Category Archives: Local News
700 Days Since Summer Wells Went Missing from Her Hawkins County Home, TBI is Still Investigating
Today marks 700 days since an Amber Alert was issued for Hawkins County then 5 year-old Summer Wells.Summer was reported missing on June 15th in 2021 and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued E...
May 16, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Investigating After a Man’s Body is Found on a North Knoxville Road
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body is found on the side of the road in North Knoxville.Detectives called to the 8000 block of Clinton Highway last night a...
May 16, 2023
Knoxville Police Announce 2022 Officer / Employee of the Year Awards
The Knoxville Police Department honored its 2022 employee and officer of the year award winners on Monday at the department's annual Employee Recognition Luncheon.Four employees and one volunteer were...
May 16, 2023
Knoxville Police Announce 2022 Officer / Employee of the Year Awards
The Knoxville Police Department honored its 2022 employee and officer of the year award winners on Monday at the department's annual Employee Recognition Luncheon.Four employees and one volunteer were...
May 16, 2023
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating a Fatal Motorcycle Crash in North Knoxville
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident in North Knoxville.Rural Metro Fire crews responding to the scene last night on Norris Freeway at Sam Walton Way and found the...
May 11, 2023
Knoxville Police Arrest a Man Wanted for Second-Degree Murder in the Shooting Death of a Man Found on the Broadway Bridge
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnoxville Police have arrested the man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Travis Davis found on the Broadway Bridge earlier this month.Jayshawn Williams w...
May 11, 2023
Sevierville Police Arrest Two Suspects in Connection to a Shooting Near a Church
Photo courtesy of WVLTSevierville 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 th...
May 10, 2023
TVA Offering Tours of Seven of Their Dams, the First Time Since 9/11, as Part of Their 90th Anniversary
For the first time in over 20 years, you can visit East Tennessee dams.The Tennessee Valley Authority is hosting the first dam tours since 9/11. The tours are being offered as part of the TVA's 90th a...
May 10, 2023
Authorities in Blount County are Investigating a Shooting
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway following a shooting in Blount County.Authorities called to at a home on Mentor Road and found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital;...
May 08, 2023
Oak Ridge Police are Investigating a Fatal Accident
An investigation is underway in Oak Ridge following a fatal accident.It happened Saturday night on the Oak Ridge Turnpike when a vehicle left the road and hit the historic Turnpike Gatehouse also know...
May 08, 2023
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