Investigators gathered that the employees used a torch to open the box, not knowing what had been left inside. Once the box started smoking and they realized what was inside, they called 911.

Evacuees who took shelter at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park said they were relieved to have someplace safe to wait out ...

The Police Department announced around 10 p.m. that it was safe for residents to return to the homes in the area evacuated ...

Friday marked the second calendar day that crews with the Knoxville Police Department and Knoxville Fire Department spent ...

Special Agent and Certified Explosives Specialist Jason Dobbs was on scene Friday as the explosives were removed from the ...

Several agencies responded to a smoking box at a Knoxville recycling center believed to contain dynamite, KPD said.

Around 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10, Knox 911 received a phone call alerting the Police to a smoking metal box of potentially explosive ...

CMC Recycling on Western Avenue called 911 Thursday afternoon about a smoking 5-by-5 steel box placed near an oxygen tank ...

What to know about Knoxville evacuation:Why is a 5x5 box dangerous? Where's the evacuation zone? The KPD bomb squad had begun removing explosive materials from the steel box in CMC Recycling late in ...

Authorities in eastern Tennessee are continuing to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, ...

A shelter has been opened for evacuees and shelter manager Brent Sadler said it could hold "a couple hundred" people if needed. Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said over 30 people spent the night in ...