Sevierville Police have arrested two suspects and identified the victim of a shooting near Mountain View Church. Police found 29-year-old Brandon Fernandez shot in his thigh on the 2400 block of Goose Gap Road yesterday. Deputies stopped Fernandez’s bleeding and he was taken to the hospital where he is in stable condition. Two suspects were…… MORE
Knoxville Police say a man and woman charged with murder are arrested in Mobile, Alabama Ronald and Carissa Rogers were arrested this morning in Mobile, Alabama for the March 11th murder of 25 year-old Artimeyo Folks. Ronald is charged with second-degree murder and Carissa with accessory after the fact. Folks was found shot outside of…… MORE
Knoxville Police say several schools in the Cedar Bluff area put on lockdown this morning after a threat is posted on social media. KPD says School Resource and Security Officers are following up and conducting safety sweeps where calls are received out of an abundance of caution. At this time, there are no known credible…… MORE
A homicide investigation is underway after Knoxville Police respond to a suspicious death on the Broadway bridge. Officers called to the Broadway bridge, between W. Depot Avenue and W. Jackson Avenue yesterday afternoon when a man, identified as 35-year-old Travis Brown, was found laying unresponsive on the sidewalk. Even though a cause of death has…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning North Knoxville house fire. Crews called to Hickory Drive this morning after receiving a call the resident smelled smoke and heard a loud explosion and found their roof on fire after leaving the home. KFD says they found live electrical lines down in the front yard…… MORE
There are new details after a gun discharged at West High School grazing a teacher. The teacher’s identity has not been released but he refused to be taken to the hospital following being grazed by the bullet Friday. There were about 20 students in the classroom when Knoxville Police say the gun went off accidentally…… MORE
Rural Metro Fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire in North Knoxville. Crews responding to the 2100 block of East Emory Road and found heavy fire in the garage that had spread into the attic. There is limited smoke damage in the living area of the house with the garage sustaining most of…… MORE
A man was arrested on Wednesday after he reportedly shot at a truck, according to a report obtained by WVLT News. At around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to a possible shooting on the I-75 South entrance ramp on Emory Road. When officers arrived they spoke with Trey Bailey, who was standing outside his…… MORE
The U.S. Justice Department files a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new law banning transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care. The federal government is seeking to invalidate the statute because they say “no person should be denied access to necessary medical care just because of their transgender status. The DOJ says the law violates the Constitution’s equal…… MORE
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a North Knox County house fire that injures a Rural Metro firefighter. It happened yesterday morning in the 9200 block of Old Maynardville Pike, Crews made an aggressive attack to stop the spread but the fire had already reached the attic and was spreading rapidly throughout…… MORE
