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FOUR ARRESTED IN JOHNSON CITY UNDERCOVER OPERATION
JOHNSON CITY - An undercover investigation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and the Johnson City Police Department's Special Victims Unit has resulted in the arrest of four p...
Syndicated Author Aug 07, 2025

DA: Man Sentenced to Decades Behind Bars in Knoxville Attempted Murder
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades behind bars after trying to kill his ex-girlfriend in Knoxville last year.District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office says 28-year-old Jevess Der...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2025

A Knox County Commissioner Wants to Do Away with the County’s Wheel Tax
Knox County, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay wants to get rid of the county's wheel tax.Jay said it was put into place 20 years ago to help pay for some downtow...
Syndicated Author Aug 05, 2025

Knoxville Police Arrest a Suspect in Connection to a Stabbing the Fountain City Area
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Jordin Henderson, 21, of Knoxville, was arrested on Saturday, August 2, 2025, after a stabbing on Holbrook Drive. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at around 1:45 a.m., Knoxville Polic...
Syndicated Author Aug 04, 2025

Knoxville Police say the Teen Charged with Multiple Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder has Turned Himself In to Police
UPDATE 2 : Demetrius Johnson turned himself in this evening and is now in custody. UPDATE 1: KPD officers are actively attempting to find Demetrius Johnson, 17. Johnson was identified as a suspect in ...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2025
KPD: 11 Arrested During Joint Property Crime Crackdown
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Eleven people with outstanding warrants are arrested this week during a property crime crackdown operation in Knoxville and Knox County.Knoxville Police Department officials annou...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2025

TBI Seeking Suspect(s) after Four Family Members of Abandoned Baby Discovered Dead
LAKE COUNTY, TN (WMC – Story Courtesy of WVLT) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says one or more suspects are being sought after the overnight discovery of four bodies in Northwest ...
Syndicated Author Jul 31, 2025

BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water
Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville couple is facing child abuse charges after deputies find a four-year-old child living in “squalid conditions.”Officials with the Blount County Sheriff̵...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2025

Red Sand Project Kicks Off in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Red Sand Project kicked off in Tennessee on July 28. The movement shares the message of no one slipping through the cracks, working to bring awarenes...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2025

Knoxville Firefighters Stop Possible House Fire, KFD Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with the Knoxville Fire Department Monday stopped what could have turned into a house fire on Sutherland Avenue.KFD officials say crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a boar...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2025