Hayes Hickman

• State's new public safety plan targets drug abuse, violent crime Published 02/09/2012 at 8:20 p.m.

  State officials are touting a new comprehensive "public safety action plan" being implemented now as the best chance yet at making significant reductions to Tennessee's rates of violent crime and drug abuse.

• Authorities probe reason behind McMinn teen's suicide Published 02/08/2012 at 6:44 p.m.

  McMinn County authorities are investigating whether bullying might have contributed to a 17-year-old girl's suicide Tuesday.

• 50-75 cats hoarded in 'rancid' East Knox County house Updated 02/06/2012 at 6:32 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Dozens of cats and other animals were found today inside an East Knox County home that a veteran animal control officer deemed one of the most rancid scenes he's encountered.

• Holston River search for drowning victims finds only 'fuzzy memories' Updated 02/06/2012 at 5:36 p.m.

  BLAINE — After scouring the shorelines of the Holston River for two people reported to be still missing by a couple who escaped from a submerged SUV today, Grainger County authorities now think the story might only be in the ...

• KPD, Knox DA raid, padlock four 'head shops' Updated 02/02/2012 at 8 p.m.

  There was something far more nefarious behind the counter than the incense, oils and handblown glass advertised for sale outside the Mystical Orb head shop in North Knoxville, authorities allege.

• Ex-Monroe County jailers charged with assault against inmate Updated 02/01/2012 at 8:20 p.m.

  Monroe County's top prosecutor said he changed his mind and has decided to file charges against two former Monroe County Sheriff's Department deputies who resigned last month for allegedly assaulting a restrained jail inmate.

• 'Bad drug deal' tied to Sunday arson fire; burn victim 'critical but stable' Updated 01/30/2012 at 6:44 p.m.

  Arson investigators say "a drug deal gone bad" was behind a fire that destroyed a North Knoxville town house and left one woman critically burned Sunday.

• Knoxville's Vietnamese community celebrates new year Published 01/30/2012 at 4 a.m.

  There were no bad fortunes told Sunday for the hundreds of people who gathered in West Knoxville to celebrate the Vietnamese New Year.

• United Way fundraising tops "silver" goal with $11.6 million Updated 01/26/2012 at 6:36 p.m.

  The United Way of Greater Knoxville formally ended its 2011 fundraising effort Thursday, exceeding its "silver" goal with contributions totaling $11,621,000.

• Knox County DA's office: Oak Ridge officers won't be charged in road-rage incident Updated 01/24/2012 at 7:20 p.m.

  Knox County prosecutors will not file charges against two off-duty Oak Ridge police officers accused of pulling a handgun on a motorist during an alleged road-rage incident last month.

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