Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Gatlinburg Police Department release the details of a workplace fatality at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. GPD says 66 year-old Jeffrey Coker died after falling while installing lights in the convention center’s ceiling; the incident occurred in the Great Hall area which has a 32-foot-tall ceiling. Coker worked for The…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Knoxville laundromat is in the process of repairs after a car crashed into their building early Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. According to the Knoxville Police Department, the driver hit a curb, overcorrected, possibly hydroplaned, and veered off the road, and crashed into the front of Bluewater Laundromat. “We just…… MORE
Farragut, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire in West Knoxville with several pets rescued. Rural Metro Fire crews rescued three dogs from the home in the 200 block of Fruitwood Lane in Farragut Wednesday morning. Officials say crews contained the fire to one room, but the majority of…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Strawberry Plains after a structure fire damages a building. New Market Fire crews called to the fire last night (Tuesday) near Hamilton Street and Boulder Lane. Due to safety concerns, roads in the area were closed but have reportedly re-opened this morning.… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is out with a warning Tuesday about a scam caller impersonating law enforcement officers. CCSO officials say they’ve received numerous reports regarding a fraudulent scheme in which a scam caller, claiming to be “Lt. James Perry of the Sheriff’s Office,” tells people there is a civil…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a house fire on Christmas morning. Crews called to Pickett Avenue and contained the fire to a bedroom but the home suffered a moderate amount of smoke of water damage. Four people who were home at the time of the fire made it out safe. The home did have working…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating after two bodies are found Thursday in a South Knox County home. KCSO officials say they believe the two people died from a possible overdose at the home on Lundy Road. They say another person was taken to an area hospital…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal house fire in East Knoxville. The Knoxville Fire department responding to the call this morning (Friday) at a home on Wilderness Road along with another fire company. The fire was quickly put out and a woman was found in a bedroom was pronounced dead a short time later.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Rescue financial administrative assistant is indicted on charges claiming she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the county. An investigation found that Charlotte McLawhorn used KCR credit cards to spend over $44,000 claiming it was for the department. The purchases were for plane tickets, salon visits, medical…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal fire at a Fountain City home. Knoxville Fire Department crews called to the 5800 block of Hillock Road last night (Wednesday) after a neighbor noticed the fire. One person was found dead in the home which received significant damage and a dog and cat are also missing. The…… MORE
