Don Jacobs

• No relief for holiday travelers at Cocke County rockslide on I-40 Published 05/25/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The westbound lanes of Interstate 40 through Cocke County won't be open today as originally expected because two rockslides have proved more troublesome than expected.

• Mountain of a fight: TDOT uses novel engineering on I-75 project Published 05/25/2012 at 4 a.m.

  State geotechnical engineer Saieb Haddad said he got "sick in my mind" when he first saw cracked pavement on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 75 in Campbell County.

• I-75 southbound lane open in time for Memorial Day holiday Published 05/21/2012 at 8 p.m.

  Workers on Monday opened a southbound lane of Interstate 75 in Campbell County, offering a little relief to Memorial Day motorists who otherwise were facing a "road closed" sign.

• Two teens, adult charged in Morristown home robbery Published 05/18/2012 at 3:20 p.m.

  Morristown police have charged one adult and two 15-year-old boys in connection with a home robbery that left two victims with minor injuries, authorities said.

• Armed robber sought in Sevier County Published 05/18/2012 at 1:56 p.m.

  Sevier County authorities are searching for a man who obscured his face with a blue surgical mask and robbed a Chapman Highway market at gunpoint.

• Teen bicyclist runs stop sign, struck by vehicle in N. Knoxville Updated 05/18/2012 at 10:12 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE — A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured this morning when he ran a stop sign on a bicycle and was struck by a vehicle in North Knoxville.

• Hundreds gather to honor law enforcement officers Published 05/17/2012 at 6:28 p.m.

  One by one, 13 red roses were implanted Thursday into the field of mums forming a law enforcement star under a cloudless blue sky in the Mary Costa Plaza at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

• Death of man in Northeast Knox County ruled suicide Published 05/17/2012 at 3:32 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Authorities have deemed the death of a man whose body was found in Northeast Knox County to be a suicide.

• Woman fabricated Jefferson home invasion shooting story Published 05/17/2012 at 9:28 a.m.

  A Jefferson County woman who claimed she was shot while struggling with a home intruder admitted this morning she had concocted the story and her injuries were self-inflicted.

• Truck grazes girl near bus stop in North Knoxville Updated 05/16/2012 at 12:36 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Police today are searching for a pickup truck that forced a teenager to jump out of its way as she tried to get to her school bus.

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