Heavy rain causes the Little Pigeon River to leave it’s bank and creates flash flooding at Greenbrier Campground in Gatlinburg. Gatlinburg Fire Department crews along with Sevier County Emergency Management rescued at least 14 people who were trapped at the campground due to flooding. There have been no injuries reported. A temporary evacuation shelter was…… MORE
A man convicted of multiple felonies receives a 31-year sentence after he plead guilty to weapon, drug, and evading arrest. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office gets a conviction for 38 year-old Demarquise Jamar Welch who was charged with possession with intent to sell heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm during the…… MORE
A man convicted of multiple felonies receives a 31-year sentence after he plead guilty to weapon, drug, and evading arrest. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office gets a conviction for 38 year-old Demarquise Jamar Welch who was charged with possession with intent to sell heroin and cocaine, possession of a firearm during the…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has started the road construction project on interstate 640 East and West bound. Motorists need to be aware that I-640 East and West will be reduced from three lanes to two lanes and traffic shifted between Mile Marker 6 (Broadway exit) and I-40. This is the start of rubblization activities…… MORE
Brittany Trentham was sitting in her bedroom when she heard the sound of tires screeching outside. ”I heard everything but I couldn’t really tell what it was,” said Trentham. Just outside her bedroom window, a white super-duty Ford F-350 blew the stop sign across from her house and plowed through the family’s garage. ”Within one…… MORE
Updated story: A Knox County Sheriff’s Officer is recovering in the intensive care unit after being shot in the leg by another officer. Investigators say the officers were responding to a call on Brickyard Road in Powell last (Tuesday) night when a large pit bull came around the trailer attacking Officer Lydia Driver. In an…… MORE
The Blount County Fire Department is investigating an overnight fire at a popular Townsend Restaurant. The Walkers Catfish Cabin and BBQ restaurant on Lamar Alexander Parkway is said to be a total loss. A spokeswoman for the Blount County Sheriff’s Office says two firefighters were treated for heat-related issues.… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department responds to a call for a woman trapped in her home. Crews arriving at the home on Pinecrest Road after a tree fell on the home this morning (Tuesday) with the woman inside. She was able to escape and was not injured but the home is severely damaged.… MORE
Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Smith gets a short reprieve on his scheduled execution. He was scheduled to be executed last night Governor Bill Lee releasing a statement on the postponement “Due to an oversight in preparation for lethal injection, the scheduled execution of Oscar Smith will not move forward tonight. I am granting a…… MORE
UPDATED STORY: Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters and multiple agencies continue firefighting efforts to extinguish the Thomas Divide Complex Fire east of Bryson City, North Carolina. The complex is comprised of two wildfires including the Stone Pile Fire and the Cooper Creek Fire. Ignition of both fires has been confirmed as down power lines…… MORE
