An investigation into a deadly domestic shooting is underway after Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a Linden Avenue home early Saturday morning. At just after 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024, KPD officers were dispatched to a home in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue in response to reported shooting with a victim. …… MORE
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Fireworks Determined to be Cause of House and Car Fires and Service Calls Up for Knoxville Fire Department on the 4th
The Knoxville Fire Department says service calls increased this year for July 4th. KFD responded to 99 calls for service from 8:00 AM yesterday to 8:00 AM this morning which reflects a slight increase from last year. One KFD firefighter was injured when a firework was shot into the cab of Engine 7 in the…… MORE
Identity of Watts Bar Boating Incient Victim Released
LOUDON, Tenn. (TWRA) —The identity of a man who drowned while docking his boat at a Watts Bar Lake marina yesterday (Thursday 7/4) is being released. James Doyle Frost, 75, of Knoxville, drowned while docking his boat at Tennessee National Marina yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say he fell overboard, went underwater, and did not resurface. A…… MORE
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A Teen is Ran Over by Grandparent’s Truck
A 13-year-old girl is ran over by her grandparents’ truck in Cocke County. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home on Holly Court Way yesterday (Thursday) and found a Ford F-150 parked on top of a teen girl, identified by initials A.B. The girls’ grandparents told police four people were in…… MORE
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Knoxville Police say Suspect Wanted for Two Counts of First-Degree Murder in Shooting at The Pint House in North Knoxville is Still At-Large
Knoxville Police have identified the victims and a suspect in a fatal shooting at The Pint House in North Knoxville. 28 year-old Zachery Herrera and 41 John Goosie were found shot in the parking lot yesterday morning and both died from their injuries. A woman was injured but is expected to be okay. KPD has…… MORE
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A Missing Autistic Girl Found in Douglas Lake on Independence Day
An autistic girl reported missing from her home is found in Douglas Lake. The Jefferson County Sheriff Office says 7 year-old Serenity Kinsey was reported missing this morning (Thursday) after her family noticed she had left her home on Indian Creek Road sometime in the night. She had left the home two other times in…… MORE
Tennessee’s Attorney General Statement on Court Halting Unlawful Rule of Department of Health and Human Services
TN AG JONATHAN SKRMETTI ISSUES STATEMENT ON COURT ISSUING NATIONWIDE HALT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES’ UNLAWFUL RULE Stops the Biden administration’s rule which would have gone into effect tomorrow (Friday) Nashville– “Today a federal court said no to the Biden administration’s attempt to illegally force every health care provider in America…… MORE
Two Hikers ‘Seriously Injured’ in Great Smoky Mountains, Rangers Say
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two hikers are seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service officials say rangers reportedly responded to two hikers who fell from Cataract Falls. According to the Park Service, both hikers were taken by helicopter from the Sugarlands Visitor Center to a hospital. NPS officials are…… MORE
Several Catalytic Converters Stolen from Cars in White Pine, Police Say
White Pine, TN (WOKI) The White Pine Police Department is asking residents to watch for suspicious activity after receiving several reports of catalytic converters being stolen from cars. There have been two targeted areas: Walnut Street and the Leadvale community. “Please keep an eye on your property and please monitor your home cameras for any…… MORE
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Rural Metro Urging Everyone to Use Caution While Cooking after Stove Fire Damages North Knoxville Home
Rural Metro Fire is reminding everyone to use caution when cooking at home after crews responded to a fire at a Knox County home Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro says crews were called to a home on Rifle Range Road last night (Tuesday). They found a small kitchen fire on the stove and were able…… MORE
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