The Knoxville Fire Department has determined the cause of the house fire on Norwalk Avenue. Sunday’s fire was caused by an overloaded power strip. The home suffered moderate damage and no injuries were reported as the three people living there weren’t at home at the time of the fire. Officials say during a typical year,…… MORE
7/24/24 UPDATE: Wanted Juan Carlos Diaz Perez has been taken into custody. He was located and arrested near the Oak Ridge Quarry by the U.S. Marshals Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force. Diaz Sanchez is being transported back to Knoxville. The KPD appreciates the U.S. Marshals Service, Oak Ridge Police Department, Blount County Sheriff’s Office and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating following a shooting Sunday night in the Lonsdale area. KPD officers responded just after 8:00 p.m. to the 2100 block of Cornelia Cartwright Avenue. KPD officials say officers found multiple shell casings in the street in that area and a 16-year-old male who sustained a minor gunshot wound…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon has endorsed Kamala Harris for President of the United States. Kincannon taking to Facebook Monday afternoon with the announcement saying “as a Democratic delegate to the party’s national convention, I am proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President.” Kincannon’s announcement comes on the heels of speaking to reporters…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2:00 P.M.: Multiple agencies are on the scene and a stretch of Kingston Pike is closed to traffic as cleanup is underway following a tractor-trailer spill Monday morning on North Peters Road. Knoxville Fire Department officials say crews responded at approximately 11:45 Monday morning, confirming that the truck spilled hydrochloric acid…… MORE
Tennessee’s two United States Senators are calling for President Joe Biden to resign after making the announcement he will no longer seek to run for re-election. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty each say Biden should resign immediately if he isn’t capable of running for re-election. Biden says he is intent on completing his term.…… MORE
An investigation is underway and Knoxville Police arrest a man in connection to a shooting a Shell Convenience store near downtown Knoxville. Officers called to the parking lot of the station on Summit Hill Drive Saturday night for a shooting. Police believe that two men were fighting which led to shots being fired. One man was…… MORE
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who escaped the Hancock County jail. Five inmates escaped Wednesday, all but Jason Holden Collins have been captured. Anyone with information is asked to call HCSO at 423-733-2249. According to HCSO, the inmates escaped around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. HCSO has identified the escapees as Casey…… MORE
This afternoon (Sunday), at 4:19 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call from a male who stated that his home was on fire. The caller advised that he believed the fire was in his basement. On the arrival of KFD Engine 6, the officer reported smoke coming from the front door. After…… MORE
Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be running in the 2024 presidential election. The move comes after several Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama, reportedly pushed for it. Several of East Tennessee’s lawmakers released statements shortly after the president’s announcement. WVLT News is collecting those statements here in…… MORE
