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The Volunteer Baseball Team is Omaha Bound

The Volunteer Baseball Team is Omaha Bound

The Tennessee Volunteers are Omaha bound for the second time in three years. The Big Orange defeating Southern Miss in the winner-take-all game three of the NCAA Hattiesburg Super Regional late last night. The Vols will take on No. 5 national seed LSU on Saturday night at 7 p.m., that game will be broadcast on…MORE

Knoxville Man Charged with Vandalizing Church Sunday

Knoxville Man Charged with Vandalizing Church Sunday

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been accused of vandalizing Dutch Valley Baptist Church. Troy Luttrell has been charged with disorderly conduct and vandalism in connection to almost $4,000 worth of damage reportedly inflicted on the church early Sunday morning. Law enforcement responded to the church on Dutch Valley Drive because an employee, who…MORE

Sneedville Man Indicted, Accused of Threatening Public Officials

Sneedville Man Indicted, Accused of Threatening Public Officials

Hancock County, TN (WOKI) A months-long inquiry by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation results in the indictment Monday, June 12 of a Sneedville man for threatening public officials. TBI officials say special agents began looking into allegations involving 46-year-old Marty Rouse back in January. They determined that Rouse made statements threatening to harm Hancock County…MORE

TWRA Identifies Drowning Victim on Ft. Loudon Lake

TWRA Identifies Drowning Victim on Ft. Loudon Lake

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has identified the victim of a drowning in Ft. Loudon Lake. They say 22 year-old Charles Egbuniwe was swimming from a boat toward shore and went under and never re-surfaced Saturday. Witnesses showed Knox County Rescue Squad searchers where he went under and his body was found by using sonar…MORE

Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Shooting in a Car in West Knoxville

Knoxville Police are Investigating a Fatal Shooting in a Car in West Knoxville

Updated story: Knoxville Police are continuing to investigate and have new information in the deadly shooting and crash in West Knoxville. It happened late last (Sunday) night at the intersection of Walker Springs Road and N. Gallaher View Road where officers found a wrecked car off the road and two gunshot victims inside. The driver,…MORE

Some Tennessee State Parks are Offering Father’s Day Meals to Celebrate Dad

Some Tennessee State Parks are Offering Father’s Day Meals to Celebrate Dad

Three Tennessee State Parks restaurants will have Father’s Day meals, one of many options at the parks to treat Dad (or your favorite father figure) with a special occasion Sunday, June 18. Information about all Father’s Day gift ideas involving Tennessee State Parks can be found at this link. Fall Creek Falls State Park in…MORE

BCSO Searching for Man Who Cut Off Ankle Monitor

BCSO Searching for Man Who Cut Off Ankle Monitor

Deputies with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a man who cut off his ankle monitor Friday, June 9. BCSO says 49-year-old Robert Wayne Jennings was on probation for multiple felony burglaries and thefts. He left his home on Grey Ridge Road in Maryville after cutting off his monitor. Anyone with information on…MORE

UPDATE: Five Points Shooting Victim Identified; Police Looking for Car

UPDATE: Five Points Shooting Victim Identified; Police Looking for Car

UPDATE: Knoxville Police Department Officials have identified the victim of a deadly shooting Wednesday near the Five Points neighborhood. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Center Avenue just after 7:30 to find 25-year-old Emory Johnson, who had been shot at least one time. Officials say life saving measures were attempted, but Johnson was pronounced…MORE

The 2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza Opens in Sevier County

The 2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza Opens in Sevier County

The City of Gatlinburg and Sevier County dedicates a memorial to honor those who lost their lives in the deadly wildfires in Gatlinburg in 2016. The 2016 Wildfires Memorial and Tribute Plaza dedicated today (Friday) at 2 p.m. at Mynatt Park in Gatlinburg. Gatlinburg officials say that there will be limited public parking at Mynatt…MORE

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