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A Teen Injured in Rollover Crash in Grainger County

A Teen Injured in Rollover Crash in Grainger County

A teen lucky to be alive after a single vehicle crash in Grainger County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol along with several agencies responding to a on Lakeshore Drive at Sam Heim Road Saturday afternoon.  The preliminary investigation shows a 17-year-old driving a Ford Expedition south on Lakeshore Drive tried to negotiate a curve before running…MORE

Suspect in Custody after Sweetwater Shooting, Police Say

Suspect in Custody after Sweetwater Shooting, Police Say

Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) A man is in custody after a shooting in Sweetwater. Sweetwater Police say it happened in the 400 block of Patton Street on Tuesday. Police say two men had had a fight, and one had shot the other in the shoulder. That suspect, Elisha Goins, had left the scene but was found…MORE

A Man is Arrested for Making Threats at a McMinn County School
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A Man is Arrested for Making Threats at a McMinn County School

A McMinn County man is facing felony charges for making school threats. The McMinn County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Joshua Webb after they were told a man near Niota Elementary School had made the threat. A Department of Homeland Security agent responded to Webb’s house on County Road 255. Webb is facing three charges of…MORE

More Arrests at East Tennessee Schools for Threats of Mass Violence, False Reporting and Arson

More Arrests at East Tennessee Schools for Threats of Mass Violence, False Reporting and Arson

School threats and arrests continue in Knox County Schools. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to five school threats yesterday (Thursday) morning.   A twelve-year-old seventh-grade female student from Cedar Bluff Middle was arrested for threats of mass violence, a twelve-year-old Gibbs middle school female student was arrested for false reports and an 11-year-old, Hardin Valley…MORE