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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for help to find an East Tennessee man wanted for questioning in a missing person case.Investigators are looking for 64 year-old Lee Denton in connectio...

The Sevier County Emergency Management Agency reporting the Southbound Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg is closed due to a rockslide.No injuries have been reported.Drivers are being asked to t...

Knoxville Police have identified the victims from the fatal crash on I-40 West at Midway Road.58 year-old Randall Ball and 56 year-old Latisha Beck of East Tennessee. The third victim, a 48-year-old m...

Photo courtesy of WVLTTwo people connected to the robbery and murder of a Rockwood man are found guilty on murder charges.Kendra Ivey reportedly confessed to investigators with the Knox County Sheriff...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA Knoxville man is facing murder, rape and kidnapping charges after police conducted a welfare check at a home on Bellevue Street.57 year-old Joe Whitaker is accused of killing 7...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the circumstances leading to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Greene County.Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office were attempting t...

Authorities are investigating after a student is charged with making a possible threat at Jefferson Middle School.This morning, staff at the school received the call about a threat so School officials...

Updated Story: A suspect wanted in a deadly shooting on Hawkins Road in Sweetwater is taken into custody.The 26 year-old suspect was arrested last night by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and...

Photo courtesy of WVLTOfficials in Blount County are still investigating a deadly train crash which leaves one person dead.It happened late yesterday afternoon (Monday) along Big Springs Road.

Photo courtesy of WVLTOne of the two children injured after the vehicle they were in was hit while two people were drag racing on Magnolia is released from the hospital.11 year-old Gage Turner is home...