Hayes Hickman

• KPD: South Knoxville van fire sparked by meth lab Published 05/15/2013 at 4:51 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — One person was taken into custody at the scene of fire that was ignited by a mobile methamphetamine lab inside a minivan in South Knoxville this afternoon, authorities confirmed.

• Car collides with KFD truck, prevents patient's escape Published 05/14/2013 at 6:02 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — If the fire truck hadn’t parked right behind his car, the patient might have gotten away.

• Police catch pursuit suspect the next day, passed out behind wheel Updated 05/13/2013 at 6:36 p.m.

  The cocaine was fake, the pot was real and the Budweiser was open.

• Budget surplus affords Burchett, Jones compromise over vehicle fund Published 05/10/2013 at 5 a.m.

  Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J.J.” Jones has agreed not to make another end-run around the mayor’s office to Knox County Commission for the money he needs each year to maintain his fleet of patrol cruisers.

• Robbery suspects elude search in North Knox County Published 05/09/2013 at 8:13 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE — Authorities scoured a North Knox County area Thursday afternoon for two suspects who stole a cash register drawer from a Merchants Drive convenience store.

• Search halted for possible drowning victim in South Knoxville quarry Published 05/08/2013 at 8:10 p.m.

  Divers searched a South Knoxville quarry for some five hours without luck Wednesday before suspending an operation launched on the report of a man who had fallen into the water.

• Campbell County logging death deemed accidental Published 05/06/2013 at 5:37 p.m.

  A logging mishap that killed a workman at a Campbell County work site has been ruled an accident, authorities said.

• Blount County walking horse trainer charged with animal cruelty Published 04/25/2013 at 10:13 p.m.

  A Blount County horse trainer was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge and 19 horses were seized from his stables Thursday, marking the second time in as many years that a prominent figure in the Tennessee walking horse industry ...

• Area's brightest high school seniors recognized Updated 04/25/2013 at 10:22 p.m.

  At the annual Academic Achievers banquet Thursday, University of Tennessee head football coach Butch Jones told the area’s brightest high school seniors that disciplined people become successful, but successful people set their own goals.

• Fire destroys waterfront home in South Knox County Updated 04/24/2013 at 10:48 a.m.

  Investigators are working to determine what sparked the fire that destroyed a large, waterfront home in South Knox County and injured a Rural/Metro firefighter Tuesday evening.

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