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Alcoa Police Continue Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Alcoa Police Continue Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa are asking for help to identify the suspect in Friday’s armed robbery of a local business. Alcoa Police Department officials say the suspect was armed with a black handgun and used it to demand money at gunpoint from the business on December 29. They say the individual was seen…MORE

KNOXVILLE MAN INDICTED ON FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING BOATING COLLISION

KNOXVILLE MAN INDICTED ON FELONY CHARGES FOLLOWING BOATING COLLISION

A Loudon County Grand Jury has indicted a Knoxville man on felony charges stemming from a Tellico Lake boating collision on July 13, 2023.  Scott Reasonover, 48, of Knoxville, has been indicted on Felony Vehicular Assault (one count), Reckless Endangerment with a deadly weapon (four counts), Boating Under the Influence (one count), and Boating Under the Influence with…MORE

Worker Dies at Gatlinburg Convention Center, Police Say

Worker Dies at Gatlinburg Convention Center, Police Say

Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Gatlinburg Police Department release the details of a workplace fatality at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. GPD says 66 year-old Jeffrey Coker died after falling while installing lights in the convention center’s ceiling; the incident occurred in the Great Hall area which has a 32-foot-tall ceiling. Coker worked for The…MORE

A Knoxville Laundromat Re-Opens  After a Car Crashes Into Their Building

A Knoxville Laundromat Re-Opens After a Car Crashes Into Their Building

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Knoxville laundromat is in the process of repairs after a car crashed into their building early Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. According to the Knoxville Police Department, the driver hit a curb, overcorrected, possibly hydroplaned, and veered off the road, and crashed into the front of Bluewater Laundromat. “We just…MORE

Rural Metro Rescues Three Dogs in Farragut House Fire

Rural Metro Rescues Three Dogs in Farragut House Fire

Farragut, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire in West Knoxville with several pets rescued. Rural Metro Fire crews rescued three dogs from the home in the 200 block of Fruitwood Lane in Farragut Wednesday morning. Officials say crews contained the fire to one room, but the majority of…MORE

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Scam Caller Impersonating Law Enforcement

Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Scam Caller Impersonating Law Enforcement

Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is out with a warning Tuesday about a scam caller impersonating law enforcement officers. CCSO officials say they’ve received numerous reports regarding a fraudulent scheme in which a scam caller, claiming to be “Lt. James Perry of the Sheriff’s Office,” tells people there is a civil…MORE

Two Bodies Found in South Knox County Home, KCSO Investigating

Two Bodies Found in South Knox County Home, KCSO Investigating

Knox County, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating after two bodies are found Thursday in a South Knox County home. KCSO officials say they believe the two people died from a possible overdose at the home on Lundy Road. They say another person was taken to an area hospital…MORE

An Investigation is Underway After a Fatal House Fire in East Knoxville

An Investigation is Underway After a Fatal House Fire in East Knoxville

An investigation is underway following a fatal house fire in East Knoxville. The Knoxville Fire department responding to the call this morning (Friday) at a home on Wilderness Road along with another fire company. The fire was quickly put out and a woman was found in a bedroom was pronounced dead a short time later.…MORE