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Missing 19-Year-Old from Monroe County Found in Georgia, Sheriff Says

Missing 19-Year-Old from Monroe County Found in Georgia, Sheriff Says

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The young man at the center of a weeks-long missing person search out of Monroe County has now been found. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say 19-year-old Caden Long was found safe and sound Monday in Georgia. Long was last seen on Saturday, June 7. Law enforcement had expressed…MORE

Athens Police Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash, Asking for Information

Athens Police Investigating Deadly Motorcycle Crash, Asking for Information

Athens, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway and police are asking for information following a deadly motorcycle crash Wednesday in Athens. Officials with the Athens Police Department say the crash happened at the intersection of Redfern Road and Congress Parkway and that two cars, a box truck and a dark SUV, hit the motorcyclist. The…MORE

TDOT says it May be Two Weeks Before I-40 Reopens Following Flooding and a Rockslide in Cocke County, Cocke County EMA out with Action Report
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TDOT says it May be Two Weeks Before I-40 Reopens Following Flooding and a Rockslide in Cocke County, Cocke County EMA out with Action Report

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is hard at work clearing a rockslide on I-40 in Cocke County that was caused from recent flooding and they have an estimate of what it will cost to clean-up and repair damage. TDOT Chief Engineer Will Reed spoke alongside Deputy Governor Butch Eley yesterday (Thursday) and says it is…MORE

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Threatening Woman at Gunpoint

Knoxville Police Searching for Man Accused of Threatening Woman at Gunpoint

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police are asking for help in their search for a man they say threatened a woman at gunpoint on Friday. KPD says 30-year-old Javonta Miles of Knoxville is charged with aggravated domestic assault and that officers’ efforts to locate him have, thus far, been unsuccessful. According to Knoxville Police, Miles was…MORE

KCSO: One Person Charged after Two Pounds of Meth Found at North Knoxville Home

KCSO: One Person Charged after Two Pounds of Meth Found at North Knoxville Home

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is facing charges following the discovery by investigators Monday of more than two-and-a-half pounds of meth at a North Knoxville home. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say the meth, an unspecified amount of marijuana and other items consistent with the manufacturing and distribution of illegal narcotics were seized…MORE

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