, which included hitting and Tasing him. District ...

Germain, 18, was shot nine times and killed while deputies searched his home as part of a marijuana investigation. Authorities said he had a gun.

Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler held a press conference late Monday to announce that 29-year-old deputy Tucker Blakely has died after he was shot while responding to a domestic call in the Hardin ...

The family of David Batts, Sr. who died after being in the custody of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, plan to announce the filing of a notice of claim against the University of Tennessee ...

The Tennessee comptroller, the state's watchdog agency, is investigating Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs for excessive spending on hotels and trucks.

We encourage anyone with information to come forward and assist us in this ongoing investigation,” Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said. Knox County Parks & Rec said Thursday evening that in ...

They're in charge of their own oversight and are paid salaries ranging from the $164,903 for Biggs to the $208,601 paid to Sheriff Tom Spangler. The office employs 38 staffers. Biggs, before his ...