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Knox County to Host 25th Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove

Knox County to Host 25th Holiday Festival of Lights at the Cove

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs will flip the switch to open the 25th annual Holiday Festival of Lights at The Cove at Concord Park this Friday, November 24. The family-friendly Festival will run from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. through Saturday, December 31, excluding Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The park is located…MORE

Knoxville Firefighters Battle Early Morning House Fire on McCalla Avenue

Knoxville Firefighters Battle Early Morning House Fire on McCalla Avenue

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A home in East Knoxville suffers heavy fire damage and a partial roof collapse due to an early morning blaze. Knoxville Fire Department officials say they received a call shortly before 4:00 Wednesday morning for a house that had thick black smoke coming from it in the 2200 block of McCalla Avenue.…MORE

Authorities Arrest Escaped Sex Crimes Suspect after a Month on the Run

Authorities Arrest Escaped Sex Crimes Suspect after a Month on the Run

Greene County, TN (WOKI) On the run for more than a month, the hunt for a man wanted on numerous sex charges including rape of a child, is now over. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say 52-year-old Sean Williams was arrested without incident after being tracked down by a K9 team with the…MORE

FBI: Sean Williams Spotted in Pinellas County, Florida

FBI: Sean Williams Spotted in Pinellas County, Florida

Pinellas County, FL (WOKI) Just days after a former Johnson City businessman and accused child rapist was spotted in western North Carolina, authorities announce the fugitive was spotted again, this time near Tampa, Florida. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Tampa office says Sean Williams was seen Tuesday, November 21 in Pinellas County, which is…MORE

Georgia Murder Suspect Arrested in Tennessee, State Troopers Say

Georgia Murder Suspect Arrested in Tennessee, State Troopers Say

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) A Georgia murder suspect’s time on the run ends early Tuesday morning with his arrest in East Tennessee. Loudon County Sheriff’s Office officials say 37-year-old Brandon Howard of Dallas, Georgia was taken into custody in the early morning hours Tuesday, November 21 for active warrants related to a homicide in that…MORE

Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Drive-By Shooting Suspect, Office Says

Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Drive-By Shooting Suspect, Office Says

Hamblen County, TN (WOKI) Authorities in Hamblen County are looking for the suspects in a drive by shooting. The Sheriff’s Office is asking for anyone who lives near Collinson Ford Road to check their security cameras and turn over any footage of the shooting which happened last Tuesday, November 14 on Collinson Ford Road just…MORE

TBI Cancels Silver Alert for Missing Grainger Co. Man

TBI Cancels Silver Alert for Missing Grainger Co. Man

Grainger County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Grainger County man is found safe Monday afternoon following A Silver Alert. Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued a Silver Alert for 82-year-old Homer Lovin Sunday evening. Lovin had been seen last at his home in Bean Station Friday, November 17. Lovin was located safe Monday,…MORE

Police: Man Arrested with a Gun Outside Neyland Stadium

Police: Man Arrested with a Gun Outside Neyland Stadium

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County man is facing charges after police say he brought a gun to Neyland Stadium ahead of Saturday’s Tennessee vs Georgia game. Court records indicate officers discovered 68-year-old Jeffrey Lansdown of Dandridge just before 11:30 a.m. on November 18 outside of Gate 21 with a loaded 9 millimeter handgun in…MORE

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