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UPDATE: Investigation Continues into Fatal Early Morning Accident on Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville Police Department officials have released more details about a deadly crash early Wednesday morning on Alcoa Highway near Cherokee Trail.KPD officials say office...
Jul 12, 2023
Hamblen County Man in Custody After Calling 911 Telling Police He Shot His Wife
A man is charged with first-degree murder after he called 911 to tell police he shot his wife.The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office responding to that shooting call on Marie Street in Talbott Saturday a...
Jul 10, 2023
Medic Regional Blood Center has a Critical Need for O Negative Blood with Less than a One Day Supply on the Shelf
MEDIC has a critically low inventory for O Negative blood.There is currently less than a one-day supply. Healthy donors are encouraged to donate.Due to the high holiday demand, O Negative is criticall...
Jul 07, 2023
A Scott County Deputy Arrested on Domestic Assault Charges
A Scott County deputy is arrested and charged with domestic assault against a family member.It happened last night, when Oneida Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and arrested 27-year-old...
Jul 06, 2023
Amazon Opens Hiring Site at Foothills Mall for New Blount County Fulfillment Center
Amazon is recruiting workers for its Amazon Robotics Fulfillment site in Alcoa and have a satellite hiring office at the Foothills Mall in Maryville.They will be there today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. &...
Jul 05, 2023
A Homicide Investigation is Underway in Jefferson County
A homicide investigation is underway in Jefferson County.The sheriff’s office called to the 1700 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Dandridge near Douglas Lake.TBI agents and representatives from th...
Jun 30, 2023
YWCA Re-Opens Following Shooting that Leaves 10 Year-Old Hospitalized and a 14 Year-Old in Custody
A 10-year-old remains in critical but stable condition following an accidental shooting at a YWCA during a summer day camp which has reopened today.A 14-year-old boy is in custody charged with two cou...
Jun 29, 2023
Boa Constrictor Stolen from Knoxville Pet Store, KPD Searching for Suspects
Courtesy East Tennessee Valley Crime StoppersKnoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in finding two slippery individuals who made off with an exotic snake from a l...
Jun 28, 2023
KPD: 10-Year-Old in Critical Condition Following Shooting at YWCA; 14-Year-Old Detained for Further Investigation
YWCA Phyllis Wheatley CenterCourtesy (WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WVLT/WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center which leaves a 10 year-old in critical condition....
Jun 28, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Accident in East Knoxville
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal accident in East Knoxville.It happened yesterday evening at the intersection of Rutledge Pike and Spring Hill Road. Police say a man driving a Chevy sedan wa...
Jun 28, 2023
