The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a shooting in the 7900 block of Strawberry Plains Pike.
One person found in the 8000 block was injured and taken to an area hospital with what appears to be a non-life-threatening injury.
The investigation is underway.
A homicide investigation is underway in Jefferson County.
The sheriff’s office called to the 1700 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Dandridge near Douglas Lake.
TBI agents and representatives from the Attorney General’s office are also on the scene.
The Tennessee basketball team will face NC State this coming season in a neutral-site contest at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
The matchup is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 16, in partnership with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and its newly branded Hall of Fame Series. The game is part of a doubleheader that also features a women’s showdown of Baylor vs. Miami (Fla.).
Tickets for the event are scheduled to go on sale in mid-July. On-sale date, tipoff times, fan experience information and television details will be released at a later date.
“Our program has participated in several Hall of Fame events in recent years, and they have always been wonderful experiences for our team,” Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes said. “We expect the same caliber of experience when we travel to San Antonio—a great city that knows and loves basketball—to test ourselves against a really talented and well-coached NC State program. Our associate head coach, Justin Gainey, is an NC State grad and was a great point guard for the Wolfpack under Herb Sendek. And growing up in Hickory, North Carolina, I’m very familiar with NC State’s rich basketball history.”
The Volunteers are 4-7 against NC State all-time, with UT winning the most recent matchup, 67-58, at the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis.
The upcoming clash marks the fifth neutral-site affair between the programs, with the Vols holding a 3-1 edge against NC State in such matchups.
Tennessee is 114-100 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The meeting with the Wolfpack marks just the second time Tennessee has played in San Antonio, with the first trip to the Alamo City coming in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, a narrow 85-84 loss to top-ranked Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen.
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts enters year seven with the Wolfpack, coming off a 23-11 campaign in 2022-23.
Vol fans will find a familiar name on the NC State roster, as the team’s top returning scorer—6-9 forward D.J. Burns (12.5 ppg, .561 FG%)—began his collegiate career as a Vol, redshirting the 2018-19 season on Rocky Top.
Other connections in this matchup center on the Tennessee coaching staff. Associate Head Coach Justin Gainey is a two-time NC State graduate that starred as a point guard for the Wolfpack from 1996-2000. Barnes, meanwhile, grew up in Hickory, North Carolina, which is less than a three-hour drive west of Raleigh.
A pair of current Vols also hail from the state of North Carolina. Junior forward Jonas Aidoo grew up in Durham, and freshman guard Freddie Dilione V is from Fayetteville.
This marks the fifth time in the last six seasons that Tennessee has been invited to participate in a neutral-site event administered by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Vols defeated top-ranked Gonzaga in the 2018 Jerry Colangelo Classic, beat 20th-ranked Washington in the 2019 James Naismith Classic in Toronto, fell to fifth-ranked Villanova before defeating then-18th-ranked and eventual national runner-up North Carolina at the 2021 Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Connecticut and most recently battled past 13th-ranked Maryland at the 2022 Hall of Fame Invitational in Brooklyn.
The Hall of Fame Series, which is owned and operated by Position Sports, is a collection of multi-game, singular events that will showcase several of the top collegiate basketball teams in exciting non-conference matchups played both domestically and abroad.
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level–men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo “Court of Dreams.” Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates more than 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit http://www.hoophall.com, follow @hoophall or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
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A 10-year-old remains in critical but stable condition following an accidental shooting at a YWCA during a summer day camp which has reopened today.
A 14-year-old boy is in custody charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment in yesterday’s shooting in the gym of the Phyllis Wheatley Center. Officials say they will have counselors available today.
Knoxville police say the 14-year-old had two handguns in a backpack that were brought into the gym, one accidentally discharged, hitting the 10-year-old at least once.
Additional charges are possibly pending as the investigation continues.
There will be soon be tougher penalties for students who make mass shooting threats in Tennessee.
Starting this Saturday, any student who makes a mass threat – whether it’s a joke or not – will be expelled at least a year. Students who bring a gun or drugs to school or assault teachers could face a year’s expulsion as well.
Officials say school leaders could also intervene and make case-by-case changes.
The Fourth of July is just around the corner and you may be wondering if you will be able to celebrate with fireworks. If you’re looking for firework fun but they aren’t allowed where you live, WVLT News has a list of activities for the whole family to celebrate July 4th. https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/06/21/how-celebrate-independence-day-east-tennessee/
WVLT News has compiled a list of counties and cities in East Tennessee where fireworks are and are not allowed to be sold and used:
Anderson County-Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Blount County- Legal to set off fireworks in the county in any location excluding Alcoa and Townsend. Fireworks are banned from being set off between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
City of Oak Ridge- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
City of Alcoa – Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
City of Townsend – Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Knox County- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Knoxville- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks without a permit from the city
Gatlinburg- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Pigeon Forge- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Sevierville – Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
LaFollette – Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Athens- Illegal to sell and set off fireworks
Maryville – Legal to set off fireworks on private property from July 3 and 4 and Dec. 31 through Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Use of fireworks is prohibited at any public area, including, streets, roadways and parking lots.
Campbell County – Legal to sell and set off fireworks in county
Cumberland County – Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Crossville- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Fentress County- Legal to sell and set off in county, banned within city limits
Grainger County- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Greene County- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Loudon County- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
McMinn County – Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Monroe County- Legal to sell fireworks and set off on July 3rd and 4th
Morgan County- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Scott County- Legal to sell and shoot fireworks before 11:00 p.m.
Sevier County- Legal to sell and set off fireworks in the county but not in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge or Sevierville city limits
Roane County- Legal to sell fireworks, city leaders to determine areas where they may be set off
Kingston- Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Union County– Legal to sell and set off fireworks
Hawkins County- Legal to sell and shoot fireworks outside city limits between July 2 and July 6
Jefferson County- Legal to sell and shoot fireworks outside city limits
Story courtesy of WVLT
Knoxville, TN (WOKI)
The Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in finding two slippery individuals who made off with an exotic snake from a local pet store.
KPD is investigating after a Colombian Red Tail Boa Constrictor was stolen from Pet Supply Plus on Mountain Grove Drive. Police report a man and a woman entered the store on June 23 around 11 a.m., and the male suspect was seen on security footage removing the snake from its enclosure and placing it in his pocket before leaving the store.
Anyone with information is asked to contact East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers.
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) KAT busses could be running on a reimagined route system next year, as the Knoxville Transportation Authority has introduced a new recommended bus network.
The new network is aimed at increasing access for KAT busses, including a new route focused on seniors. KAT officials say the plan is cost neutral, aims to increase bus frequency, and seeks to improve 45-minute job access by 16% for all residents, 20% for low-income residents, and 24% for residents of color.
Three specific changes were outlined recently by KAT spokespersons:
There’s a public meeting scheduled for July 27 at 3 p.m. in the Main Assembly Room of the City County Building to hear comments on the plan. If approved, it’ll go into effect August 2024.
Knoxville, TN (WVLT/WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting at the YWCA Phyllis Wheatley Center which leaves a 10 year-old in critical condition.
The incident happened this morning on South Cruze Street and police say the 10-year-old boy was shot in an apparent accidental discharge. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. A 14-year-old person of interest has been detained for further investigation. No other injuries were reported.
YWCA spokespersons communicating with WVLT provided a statement saying parents were immediately informed of the incident after emergency services were called and that officials plan to review safety protocols for the future.
“The safety of the children and staff is the utmost priority of the YWCA. YWCA will determine immediate next steps for review of safety protocols, as well as resources for children and staff following this traumatic event. The YWCA staff and board of directors extend our sincere sympathy to everyone involved, especially the children onsite, the injured person and their loved ones. Please join us in wrapping all of our young people in your love and pray.”
YWCA spokespersons also told WVLT News that there were 43 children signed in at the center when the shooting happened.
Tennessee is seeing a historic low in economically distressed counties, with only eight in the state hitting the threshold for distressed compared to 15 in 2019.
Three of those are in East Tennessee, Scott, Hancock and Cocke County.
Scott County is seeing a per Capita Market Income just under $19,000, Hancock is just under $17,000 and Cocke is just under $21,000. Their poverty rates are around 22, 31 and 21% respectively. Unemployment is in the 6% range for these counties.
The state-wide improvement comes after the state has invested in aspects like education, infrastructure and workforce developments according to the Governor’s Office.
For a list of each county’s results, please go to https://www.tn.gov/transparenttn/state-financial-overview/open-ecd/openecd/tnecd-performance-metrics/openecd-long-term-objectives-quick-stats/distressed-counties.html
