Don Jacobs
Knoxville News Sentinel
Knoxville, TN, United States
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Roane deputy, friend killed in shooting
A Roane County deputy and a friend riding with him on patrol were shot to death in a confrontation with two brothers in 2006. → Read More
One killed, one airlifted in motorcycle crashes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Two separate motorcycle crashes Sunday in the National Park left one man dead and another with serious injuries. → Read More
Wildfire professor bristles at officials' resistance to safety programs
Elected officials must embrace new building codes and awareness programs to protect citizens from wildfires, a University of Tennessee professor says. → Read More
Sheriff's officers raid South Knoxville landmark restaurant for stolen meats
Authorities said the owner of a South Knoxville restaurant has been supporting drug addicts by buying meats shoplifted from grocery stores. → Read More
Gifted athletic ET brothers connected to fatal Alcoa stabbing
Two East Tennessee brothers with promising football futures await charges in Alcoa fatal stabbing. → Read More
A national park free from damaging wildfires no longer a reality, says official
Gatlinburg wildfire survivors, officials react to Chimney Tops 2 report → Read More
Officials announce $19M in highway safety grants; $5M to East Tennessee
State officials in four news conferences announce $19 million in safety grants awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. → Read More
Second Amendment activists at Tennessee Valley Fair
Activists with Tennessee Firearms Association tell why they sought threat of arrest in an interview in September 2016. (Video by Don Jacobs/News Sentinel) → Read More
Attorneys: New law nullifies lawsuit seeking admission of guns to Tennessee Valley Fair
A lawsuit seeking to force Knoxville to admit armed handgun carry permit holder to the Tennessee Valley Fair has been thwarted by a new state law. → Read More
Police tow cars in Fort Sanders
Knoxville police towed 80 vehicles Saturday in Fort Sanders in preparation for a protest. → Read More
Police order 80 vehicles towed in Fort Sanders; city waives fees
Despite warnings that Fort Sanders was a no-parking zone Saturday for a protest, police ordered 80 vehicles towed from Fort Sanders. → Read More
Pigeon Forge goes Firewise
Pigeon Forge Fire Chief Tony Watson leads the community to Firewise USA certification to save lives and property. → Read More
Pigeon Forge 'Firewise' certification jump-started with $5K Dollywood donation
Pigeon Forge residents and businesses expressed support for plans to seek Firewise certification by employing fire safety measures of homes. → Read More
Traffic snarls in East Tennessee developing hours before eclipse
Anticipated crowds in East Tennessee areas in the path of solar eclipse totality make for bumper-to-bumper traffic. → Read More
Man held on $500,000 bond after Hamblen Co. raid yields drugs, cash, firearms
Narcotics officers with the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office raided a home Thursday and found drugs, cash and firearms. → Read More
Knox County officer taken to hospital after dog bite
A Knox County civil warrants officer was bitten Friday morning by a dog in East Knox County. → Read More
West Knoxville waiter sentenced in credit card identity thefts
A waiter who for years stole information from customers' credit cards was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years imprisonment. → Read More
Search enters fourth day for missing Blount teen in National Park
An 18-year-old Blount County man last seen Friday in the National Park remains the subject of a search. → Read More
Pigeon Forge racing for Firewise USA certification by anniversary of wildfires
Pigeon Forge fire officials are enlisting the aid of residents and businesses in an ambitious effort to gain certification as a Firewise community. → Read More
Gatlinburg wildfire records tell story of chaos, confusion
Records released – from E-911 calls to radio traffic – show agencies struggling frantically to save the city while blinded, hobbled and struck deaf by one critical failure after another. → Read More