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Deputy dies after being shot while responding to Knoxville domestic disturbance call
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee sheriff's deputy has died from wounds suffered during an exchange of gunfire while responding to a domestic disturbance. Tucker Blakely, 29, died at a hospital after the shooting Sunday night, the Knox County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday in a...
Deputy wounded, man killed in gunfire exchange during Knoxville domestic disturbance call
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A deputy was seriously wounded and a man was killed after exchanging gunfire while authorities were responding to a domestic disturbance at a home in Tennessee. Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office encountered an armed man after responding to a...
Jury finds officer not liable in civil trial over shooting death
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer who fatally shot a man in 2019 is not at fault or liable for the death, a federal jury found in a civil trial. A U.S. District Court jury in Greeneville reached the verdict Thursday in a lawsuit filed by the family of 33-year-old...
Person of interest in fatal Tennessee shooting caught after 2-day manhunt, authorities say
MAYNARDVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Tennessee has been arrested following a two-day manhunt that unsettled a community in Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, authorities said Thursday. Jason Dockery was taken into custody at about 2:45 p.m....
Officials can't interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that law enforcement officials can't use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend, favoring event organizers who sued after a district attorney warned he intends to enforce the new...
As research grows into how to stop gun violence, one city looks to science for help
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — “That’s where I got shot,” said Rashaad Woods, nodding toward a convenience store in Knoxville’s “gun zone.” There were bullet holes in a church’s walls. Nearby was a shuttered nightclub where some people were killed. “There was a point...
SmarFinancial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — SmartFinancial Inc. (SMBK) on Monday reported second-quarter net income of $8.8 million. The bank, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, said it had earnings of 52 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street...
