Governor Haslam Announces Plan to End Tennessee Opioid Epidemic
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced on Monday a new aggressive plan to end the state's opioid epidemic by focusing on three...
Four Knoxville Residents Among 7 Charged in Opioid Pill Mill Scheme
Two people in Italy and five U.S. residents — including four in Knoxville — have been charged in a fraud and drug trafficking conspiracy...
Four Years Clean, Woman Credits Faith in Overcoming Opioid Addiction
Long before the nation declared opioid addiction a public health emergency, Angie Gilliam was a teenager when she began taking prescribed...
East Tennessee Addict Rediscovers Himself in Sobriety
"I'm not even sure if I know who that person is," Brian Crabtree said. Crabtree looked at two different versions of himself in the...
KCSO Links More than 430 Theft Arrests to Opioid Epidemic
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Knox County Sheriff's Organized Retail Crime Unit Task Force's work during the holiday season resulted...
Education, Addiction and School Safety Bills to be Filed in Upcoming Legislative Session
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Education, addiction and school safety are big topics expected to be tackled this year in Tennessee. Many of the...
Evidence Containing Dangerous Drug Combination Submitted to TBI Lab
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (WVLT) -- Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are concerned...
Transformations Unfold in Maryville Neighborhood
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)-- An East Tennessee neighborhood provides drug addicts with a path towards healing. "I'm here to learn how to be...
Why Police are Preparing for Cocaine Influx in East Tennessee
Just a day after speaking at the White House, Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch said his department is prepared for a potential influx...
TBI Issues Warning after Cocaine Samples Test Positive for Fentanyl
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Friday after several samples of cocaine submitted by law...