Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted Knoxville sex offender is now facing child abuse charges. According to charging documents, 37-year-old William Gilbert was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated child abuse after officers responded to a home on River Poppy Road for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found a child in the back of…… MORE
It’s been over a year since police started investigating a grade-changing scandal at Clinton High School and a second person is now facing charges. Last May, two teachers were fired after being accused of changing nearly 1,500 grades. Since then, Clinton High’s principal, several guidance counselors and the school’s football coach and athletic director have…… MORE
The state veterinarian is warning animal owners of an invasive pest that poses a serious threat to livestock and pets. Dr. Samantha Beaty said New World Screwworm (NWS) is a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, causing painful infected wounds. Adult flies are slightly larger than houseflies with metallic…… MORE
A Sevierville man is charged with animal cruelty after reportedly strangling one dog and hitting another with a hammer. Deputies with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Pullen Road on Saturday after being told a man was hitting a dog and pointed a gun at a woman. The woman said 19-year-old…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Several popular campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are set to open in May. The National Park Service announcing Tuesday that Abrams Creek, Big Creek, Cosby, and Look Rock would be opening on May 19 and Balsam Mountain would be opening May 23. Interested in making a reservation? You can…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Madisonville, TN (WVLT) An investigation by the state Comptroller’s Office has resulted in a former Madisonville police officer being indicted on multiple charges. According to the office, an investigation began into Bobby Mack Woods after concerns regarding Woods’s use of a city-issued fuel purchasing card between February 2022 and December…… MORE
Four people were injured and 35-year-old Bryant Page and 33-year-old Dyshawn McNeil were charged after they fled a traffic stop on Holston Drive Monday evening. At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, officers pulled over a red Nissan Altima after observing it run a red light on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – The former CEO of a homeless shelter and ministry in Knoxville has finally reunited with his son after more than 20 years. Burt Rosen, who served as the president and CEO of Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) for nearly 20 years before retiring in 2022, has spent…… MORE
32-year-old Chad Brooks, a West High School teacher and coach, was taken into custody on Friday afternoon in Morristown, Tennessee by the Morristown Police Department. In early April, the Knoxville Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit was made aware of allegations that Brooks had allegedly engaged in inappropriate behavior with past and current students. Following…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN — The Knox County Regional Forensic Center (RFC) today released its 2024 Annual report as well as the Drug-Related Death Report for Knox and Anderson counties. The annual report provides an extensive overview of the RFC facilities, staff, and cases. The Drug-Related Death Report includes data on drug-related death cases the Center investigated…… MORE
