Category Archives: Local News
TBI Issues a Silver Alert for a Missing 22 Year-Old Sullivan County Woman
Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issuing a Silver Alert for a Sullivan County 22-year-old.Keesha Tipton was last seen leaving her home in Blountville on foot. She was reportedly we...
Aug 03, 2022
A Gatlinburg Hotel is Kicking Out Customers who Feed or Try to Pet Bears
Photo Courtesy of WVLTGuest are being thrown out of a Gatlinburg hotel for petting bears.At least 10 to 15 guests have been kicked out of the Quality Inn Creekside hotel in downtown Gatlinburg this ye...
Aug 02, 2022
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Stabbing in East Knoxville
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal stabbing.Officers responding to an apartment on North Bertrand Street on an assault and stabbing call. They found the victim inside of a second-floor apartme...
Aug 02, 2022
Authorities are Asking for Help to Find Man Suspected of Rape of a Child
East Tennessee Valley Crimestoppers along with the Sevierville Police Department are searching for a man accused of raping an 11 year-old child.Edgar Sanchez Rosales is currently one of 25 fugitives o...
Aug 02, 2022
Knoxville Police No Longer Responding to Certain Non-Injury Accidents
Beginning today, Knoxville Police Department officers will no longer respond to certain non-injury crashes. Much like the Severe Weather Plan and the steps that were taken during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 01, 2022
Election Day is This Week, What you Need to Know
Early voting has ended and Election day is Thursday.This if for the Federal / State Primary, Knox County General Election and the town of Farragut Municipal Election.You must vote at your designated l...
Aug 01, 2022
Election Day is This Week, What you Need to Know
Early voting has ended and Election day is Thursday.This if for the Federal / State Primary, Knox County General Election and the town of Farragut Municipal Election.You must vote at your designated l...
Aug 01, 2022
The Man at the Center of a TBI Silver Alert is Found Safe in Another State
Updated story: The Silver Alert issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for an Anderson County has been resolved.81 year-old Charlie Bowen was seen in his truck in Knoxville in the area of Sum...
Aug 01, 2022
The Death Toll Continues to Rise in Eastern Kentucky after Flood Waters have Ravaged that Area
Photo courtesy of WVLTUpdated Story: Fox News reporting, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says 30 people have now died and dozens more are still unaccounted for following several days of severe thunders...
Jul 29, 2022
The Better Business Bureau Warning of a Smishing Scam involving Text Messages
Some people in East Tennessee are seeing an increase in text scams.Some people are receiving text messages from someone not in their contacts.Most messages refer to a package at the post office which ...
Jul 29, 2022
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