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Week 25: Central Wing Annex Interior Demolition Nearly Complete

As work is accelerating across the City's Public Safety Complex construction site, one task is nearly finished. By the end of this week, contractor Environmental Abatement Inc. will have completed ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM

KPD Investigating Fatal Stabbing

At around 12:25 a.m. on Monday, August 10, investigators with the Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit responded to a stabbing at the Holly Berry Apartments located in the 900 block of E. Inskip Drive, where a female stabbing victim was found lying outside of an apartment. The victim was ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 10, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Double Homicide - Ben Hur Avenue

Victims Identified from Double Homicide on Ben Hur Avenue (August 10, 2020, 9:00 a.m.) The victims from the double homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in the 600 block of Ben Hur Avenue have been identified as Jamaica Greenlee (DOB 5/3/91) and Robert Andrade (DOB 8/31/71). The investiga ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 10, 2020 at 8:59 AM

Busy week for Public Service, Urban Forestry: Storms Fell 30 Trees, Blocking Streets

This week was a busy one for the City's Urban Forestry crews. A series of heavy storms felled about 30 large trees that blocked as many City streets - and 17 of those tree-removal emergencies happened ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 07, 2020 at 2:43 PM

After 'Grand Canyon' Project, Fourth Creek Water Tests Noticeably Cleaner

Over the years, during rainstorms, the water of Fourth Creek has been murky, at best. The range of highs and lows for Total Suspended Solids, or TSS - basically, sediment in the water - has bounced ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 06, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Week 24: Check Out Aerial View of Reconstruction in Progress

August 2020 aerial view of work underway at the Public Safety Complex This photo provides a good vantage point, looking north, of the current work underway at the former St. Mary's Hospital sit ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 06, 2020 at 3:17 PM

KPD Seeking Assistance in Locating Missing 13-Year-Old

UPDATE (August 6, 2020, 3:05 p.m.) Missing 13-year-old Patiecents Ray Harrell has been located. She is safe and being reunited with her family. ------------------------------- The Knoxville Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 13-year-old Patiecents Ray ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 06, 2020 at 3:15 PM

KPD Seeking Assistance in Locating Missing 17-Year-Old

UPDATE (August 6, 2020, 1:05 p.m.) Eulalia Francisco Manuel has been located. She is safe and back with her family. ----------------------- The Knoxville Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing 17-year-old Eulalia Francisco Manuel. On Monday, August 3 at a ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 06, 2020 at 1:13 PM

Patience Needed: City Improving Water Quality, One Small Project at a Time

It's officially a tributary that flows into Second Creek. But a long-abandoned concrete dam trickled the flow of water. And because water washed around the side and bottom of the dam, which re ... more»

Posted by evreeland On Aug 06, 2020 at 9:38 AM

KPD Working to Identify Assault Suspect

Knoxville Police Department Violent Crimes Unit investigators are working to identify a suspect who assaulted a Knoxville woman in June on University Avenue. On June 15 at approximately 4:51 p.m., officers responded to an assault that occurred at the Al’s Market located at 1006 University Avenue. ... more»

Posted by serland On Aug 05, 2020 at 3:12 PM

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