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Girlfriend of Suspect in Blount County Deputy’s Death Indicted by Grand Jury

Girlfriend of Suspect in Blount County Deputy’s Death Indicted by Grand Jury

Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A grand jury Monday indicts the girlfriend of the man accused of killing a Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputy during a traffic stop in February. Carrie Matthews, the girlfriend of Kenneth DeHart, was indicted by the Sevier County Grand Jury on an accessory after the fact charge. Matthews is accused of…MORE

Stolen Car Crash on Broadway Briefly Locks Down Knoxville Middle School

Stolen Car Crash on Broadway Briefly Locks Down Knoxville Middle School

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville middle school was placed on lockdown briefly Tuesday morning as Knoxville police investigated a crash involving a stolen car. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers reportedly spotted the car and tried to stop it around 11:30 a.m. before the driver sped away, crashing in the parking lot of the Shoney’s…MORE

Man Found Guilty in Claiborne County Boating Crash that Killed 12-Year-Old

Man Found Guilty in Claiborne County Boating Crash that Killed 12-Year-Old

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) A man is found guilty Tuesday in a Claiborne County boat crash on Norris Lake that killed a 12-year-old child. Norman Joe Sturgill was sentenced on 13 charges to include vehicular homicide by intoxication and several counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. He was ordered to serve eight years…MORE

Tennessee State Parks and TWRA and ACA Teaming Up to Offer Low Cost Kayaking Instruction

Tennessee State Parks and TWRA and ACA Teaming Up to Offer Low Cost Kayaking Instruction

For the third year, Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) are joining the Tennessee chapter of the American Canoe Association (ACA) to offer low-cost kayaking instruction Saturday, May 18. The event is part of National Safe Boating Week. Last year, the event trained 279 students across North Carolina and Tennessee in 24 simultaneous…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department Crews Respond to a Gas Leak at Sam’s Club

Knoxville Fire Department Crews Respond to a Gas Leak at Sam’s Club

At 8:03 AM, The Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call for several individuals, approximately 6],  who were sick inside the Sam’s Club East building. Upon arrival, KFD discovered several persons working inside the Sam’s Club had become nauseous in the last hour. These individuals were showing signs and symptoms of Carbon monoxide poisoning.…MORE

Four Law Enforcement Officers are Killed in Charlotte, North Carolina While Trying to Serve an Arrest Warrant
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Four Law Enforcement Officers are Killed in Charlotte, North Carolina While Trying to Serve an Arrest Warrant

Four law enforcement officers were killed, and four others were wounded while trying to serve an arrest warrant in a neighborhood in Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Monday night an officer who had been injured in the shooting had died. During a news conference Monday afternoon, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the U.S. Marshals Fugitive…MORE

TBI Investigating Inmate’s Death at Campbell County Jail

TBI Investigating Inmate’s Death at Campbell County Jail

Campbell County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating following an inmate’s death at the Campbell County Jail. TBI officials say 26-year-old Faith Evans died at the jail Monday morning, and special agents are investigating what led to her death at the request of Eighth Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler. TBI says…MORE

One Dead after Blount County Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says

One Dead after Blount County Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Says

Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a person in connection to a deadly shooting Friday night in a rural area of the county. BCSO officials say deputies responded to Pryor Road, which is located in a rural community off Nails Creek Road between Wildwood and Seymour, where they found one…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify Victim in Deadly Hit-and-Run, Asking for Help Finding Car

Knoxville Police Identify Victim in Deadly Hit-and-Run, Asking for Help Finding Car

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police have identified the victim in Friday’s fatal hit-and-run crash on Chapman Highway. Officers called to Chapman Highway at Fort Avenue, just south of the Henley Street Bridge early Friday morning, found 40-year-old Zachariah Allen in the intersection; he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A witness…MORE