An 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 41-year-old Damon True was taken into custody shortly after setting a fire on the ridge of the cemetery on Adair Drive. True reportedly walked into…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A now 3-acre brush fire near the Lynnhurst Cemetery in North Knoxville is said to be “human-caused.” Knoxville Fire Department officials upgrading the size of the fire late Friday afternoon, adding that the blaze on the ridge behind Lynnhurst Cemetery was man-made. No structures have been damaged by the fire, and…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 11/16 4:45 p.m.: The Pigeon Forge Fire Department and the Tennessee Department of Forestry continue working a wildfire that sparked ahead of 3:00 Thursday afternoon. Representatives with Dollywood have now reopened entry into the park after a temporary suspension for roughly thirty minutes Thursday. An announcement from park officials on…… MORE
Farragut, TN (WOKI) A home in Farragut is heavily damaged after a fire in a burn barrel spread to the residence Thursday morning. Rural Metro fire officials say firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire on Grisby Chapel Road at Woodchase after they received a call reporting the fire shortly after 11:30. Once…… MORE
Farragut, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in Farragut on Grigsby Chapel road at Woodchase. Fire officials are asking people to please avoid the area. WOKI is also getting reports of traffic backing up, in both directions, along Grigsby Chapel Road. This is a developing story.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 15 acre fire in the Renegade Mountain area of Cumberland County has prompted an evacuation. Officials with the Crossville and Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency are asking people to avoid the area and have set up a temporary shelter at Crab Orchard Christian Church at 217 Wheeler Lane. Officials report that…… MORE
Fire crews are working a brush fire in the Choto area of Knox County. That fire is in the Duck Cove Road area and is 24 acres in size and is 100% contained according to Jeff Bagwell from Rural Metro. He says some structures were threatened buy firefighters kept those from catching fire. He says…… MORE
Knoxville, TN Two juveniles are now in custody following an investigation into an attempted auto theft and shootout with police Monday in the Karns Community. According to Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler, the first deputy responded to the scene in the Wexford Down area around 12:22 a.m. Monday morning and made contact with the first of…… MORE
An investigation is underway in East Knoxville after two sheds and woods catch fire. The Knoxville Fire Department called to Andes Road yesterday and found the sheds, behind a home, fully engulfed and the fire had spread to woods due to the windy and dry conditions. An estimate of 3 acres were burning which crews…… MORE
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 KPD Chief Paul Noel after investigators with the Office of Professional Standards conducted a “detailed” investigation into Roark’s conduct following allegations of Roark asking for naked…… MORE
