Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police captured a shooting suspect following an early morning chase Thursday.
KPD officials say officers apprehended 29-year-old Brandon Nichols after he lost control of his motorcycle, crashing at the intersection of Witt Lane and Dandridge Avenue.
Nichols was wanted in connection to a shooting incident around 3:00 a.m. near N. Sixth Avenue and E. Glenwood Avenue where responding officers found a 40-year-old man who had been shot in the leg; he described the suspect as a man riding a motorcycle later identified by police as Nichols.
Both the victim and Nichols were transported to the hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.
Allison Coronado’s second mugshot (Courtesy: JIMS)
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman arrested and charged with assault for trying to fight a girl getting off a school bus is now charged with assault again for trying to run the same girl over with her SUV.
Thirty-five year-old Allison Coronado was taken into custody in August for trying to fight the minor as she got off her school bus in the East Knoxville area.
She was taken into custody again after the latest incident, which happened Wednesday, September 20. The victim told police that Coronado had tried to hit her with her car as she was walking home from her bus stop while shouting “run fatty.”
Police have a video of the incident which shows the SUV crossed traffic in the victim’s direction.
Coronado has been charged with assault for the second time.
Help is on the way for some East Tennessee counties continuing to clean up from last month’s storms which caused severe damage and flooding in areas.
President Biden has released federal disaster assistance to the state of Tennessee by FEMA which will make public assistance federal funding available to affected state and eligible local governments and certain nonprofit organizations to be used for emergency work and repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities in Bledsoe, Coffee, Cumberland, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Meigs, Rhea, Roane and Van Buren counties.
If you’ve ever wanted to see the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile up close, you have your chance if you’re in Blount County today.
You’ll also have a few more chances in East Tennessee for the rest of this week and weekend.
The iconic 27-foot, or 40 hotdog length, hotdog on wheels is at the Maryville Kroger on Foothills Plaza Drive until 2 p.m. today. Next, it will be at the Alcoa Kroger on South Hall Drive from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Weinermobile will be at Kroger’s in West Knoxville tomorrow (Friday). First, at 9225 Kingston Pike from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. then at 9501 South Northshore Drive from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Crews work to stop crematorium fire at Maryville cemetery (Courtesy: WVLT / Canva)
Updated story: An investigation is underway into a fire at a Blount County cemetery.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department called to the scene at Grandview Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
Fire Officials initially thought the crematorium had caught fire but believe it started in a chapel and mausoleum and at this time believe it was an accidental fire.
Original story: Maryville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/27, 5:15 P.M.) A structure fire in a Blount County cemetery has now been nearly extinguished by firefighters.
Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say deputies and the Blount County Fire Department responded to a structure fire call around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. They say the fire occurred at a chapel and mausoleum at Grandview Cemetery on Tuckaleechee Pike, not at a crematorium as previously reported.
Authorities say the blaze was brought under control by 4:30 p.m. but that there was structural damage to the attic. They added that the downstairs area, where bodies laid in rest, did not appear to be damaged.
No injuries were reported.
ORIGINAL STORY: The Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and the Blount County Fire Department (BCFD) are currently working to stop a fire at Grandview Cemetery.
Law enforcement officials are reporting the crematorium at the cemetery in Maryville caught fire Wednesday afternoon.
They say crews are currently working to keep people away from the scene.
More information will be released as it is obtained.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dolly Parton is teaming up with the Tennessee Vols again, this time to release a UT-themed version of her rock album “Rockstar.”
The album, a double CD edition, marked Dolly’s first jump into rock music. Now, Vol fans can treat themselves to a special version that includes a live recording of “Rocky Top.”
(Courtesy: Website)
The CD release comes just a day after the country star announced a line of UT-themed merchandise.
Blount County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/27): A Blount County man at the center of a Silver Alert issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation earlier Wednesday morning has been found.
TBI officials report that 92 year-old Keith Gordon was found safe around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon, September 27.
Officials say he had been missing since September 23 when he was seen last traveling on Alnwick Boulevard in Maryville.
ORIGINAL STORY: A Silver Alert is issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on behalf of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office for 92 year-old Keith Gordon.
He was last seen on September 23rd on Alnwick Boulevard in Maryville. He could be in a 2010 silver Toyota Corolla with a TN tag.
He has a medical condition that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance.
Please call 1-800-TBI-FIND if you have any information.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration is giving the U.S. Forest Service over 4 and a half million dollars in “quick release” emergency funds to repair road damage caused by August’s storms and flooding in Tennessee.
The money is mainly for repair work in the Cherokee National Forest where flood damage caused several road closures in the area, including the closure of two campgrounds. The funds will go towards extended repairs in this area.
Officials are investigating the 24th fatal boating incident on Tennessee waters this year.
It happened on Fort Loudon Lake and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says two men were on board the boat, presumably fishing when the boat was pulled into the spillway of Fort Loudon Dam and capsized, sending both men into the water.
One man is rescued by a fisherman on another boat, while the other was later recovered dead at the dam.
The surviving man taken to the hospital, his condition has not been released.
Park reports 5-10 acre wildfire on Fontana Lake shore
Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters are suppressing a 5-10 acre wildland fire near backcountry campsite 87 on Fontana Lake’s shore.
The Lake Fire was reported at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26. Firefighters were on scene early this (Tuesday) evening and will remain in the area overnight to monitor and continue to suppress the fire. No structures are threatened by the fire. Smoke may be visible.
The fire is smoldering and creeping through timber and brush understory with significant leaf litter. Firefighters are using a full suppression attack and there is no threat to fire lines at this time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Backcountry campsite 87 has been closed to all use.
