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A Man is Arrested after Admitting to Setting a Fire on a Ridge Behind Lynnhurst Cemetery
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn arrest is made and a man is charged with a felony after reportedly admitting he started a brush fire behind Lynnhurst Cemetery.Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department say...
Nov 20, 2023
Rural Metro Fire Crews Respond to Fires in Farragut and Karns
Farragut home damaged after owner burns in barrel during drought conditions (Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire)Farragut, TN (WOKI) A home in Farragut is heavily damaged after a fire in a burn barrel spread t...
Nov 16, 2023
Rural Metro Fire Crews Working House Fire in Farragut
Rural Metro fire crews working a house fire Thursday in Farragut (Courtesy: Rural Metro Fire on X)Farragut, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in Farragut on Grigsby Cha...
Nov 16, 2023
Renegade Mountain Wildfire in Cumberland County Prompts Evacuation
Renegade Mountain wildfire in Cumberland County prompts evacuation (Courtesy: WVLT / Live 5)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 15 acre fire in the Renegade Mountain area of Cumberland County has prompted an evacu...
Nov 15, 2023
Knoxville Officer Accused of Asking for Pictures of Naked Child Fired by Police Department
(Courtesy: KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville police officer Dan Roark, arrested on federal child pornography charges last week is now, officially, out of a job.The decision was handed-down Monday by ...
Nov 13, 2023
KCSO: Actively Searching for Suspects after Shooting at Officers
The Knox County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible car burglary in the 3500 block of Wexgate Road in the Karns Community.Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff's Office is searching for tw...
Nov 13, 2023
A Woman Convicted of Second Degree Murder Following a Three Day Trial
A Knoxville woman is convicted of a second degree murder charge after a woman she reportedly got into a fight with dies from a gunshot wound at the hospital.21 year-old Kyeisha Dalton was found guilty...
Nov 10, 2023
An Upset in the 2023 City of Knoxville Regular Election, Here’s a Look at the Results
In unofficial results in the Knoxville City Election from the Knox County Election Commission, Tyler Caviness wins the Knoxville Municipal Judge race defeating incumbent John Rosson, Jr.Also, incumben...
Nov 08, 2023
Body Found by Hunters in Greene Co is Missing Virginia Woman, Police Say
(Frankly Media)Greene County, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office say forensic teams have identified a body found by hunters last week.GCSO says deputies responded to the...
Nov 07, 2023
A Knoxville Police in Federal Custody and Multiple Investigations are Underway Following Child Pornography Claims
Officer Dan Roark, 47 (Courtesy: KPD)(WVLT) – An officer with the Knoxville Police Department was arrested Monday on federal charges involving the production of child pornography, according to o...
Nov 07, 2023
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