JOHNSON CITY – An undercover investigation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and the Johnson City Police Department’s Special Victims Unit has resulted in the arrest of four people connected to two businesses. Agents and detectives began investigating two Johnson City businesses after receiving a citizen complaint through the Tennessee Human Trafficking Hotline…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades behind bars after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend in Knoxville last year. District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office says 28-year-old Jevess Deron Craigmire was convicted of several charges, including attempted first-degree murder, following a two-day trial. According to the DA, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a…… MORE
Loudon County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A Lenoir City man is convicted of child sex crimes and sentenced to decades behind bars. District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the conviction of Emilio Ortiz comes after a multi-agency investigation uncovered years of abuse documented in “disturbing digital evidence.” The case was complicated after the victim,…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) A member of the Newport Rescue Squad has been indicted and charged with rape. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 25-year-old John Shropshire turned himself in Tuesday and was booked into the Cocke County Jail on a $7,500 bond following a grand jury indictment on one count of rape. According…… MORE
Knox County, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay wants to get rid of the county’s wheel tax. Jay said it was put into place 20 years ago to help pay for some downtown projects. He feels it’s no longer necessary as the county gets enough in its general fund from…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Jordin Henderson, 21, of Knoxville, was arrested on Saturday, August 2, 2025, after a stabbing on Holbrook Drive. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at around 1:45 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a fight call in the 2700 block of Holbrook Drive. When officers arrived, they discovered one of the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (KPD / WOKI) – A motorcyclist was killed in a crash that happened Friday night on N. Peters Road. At just after 7 p.m. on Friday, August 1, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of N. Peters Road, where a motorcycle and Chevy SUV had collided. The investigation revealed…… MORE
An elderly woman dies in a Cocke County crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says it happened yesterday (Sunday) afternoon when a pickup truck on Highway 340 just before Long Creek Road ran off the road. The truck hit several trees. The crash killed the truck’s passenger 75-year-old Deborah Hommel and the driver, 75-year-old Ronnie Hommel…… MORE
An East Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to claiming millions in false tax returns. According to the United States Department of Justice, Ryan Glidewell, of Kingsport, conspired with others to file false tax returns seeking refunds based on the Employee Retention Credit and paid Sick and Family Leave Credit, both of which were created by…… MORE
At 3:49pm Wednesday, the neighbors of 5201 Camelia Dr called 911 to report that the house was on fire. When Knox County Communications dispatched the KFD units, they reported that fire was coming out of the front window. Crews arrived within minutes and saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the front of the home.…… MORE
