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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 te...
Jun 16, 2024
A Man is Charged in Accident Which Shuts Down Alcoa Highway for Hours, Injuring Two
Alcoa Police are investigating a pursuit which ended in a crash that injures two people and shuts down Aloca Highway for hours.Officers witnessed a reckless driver in an older model Maxima speeding on...
Jun 16, 2024
JCPD: Long-time Jefferson City Police Department Employee killed in Wreck
Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson City Police Department is mourning the loss of a veteran employee who died Thursday following a car accident.JCPD officials say the accident happened on Highway...
Jun 14, 2024
Dog Euthanized after Attacking, Killing 6-Week-Old Child: Young-Williams
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Young-Williams Animal Center announcing Friday it has put down the dog that killed a six-week old child last month.The center had custody of the dog following the attack on 6-...
Jun 14, 2024
A Claiborne County Principal Under Investigation for Reportedly Knowingly Approving Incorrect Timesheets
CLAIBORNE CO., Tenn. (WVLT) – The principal of H.Y. Livesay Middle School knowingly approved incorrect timesheets, according to an investigative report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Tr...
Jun 14, 2024
One Person is Taken to the Hospital, Investigation is Underway in Northeast Knoxville House Fire
One person taken to the hospital and an investigation is underway to the cause of a house fire in Northeast Knoxville.Crews called to Gap Road last night (Thursday) and were told someone was inside th...
Jun 14, 2024
Pat Summitt Foundation to Honor LVFL’s Birthday with New Program
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The Pat Summitt Foundation is expected to rollout a new nationwide program in honor of the Lady VFL's 72nd birthday.Created by the foundation with help from the University ...
Jun 13, 2024
One Dead after Cumberland County Wrong-Way Motorcycle Crash, Report Says
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) A person is dead following a motorcycle crash Wednesday in Cumberland County.The crash happened on I-40 East around 8:00 p.m. near mile marker 336, between Rockwood and Cr...
Jun 13, 2024
A TBI Amber Alert Remains Active for Summer Wells, Missing Almost 3 Years out of Hawkins County
A TBI Amber Alert remains active for missing, now 8 year-old Summer Wells out of Hawkins County.This Saturday marks three years since then five-year-old Summer Wells disappeared from her home on Ben H...
Jun 13, 2024
The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating the Cause of a Structure Fire in South Knoxville
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning (Thursday) fire in South Knoxville.When crews were responding to the call for a house fire at the corner of Eddington Road and Willoughb...
Jun 13, 2024
