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THP Investigating Fatal Accident in Sevier County

THP Investigating Fatal Accident in Sevier County

Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning fatal accident involving a motorcycle. The crash happened on Highway 411 near the Sevier County line near Hinkle Road. THP confirms one person is dead in the crash which involved a motorcycle and truck. The northbound lanes were closed as crews were working the wreck.MORE

Charges are Pending in Fatal Monroe County Fatal Head-On Collision

Charges are Pending in Fatal Monroe County Fatal Head-On Collision

Charges are pending following an investigation into a deadly head-on collision in Monroe county. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the drivers involved in Tuesday morning’s crash as 33 year-old Janice Stapleton and 36 year-old Anthony Capp who died in the crash. According to a preliminary report from THP, Stapleton and Capp were driving opposite…MORE

Shooting Suspect Turns Himself into Knoxville Police

Shooting Suspect Turns Himself into Knoxville Police

Knoxville police say the suspect in a weekend shooting in the Old City has turned himself in. 27 year-old Walter Hill wanted for attempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and other charges in connection to Saturday night’s shooting involving his girlfriend and her son did turn himself into Police yesterday. Hill fled…MORE

A Search is Underway for a Missing Person in the Great Smoky Mountains

A Search is Underway for a Missing Person in the Great Smoky Mountains

A search is underway at the Cosby Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a missing person, GSMNP spokesperson Emily Davis confirmed. Campground park rangers found a car that belonged to a missing person at the campground on Thursday night. Davis said that a hasty search was performed that night, but National Park…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify Victim in West Knoxville Fatal Accident

Knoxville Police Identify Victim in West Knoxville Fatal Accident

Knoxville Police have identified the victim in a fatal accident on Pellissippi Parkway. Police say 29 year-old Anett Williams was riding an electric scooter in a travel lane when she was struck by a Ford pickup truck, which remained on scene following yesterday morning’s accident. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into…MORE

Investigators with the Knoxville Police Department Arrest a Suspected Arsonist

Investigators with the Knoxville Police Department Arrest a Suspected Arsonist

Investigators with the Knoxville Fire Department make an arrest in a suspicious fire. 51 year-old Larry Hurst is charged with one count of Arson. KFD crews responded to fire on Holly Street at Hire Quest, where Mr. Hurst was a previous employee, and crews quickly put out that fire but the building sustained moderate smoke,…MORE

An Investigation is Underway Following a Deadly House Fire in Rocky Top

Updated story: Two people are dead including a child and an investigation is underway following a house fire in Rocky Top. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is taking over the investigation started by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office into last night’s fire in the 100 block of Ponderosa Lane. TBI officials confirmed the adult who…MORE