Category Archives: Local News
East Tennessee Crime Stoppers Asking for Help to Find a Man Known to Carry a Gun Wanted on Violation of Federal Probation
Authorities are still looking for a man wanted on violation of federal probation.64 year-old Omar Smith is believed to be in the Knoxville area and could be staying in homeless camps and is known to c...
Mar 21, 2023
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Asking for Help to Find a Couple Wanted for Several Crimes Including Aggravated Assault Over the Past 20 Years
East Tennessee Valley Crimestoppers asking for help to find two people wanted for a variety of crimes in several East Tennessee counties.Tony and Krystal Hardin are a married couple well known to law ...
Mar 21, 2023
Advance Knox Asking for Community Input on Transportation Projects in the County
Advance Knox Seeks Community Input on Transportation Projects. During what is being called Priorities Week, Knox County is launching the third and final round of community input for Advance Knox where...
Mar 21, 2023
The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating a Fatal House Fire in North Knoxville
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating what caused a fatal house fire in North Knoxville.Crews arrived at the home on Northcrest Circle and found smoke and fire coming from the front of the ho...
Mar 17, 2023
Hazardous Material Identified and a West Knoxville Business has Re-Opened following a Leak from a Semi-Truck
A business has re-opened and an investigation is underway following a hazardous leak in Loudon County.Multiple agencies responding to the TA Truck Stop on Watt Road yesterday afternoon because a semi-...
Mar 17, 2023
Shuttle Services for Visitors of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be Available
Local companies to offer shuttle services at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Visitors encouraged to plan ahead to avoid parking congestion.Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are please...
Mar 16, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Charge Four North Knoxville Residents in a Major Animal Cruelty Case
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Knox County Sheriff's office charged four people in a major animal cruelty case, officials with the office announced Wednesday afternoon.The case involves four people, all of...
Mar 16, 2023
A TBI Investigation Results in the Indictment of a Kingsport Man in Connection to an Officer-Involved Shooting
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Kingsport man in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in April of ...
Mar 16, 2023
Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department Make a Disturbing Discovery while Making a Welfare Check at a North Knoxville Home
The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating after finding two people dead during a welfare check in Powell.KCSO deputies entered the home on Chambord Way and found the people dead from what appe...
Mar 15, 2023
UT Police Say a Man is Charged after Alleged Break-In at Campus Fraternity House
University of Tennessee Police say a man is charged after breaking into a Fraternity House on campus.WVLT reporting Justin Hopkins was reportedly charged with reckless threatening an act of mass viole...
Mar 14, 2023
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