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TBI Silver Alert for Missing Middle Tennessee Man Ends, Found Safe in East Tennessee
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TBI Silver Alert for Missing Middle Tennessee Man Ends, Found Safe in East Tennessee

UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Silver Alert for missing Middle Tennessee man 83-year-old Robert Stidham has ended. He has been found safe in Sevier County. ORIGINAL STORY: #TNSilverAlert We need your help to find Robert Stidham, who is missing from Wilson County. The 83-year-old is 5’11”, 280 lbs., with brown hair and blue eyes.…MORE

BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water

BCSO: Maryville Couple Charged after Four Year Old Found Living in Home with No Power, Little Running Water

Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville couple is facing child abuse charges after deputies find a four-year-old child living in “squalid conditions.” Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say 29-year-old Allen Westmoreland and 27-year-old Sandra Gridley were arrested Tuesday evening at a home on Calderwood Highway following a tip about dogs being tied up which…MORE

Blount Co. DA Recused in Former Teacher Sex Crimes Case

Blount Co. DA Recused in Former Teacher Sex Crimes Case

Blount County, TN (WOKI) A judge has granted a motion to recuse Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond in the case of a former Heritage High School teacher who faces multiple child sex crimes charges. Fifty-one year old Shane Rewis of Maryville is a former teacher and coach at Heritage High in Blount County.…MORE

Survey: Dollywood Named One of the Best Places in the US for Women to Work

Survey: Dollywood Named One of the Best Places in the US for Women to Work

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Dollywood Parks and Resorts has been picked as the only theme park included on Forbes’ list of best places for women to work in 2025. America’s Best Employers for Women 2025 is based on data collected through online surveys over the past three years. Dollywood made the cut for…MORE

KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JOINTLY WARN CITIZENS OF BITCOIN MACHINE SCAM
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KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE JOINTLY WARN CITIZENS OF BITCOIN MACHINE SCAM

Knoxville, TN – July 30, 2025 – In a unified effort to protect our communities, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) are issuing an urgent warning regarding an increase in scams involving Bitcoin machines. Recently, several citizens in Knox and Anderson counties have reported receiving unsolicited calls and…MORE

Knoxville Police are Investigating After Two are Injured in Shooting on Minnesota Avenue

Knoxville Police are Investigating After Two are Injured in Shooting on Minnesota Avenue

A 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged in connection to a Minnesota Avenue shooting that injured two on Tuesday night. At just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to an apartment at 1944 Minnesota Avenue in the Lonsdale Homes community. Once inside the apartment, officers located two…MORE

New Area Code in Tennessee will Affect East Tennesseans Next Week
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New Area Code in Tennessee will Affect East Tennesseans Next Week

KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) -With a new area code coming to East Tennessee in September, 10-digit dialing will be required beginning next week. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission announced on Tuesday that starting on Aug. 5, all local calls made within the 423 area code must be dialed using 10 digits, which…MORE

Knoxville News Media Owners Sue over Tennessee Law Limiting Reporting

Knoxville News Media Owners Sue over Tennessee Law Limiting Reporting

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Several news media companies from across the U.S. have sued the State of Tennessee over a new law they say makes it harder to report the news. Included in the lawsuit are Gray Media, WVLT’s parent company, and the companies who own other Knoxville outlets like WBIR,…MORE

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