President Biden addressed the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, saying the attempted assassination of former President Trump is forcing Americans to “take a step back” and calling on all sides to “lower the temperature in our politics.” “My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us…… MORE
Former President Trump survived an assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Gunshots rang out as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee addressed his supporters, striking Trump and three others. One spectator was killed, and two were critically injured. The FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a local resident. Fast…… MORE
Former President Donald Trump and Republican Nominee hopeful appears to have been the target of an assassination attempt as he spoke during a rally in Pennsylvania today (Saturday). The former president’s ear was covered in blood from what he says was a gunshot. He was quickly pulled away by Secret Service agents and his campaign…… MORE
Bean Station, TN (WOKI) New details now emerging following the arrest of a Morristown man Wednesday, accused of murdering two men in the Bean Station community. According to investigators, 34-year-old Aaron White killed 49-year-old Jon Atkins and 32-year-old Deven McDaniel, whose bodies were discovered along Rocky Springs Road in Bean Station on May 25. Charging…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The suspect in a deadly Knoxville shooting has been found dead in Florida. Knoxville Police Department officials providing the update say 40-year-old Kevin Matthews was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday at a hotel in Jacksonville. KPD says prior to locating Matthews, the U.S. Marshal Service had tracked him across…… MORE
Lafourche Parish, LA (WOKI) A suspect in a nearly 40-year-old Louisiana cold case has been arrested in East Tennessee. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say deputies helped Louisiana authorities Wednesday arrest Judith “Judy” Weiser. Weiser and Russell Lee are charged in the murder of 22-year-old Paula Boudreaux back in 1986. Her remains were…… MORE
A repeat offender in Knox County is now set to face between 25 and 40 years in prison. 62 year old Merv Rodgers has been convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault and aggravated assault. District Attorney Charme Allan’s office says he strangled his girlfriend and hit her with a baseball bat refusing to let…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A double murder suspect at the center of a manhunt out of Grainger County is now in custody. Officials with the U.S. Marshals Service announcing Wednesday afternoon that 34-year-old Aaron White was reportedly found at his Morristown home. White is a suspect in a double homicide that happened in May. According to…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man who prosecutors say shot at a Knox County deputy during a traffic stop will spend nearly two decades behind bars. Floyd Allen Dalton Jr. appeared in court Tuesday pleading guilty in connection to last May’s shooting near West Emory Road after officers tried to stop him for reckless driving. It’s…… MORE
Greene County, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged with animal cruelty after police seize 31 dogs from a home. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office says 50 year-old Polly Ayers was arrested Saturday after a welfare check at a home on Parton Loop. Deputies say the home had a very bad smell, and it was very…… MORE
