Faces of Opioid Crisis: 29-Year-Old Loses Decade-Long Battle to Addiction
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WATE) – After eleven years of battling, 29-year-old Rachel Ann Hodges, lost her life to addiction last weekend in Knox...
Over 150 Arrested in Tennessee Part of Multi-State DEA Investigation ‘Operation Crystal Mountain’
Over 200 people in three states have been arrested in a U.S. Drug Enforcement investigation called ‘Operation Crystal Mountain’. The DEA...
Knox County Task Force Monitoring Spike of Drug-Related Deaths in Other Parts of State
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Parts of West Tennessee have seen a recent uptick in drug-related overdoses and authorities warned that the...
Heroin Gang 'Prince' Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WATE) – The "Prince" of a reputed heroin distribution gang that supplied drugs to Knoxville and other cities in...
D.A.R.E. Program Returning to Knox County Schools Fall 2019
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - During Safety Day at the Smokies Stadium on Monday, the Knox County Sheriff's Office along with Knox County...
Overdosed Driver Leads Police on Chase, Crashes in Fountain City Lake
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - - A Kodak man is behind bars after he led Knoxville police on a high-speed chase Sunday afternoon and then drove his...
Tennessee Felon Voting Rights Restoration Bill Advances
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - - A Tennessee push to make it easier for some felons to get their voting rights restored has cleared its first...
Medical Marijuana Sponsor Says Governor Will Sign Bill, but Lee's Office Says Otherwise
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - - One of the state Senate sponsors of legalizing medical marijuana says Governor Bill Lee will sign her bill,...
North Knoxville Home, Called 'Drug Haven,' Boarded up under State Nuisance Law
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - A judge ordered a North Knoxville home to be padlocked Wednesday afternoon that investigators say was a hub of...
North Knoxville Home, Called 'Drug Haven,' Boarded up under State Nuisance Law
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) - A judge ordered a North Knoxville home to be padlocked Wednesday afternoon that investigators say was a hub of...