A man wanted for murder died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he barricaded himself in his home on Monday night, according to the Knox County Sheriff. The suspect, later identified as Christopher David Price, was walking down the street when he saw officers, according to KCSO officials. He ran into his nearby house, Smoky Mountain…… MORE
Police have identified the victim from a fatal shooting at Harb’s Market on Burnside Street. They say 33 year-old Erreese King was shot and killed Friday night. Police have identified 36 year-old Christopher David Price as a suspect in the shooting. A warrant has been issued charging Price with first degree murder. Police are looking…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal accident involving a pedestrian in North Knox county. Officers responding to that accident on Clinton Highway at Stanley Road just after midnight. Police say the vehicle was traveling north on Clinton Highway when a pedestrian reportedly crossed in front of the vehicle. The pedestrian was pronounced…… MORE
Officials in Cocke County are investing a shooting. A shooting between four suspects led to their arrests. The incident started on Rock Hill Road and ended on Hwy. 340. Police are still looking into what started the shooting and will continue their investigation into the incident.… MORE
Heavy rain causes the Little Pigeon River to leave it’s bank and creates flash flooding at Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg. Gatlinburg Fire Department crews along with Sevier County Emergency Management rescued at least 14 people who were trapped at the campground due to flooding. There have been no injuries reported. A temporary evacuation shelter was…… MORE
A man convicted of multiple felonies receives a 31-year sentence after he plead guilty to weapon, drug, and evading arrest. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office gets a conviction for 38 year-old Demarquise Jamar Welch who was charged with possession with intent to sell heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm during the…… MORE
A man convicted of multiple felonies receives a 31-year sentence after he plead guilty to weapon, drug, and evading arrest. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office gets a conviction for 38 year-old Demarquise Jamar Welch who was charged with possession with intent to sell heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm during the…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has started the road construction project on interstate 640 East and West bound. Motorists need to be aware that I-640 East and West will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes and traffic shifted between Mile Marker 6 (Broadway exit) and I-40. This is the start of rubblization activities…… MORE
Brittany Trentham was sitting in her bedroom when she heard the sound of tires screeching outside. ”I heard everything but I couldn’t really tell what it was,” said Trentham. Just outside her bedroom window, a white super-duty Ford F-350 blew the stop sign across from her house and plowed through the family’s garage. ”Within one…… MORE
Updated story: A Knox County Sheriff’s Officer is recovering in the intensive care unit after being shot in the leg by another officer. Investigators say the officers were responding to a call on Brickyard Road in Powell last (Tuesday) night when a large pit bull came around the trailer attacking Officer Lydia Driver. In an…… MORE
