Sevier County, TN – (Friday, August 1, 2025) Multiple law enforcement agencies responded this (Friday) afternoon to a Goose Gap Road residence in Sevier County, TN and arrested 24-year old Arnaldo Gomez Alberto. Mr. Alberto was wanted on multiple felony warrants stemming from an incident on Franklin Drive in Sevierville on July 26, 2025. Mr.…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a 54-year-old man and injured a 45-year-old woman Tuesday evening in Sevier County. THP’s preliminary report indicates that the driver, John Tallent, was driving along Pittman Center Road around 9:00 p.m. when the car left the roadway, rolling multiple times. According…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A former Sevier County golf coach who worked at Northview Academy in Kodak pleaded guilty to multiple counts of statutory rape. Jennifer Paige Blanchard was arrested in November 2023 on the charges, which stemmed from her time working at the school. Police said at the time of Blanchard’s arrest that the victim,…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) A South Carolina man is convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend at a Gatlinburg rental cabin in May, 2022. According to Sevier County court records, a jury found Julian Popoca, of Wellford, South Carolina, guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday; he was sentenced to life in prison…… MORE
UPDATE: (Sevier County, TN- WOKI) Sevier County sees multiple wildfires this week and fortunately all 4 fires are 100% contained, the latest breaking out last night in Townsend. Crews called to Province Drive last night and officials say that fire was about 8 acres. Wednesday, three fires broke out in Sevier County: one at Walden’s…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert out of Sevier County for 55-year-old Autumn Hackney. TBI officials say Hackney was last seen on Monday in the area of Villa Court in Dandridge. They say she has a medical condition that may impair her ability to return home safely without…… MORE
Local emergency officials Sevier County are decreasing the amount of areas under evacuation orders due to flood waters from the French Broad, Pigeon and Nolichucky Rivers along with Douglas Lake. In the latest update from Sevier County, emergency management officials have coordinated with TVA officials and advised the current release of water will remain the…… MORE
