Don Jacobs

• East Knoxville cookout peppered with gunfire Published 06/18/2013 at 11:07 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Knoxville police are investigating a Monday cookout that was spiced with gunfire, but the victims aren’t cooperating.

• Firefighters battle West Knox home fire twice Published 06/18/2013 at 9:10 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Firefighters this morning doused flames for a second time at a West Knox County home where one firefighter sustained a minor burn on his leg.

• Man, 22, survives near drowning in West Knoxville pool Updated 06/17/2013 at 3:48 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — A 22-year-old man was in stable condition Monday after being pulled from a West Knoxville apartment complex swimming pool with no pulse.

• Knoxville woman killed in Western Avenue crash Published 06/17/2013 at 11:48 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Police suspect alcohol was involved in a weekend crash that killed a 33-year-old Knoxville woman.

• Homeless man charged in North Knoxville knife attack Published 06/17/2013 at 10:40 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — A 54-year-old homeless man is in jail Monday accused of attacking two other homeless folks with a knife in North Knoxville.

• TDOT proposes widening Alcoa Highway in Blount, Knox counties Published 06/16/2013 at 4 a.m.

  Construction would be years away, but state officials want public input now on the best way to design a widened Alcoa Highway in Blount and Knox counties.

• West Knox County man faces rape charges Published 06/13/2013 at 2:41 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — A Knox County grand jury has indicted a West Knox County man on charges of rape, sexual battery and statutory rape by an authority figure.

• Trio survive spillway capsize at Fort Loudoun Dam Published 06/12/2013 at 3:59 p.m.

  Three people — including a 5-year-old boy — escaped serious injury when the boat they were fishing in was pulled into the spillway of Fort Loudoun Dam.

• Man dies after being pulled from water at West Knox boat ramp Updated 06/12/2013 at 9:56 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Authorities this morning identified a 39-year-old Knoxville man who died after being pulled Tuesday evening from Carl Cowan Park

• Mechanicsville shooting probe continues Published 06/10/2013 at 9:31 p.m.

  More arrests could follow and additional charges may be filed against two men now charged in the Mechanicsville killing of a young mother last week, Knoxville police said Monday.

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