A man is charged with first-degree murder after he called 911 to tell police he shot his wife. The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office responding to that shooting call on Marie Street in Talbott Saturday after Charles Barbely made the call Satuday night. He reportedly laid a handgun on the front porch and was arrested without…… MORE
MEDIC has a critically low inventory for O Negative blood. There is currently less than a one-day supply. Healthy donors are encouraged to donate. Due to the high holiday demand, O Negative is critically low across the country. Donors will receive a MEDIC T-shirt, Texas Roadhouse coupon, and ticket to the Polar Express Ride at…… MORE
MEDIC has a critically low inventory for O Negative blood. There is currently less than a one-day supply. Healthy donors are encouraged to donate. Due to the high holiday demand, O Negative is critically low across the country. Donors will receive a MEDIC T-shirt, Texas Roadhouse coupon, and ticket to the Polar Express Ride at…… MORE
A Scott County deputy is arrested and charged with domestic assault against a family member. It happened last night, when Oneida Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and arrested 27-year-old deputy Rachel Thomas. She is being held on a $1,000 bond. She was also placed on a mandatory 12-hour hold for the charge. she’s…… MORE
Amazon is recruiting workers for its Amazon Robotics Fulfillment site in Alcoa and have a satellite hiring office at the Foothills Mall in Maryville. They will be there today (Wednesday) from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and from 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Starting the week of July 9, the office will…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a deadly July 4th accident in South Knoxville. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office responding to the 600 block of West Marine Road and the preliminary investigation suggests the vehicle went off the road, hitting a utility pole. That driver was pronounced dead at the scene.… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Beloved by her chimpanzee family and human caretakers, a 38-year-old Chimpanzee at Zoo Knoxville has died. “We had to make the unfortunate decision [Thursday] to euthanize Binti,” said Phil Colclough, Director of Animal Care, Conservation and Education for Zoo Knoxville in a video release today. The decision came after caregivers at the…… MORE
A homicide investigation is underway in Jefferson County. The sheriff’s office called to the 1700 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Dandridge near Douglas Lake. TBI agents and representatives from the Attorney General’s office are also on the scene.… MORE
A 10-year-old remains in critical but stable condition following an accidental shooting at a YWCA during a summer day camp which has reopened today. A 14-year-old boy is in custody charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment in yesterday’s shooting in the gym of the Phyllis…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for your help in finding two slippery individuals who made off with an exotic snake from a local pet store. KPD is investigating after a Colombian Red Tail Boa Constrictor was stolen from Pet Supply Plus on Mountain Grove Drive. Police report a man and a…… MORE
