Category Archives: Local News

Greene County Sheriff: Body Found in Nolichucky River

Greene County Sheriff: Body Found in Nolichucky River

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Greene County are investigating after a body is found in the Nolichucky River. Officials with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department say the body was found off Bright Hope Road in the Nolichucky River Sunday afternoon. Authorities report the body was sent to the William L. Jenkins Foresenic Center at ETSU…MORE

Sevierville Police Investigating Carjacking Incident, Three Suspects At-Large

Sevierville Police Investigating Carjacking Incident, Three Suspects At-Large

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Three suspects remain at-large following an alleged carjacking incident Sunday night in Sevierville. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded to a reported carjacking around 10:15 p.m. at the Clarian Pointe Hotel at 1020 Parkway. SPD says witnesses stated that three black males, one wearing a mask, approached their vehicle. The occupants…MORE

Police Investigating Deadly Stabbing in North Knoxville

Police Investigating Deadly Stabbing in North Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers were called around 8:40 a.m. Monday to a home in the 400 block of E. Oldham Avenue to investigate a stabbing. They found a woman who had been stabbed at least one time who was taken to…MORE

TBI Silver Alert for Missing Sevierville Man has Ended

TBI Silver Alert for Missing Sevierville Man has Ended

UPDATED STORY: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the Silver Alert for missing 60 year-old Mark Harrington from Sevierville has ended. He was found safe today after being reported missing yesterday (Sunday). Original story: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man out of Sevierville. 60 year-old Mark Harrington…MORE

Seven People Arrested on Various Drug and Theft Charges in Campbell County

Seven People Arrested on Various Drug and Theft Charges in Campbell County

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office says seven people are arrested after drugs were found in a Jacksboro home. CCSO executed a narcotics search warrant at a home on Smith Oaks Lane and found evidence that led to the arrest of Mark Daughterty, Brendon Kingensmith, Kristina Lovett, David Nelson, Brian and Corey Overton and Anthony Sammons…MORE

Knoxville Police Arrest Suspect in Western Avenue Bank Robbery
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Knoxville Police Arrest Suspect in Western Avenue Bank Robbery

Knoxville Police have arrested a bank robbery suspect. Officers responded to the City Employees Credit Union on Western Avenue Friday afternoon after 51 year-old Robert Whipple reportedly passed the teller a note demanding money.   Officers spotted Whipple in a U-Haul cargo van during their investigation Friday night.  He eluded officers in the downtown area but…MORE