Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County Schools bus driver has been charged with sex crimes. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Friday announcing 56-year-old James Robert Smith was arrested and charged with 14 counts of sexual contact by an authority figure. The arrest comes after the Department of Child Services reached out to…… MORE
Crossville, TN (WOKI) A high school teacher in Crossville is arrested Thursday after threatening a student in a classroom. According to an affidavit from Cumberland County’s circuit court, Stone Memorial High School teacher, 56-year-old James Green, threatened the student with a knife after becoming upset with him for not following directions. The document indicates Green…… MORE
Rocky Hill, TN (WOKI) The co-owners of Rocky Hill Pharmacy are set to face trial in January after pleading not guilty in a case regarding a health care fraud conspiracy. Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, both licensed pharmacists, were indicted on multiple charges earlier this month amid accusations they were part of a health care…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…… MORE
A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021’s January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found guilty of three felonies, destruction of government property and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Kelley joined a growing list of people who stormed the…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) One man is dead and a woman is injured following a shooting Thursday morning at the office of adult probation in Maryville. Officials with the Maryville Police Department say an active shooter call prompted a large police response around 10:00 a.m. at Blount County’s adult probation office. The caller told police that…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The wife of a man accused in a Monroe County murder has been arrested. Nicholas Hamlett made headlines after he was accused of murdering 34-year-old Steven Lloyd, making a fake call to 911 claiming he was a distressed hiker, then fleeing the state; he was taken into custody on Sunday. According…… MORE
Greeneville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 11/14: The verdict is in for Sean Williams. The federal trial undertaken this week in East Tennessee for Williams who prompted a month-long manhunt after escaping custody in October of 2023. The 55-year-old Williams found guilty on all counts after less than 30 minutes of jury deliberation Thursday in his child…… MORE
There is an update and the murder case of a 13-year-old girl in Powell. Prosecutors say the 15-year-old suspect Malakiah Harris could be tried as an adult during a preliminary hearing yesterday (Wed). Steps are in motion to transfer him to adult court. Judge Tim Irwin says this could take a while, Harrris will appear…… MORE
A Knoxville man is in custody after a lengthy police chase. 35 year-old Anthony Dennis is facing several charges, including felony reckless endangerment, after the chase. He was spotted by police Friday night at his home on Langly Place and officers who tried to take him into custody for an existing warrant but he left…… MORE
