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New. A few days before newly elected property assessor Phil Ballard took his oath, someone ransacked the office and stole items. Security footage doesn't show anything unusual. knoxnews.com/story/news/cri… with Allie Feinberg

I spoke with two officers who helped with the rescue on the roof. Story to come.

Knox News photojournalists have spread out across East Tennessee. Here are the images our photojournalists captured of the Hurricane Helene damage. knoxnews.com/story/weather/…

NEW: ‘We were on an island': First responders recount Unicoi County Hospital rescue mission knoxnews.com/story/news/loc…

EAST TENNESSEE Knox News is compiling need-to-know information on roads, water supplies and, sadly, missing people. We will update this story on a rolling basis. Follow along here! #Helene #Tennesseeflooding knoxnews.com/story/weather/…

Begging people asking for where the news is on any situation to google the local newspaper for the area. The Citizen Times is Asheville The Charlotte Observer is Charlotte The News & Observer is Raleigh Knox News is Knoxville Support local news

How to help East Tennessee flood victims with donations and supplies: knoxnews.com/story/news/loc… via Knox News

Around 1.3 million gallons of water were pouring over the dam each second at 11 p.m., according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The peak daily water flow of Niagara Falls is around 700,000 gallons per second. knoxnews.com/story/news/loc…

Devastating reporting from Tyler Whetstone. I’m on the ground in Erwin today knoxnews.com/story/news/loc… via Tyler Whetstone

NEW: Gov. Bill Lee lagged behind nearly every other state when requesting federal aid for #Helene. He said Oct. 1 he wanted to wait until there was actually an emergency to request aid. Here’s how far behind Tennessee was. knoxnews.com/story/news/202…

NEW: Gov. Bill Lee's office is insisting that a request for federal aid made after Tropical Storm Helene hit the state was not too late. tennessean.com/story/news/pol… via Vivian Jones

NEW: You may have seen claims that several TN Republicans in Congress voted against funding FEMA as Hurricane Helene came thru. It's technically true, but lacks important context you deserve. They didn't vote just to defund FEMA. Here's context: knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

Aaaaaaand for the last time in 2024: our Voter's Guide is up! Here's the landing page for all things elections in Knox County and East Tennessee. knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

SCOOP: For someone who hasn't said he's running for governor, Glenn Jacobs sure looks like he's running for governor. He's raising money for a "potential campaign." knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

NEW: Whether Glenn Jacobs runs for governor could hinge on whether Marsha Blackburn does. And it seems probably she will, which means her seat in the U.S. Senate will be up for grabs. knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

Breaking and exclusive. Knox Co. Government Trustee Justin Biggs’ office is under investigation by the TN Comptroller over thousands of dollars in swanky hotels and for possible misuse of office vehicles. With Allie Feinberg knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

SIDEBAR. Knox Co. Government Trustee Justin Biggs and staff spent $4,000+ on hotel suites in Nashville. Club lounge access complete with continental breakfast, hors d'oeuvres, desserts, nonalcoholic beverages, with cocktails added for a fee of $25. knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

I mean, where else are you going to get a full, holy cow account of this Comptroller investigation? Knox News Allie Feinberg knoxnews.com/story/news/pol… knoxnews.com/story/news/pol… knoxnews.com/story/news/pol…

More news. We have the name of the fired employee. Jason Dobbins made $75,000 a year. He was fired the same day (today) that we sent Biggs questions amid the TN Comptroller investigation. knoxnews.com/story/news/pol… Allie Feinberg

Why do these offices lend themselves to corruption? Fee offices, whose leaders are elected separately, don't really answer to anyone but the voters. knoxnews.com/story/news/pol… Allie Feinberg on a roll