(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Gatlinburg, TN (WVLT) One week after Newfound Gap Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was close, the park service says the road will stay closed on the Tennessee side until early October. The park service is now looking for a contractor to come in and make the repairs.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Lady Vols basketball player is facing a domestic assault charge. According to charging documents, officers went to a house on Earnhart Way in Halls for a domestic dispute Friday evening. Police say Ruby Whitehorn was arrested following a fight with another woman during which she allegedly kicked in doors and smashed…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Tennessee wide receiver has been charged with driving on a suspended license. Chris Brazzell was arrested following a traffic stop Friday night. Knoxville police say Brazzell was speeding at 60mph across the Henley Street Bridge which has a speed limit of 35mph. According to charging documents, police found Brazzell had a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a fire that happened Saturday afternoon. KFD officials say crews arrived just before 1:00 p.m. to the scene of a working fire in the 1600 block of Reed Street. KFD says the unit was vacant at the time of the fire, adding that no injuries were…… MORE
Andersonville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Anderson County following a deadly shooting early Saturday morning. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded around 2:00 a.m. to a home on Sequoyah Road in Andersonville for a reported shooting wherein they founda man, later identified as 23-year-old Samuel Ridenour, who had been…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) We’re learning that another Knox County Government official has been indicted in connection to a state investigation into misuse of taxpayer dollars. Former Knox County Trustee’s Office Director of Operations Jason Dobbins was indicted Wednesday on two counts of official misconduct. He was fired back in April because of policy…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Blount County grand jury has declined to indict Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs, District Attorney General Ryan Desmond’s office confirming Friday that the grand jury returned a “no bill” in the case. It comes as his office is in the middle of a state investigation into policy breaches. That investigation has…… MORE
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) A fugitive is arrested Wednesday after being found hiding under a home in Sweetwater. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones says his office helped the U.S. Marshals in the successful apprehension of Michael Blackwell, who was hiding underneath a residence on Old Highway 68 in Sweetwater. In a Facebook post, Jones credits the…… MORE
Athens, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/8: The suspect wanted in connection to a deadly shooting Wednesday night in Athens has been captured. Officials with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office say Carlos Quintana was taken into custody late Thursday night in Bradley County with assistance from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, and the U.S. Marshals Service.…… MORE
Overton County, TN (WOKI) A man has been arrested and charged one week after a body was found in a burning refrigerator on the side of a Tennessee road. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 49-year-old Edward Randolph was arrested Wednesday in connection to the death of his girlfriend 48-year-old Hope Parrott. The…… MORE
