Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more about the events surrounding a fatal shooting last week in Lenoir City. Ashley Sharp is facing a first-degree murder charge, while another man — Vincent Ellis — has been charged with accessory after the fact in the death of 38-year-old Eric Matthew Leach who was found by police…… MORE
Since the Jellico Regional Hospital opened in 2020 it’s been forced to close its doors several times. In four years the hospital has been under the management of three different companies. Within the last year alone, two other companies have tried to manage the hospital, but at the last minute, the deal fell through. The…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Update (1:10 p.m.): The Metro Nashville Police Department has confirmed that two people are now dead and two more injured during the shooting at Antioch High School on Wednesday morning. MNPD’s Don Aaron reports that one girl is dead, and the shooter, a 17-year-old boy, died from a…… MORE
UPDATE: Blount County, TN (WOKI) – The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Johnny Wilburn has been charged with three counts of criminal homicide. The preliminary results of the autopsies are consistent with homicide as the manner of death for all three victims. The fire broke out Sunday night on Payne Hollow Road and the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One of East Tennessee’s congressmen announcing Tuesday he’s joining one of President Trump’s new committees. Representative Tim Burchett, who represents Tennessee’s second congressional district in Washington, taking to social media to announce he’s joining DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump signed an executive order Monday, January 20 creating the non-governmental…… MORE
UPDATE: Blount County, TN (WOKI) – The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Johnny Wilburn has been charged with three counts of criminal homicide. The preliminary results of the autopsies are consistent with homicide as the manner of death for all three victims. The fire broke out Sunday night on Payne Hollow Road and the…… MORE
Two suspects are in custody in connection to a deadly shooting. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says Ashley Sharp and Vincent Ellis were taken into custody last night (Sunday) by the United States Marshals Service in West Knox County in connection to Saturday night’s shooting on Taylor Drive in Lenior City which left 38 year-old…… MORE
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – The Oak Ridge Fire Department (ORFD) and Oak Ridge Police Department (ORPD) are investigating after a deadly fire on Sheridan Circle early Thursday morning. ORFD crews responded to the home just before 3 a.m. after a call for a structure fire with a report of a person trapped inside. Upon arrival,…… MORE
The man at the center in the hit and run of a Knox County student at a bus stop pleads guilty. Harley Bittle, III pled guilty to Reckless Endangerment, a Class E felony according to the Knox County District Attorney’s Office. He received a sentence of one year on Judicial Diversion, and restitution will be…… MORE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is calling a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly on January 27th to pass the Education Freedom Act and disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Helene. The session will also address illegal immigration public safety measures to ensure Tennessee stands ready to support the Trump Administration. In 2024, Lee’s first…… MORE
