Soliz and the Knox County Sheriff's Office settled the suit on March 11. Knox County will pay Soliz $71,500 as "equitable ...

Layla Soliz sued Knox County and the sheriff after a mugshot showing her without her religious headscarf was shared publicly.

Knox County will pay Layla Soliz a settlement of $71,500 after publishing a booking photo of her without her hijab, according ...

An intake officer reassured her the booking photo without her hijab would not be shared publicly, according to the complaint.

Knox County agrees to pay Layla Soliz $71,500 for publishing her hijab-less mugshot, despite policies to prevent this.

The woman was stopped by an officer in March 2023 for allegedly stealing packages off of porches. The incident escalated to a ...

Knox County Republican voters will see a familiar name on their ballots in 2026. Former Sheriff Jimmy “J.J ... in 2007 – there are 11 now.) Tennessee's open meetings law bars two or ...

Authorities in at least two U.S. states last week independently announced arrests of Chinese nationals accused of perpetrating a novel form of tap-to-pay fraud using mobile devices. Details released ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Deputies responded to a deadly shooting early Sunday morning, according to officials with the Knox ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on the 313 Initiative Thursday. The ...

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office seized a sizeable amount of drugs on St. Patrick’s Day, including enough fentanyl to kill hundreds of thousands of people.