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Plane Crashes, Catches Fire on I-26 in Asheville
Remains of fiery plane crash on I-26 in Asheville after engine failure during a flight. (Courtesy: Skyland Fire Dept.)Asheville, NC (WOKI) Part of I-26 West in North Carolina remains closed following ...
Dec 15, 2023
Morristown Police Reminding Drivers About the Move Over Law After Patrol Car is Hit While Responding to an Accident
On December 13, 2023, at 1:30 pm a Morristown Police Department (MPD) officer who was in his vehicle positioned northbound in the roadway on 25E with all emergency lighting activated to shield citizen...
Dec 15, 2023
Gatlinburg Police Investigating Report of Man Jumping from Space Needle
Gatlinburg Space Needle (Courtesy: Web / gatlinburg.com)Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Gatlinburg after a man jumps to his death from the Space Needle.Gatlinburg fire and police...
Dec 14, 2023
Knoxville Police are Searching for a Suspect in an Early Morning Shooting at a North Knoxville Motel
Knoxville Police Department detectives are in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting that happened on Wednesday morning at a Merchant Center Boulevard motel. At around 7:10 a...
Dec 13, 2023
Knoxville Police are Still Searching for Carjacking Suspect in USPS Truck Theft
Knoxville Police are still searching for the suspect in the carjacking of a USPS truck.KPD says now 18 year-old Kemian Strawder is being sought in connection to last week’s carjacking on Dandrid...
Dec 12, 2023
KPD Charges Woman with Vehicular Homicide, DUI after Fatal Crash on I-40
Woman charged after fatal crash on I-40 (Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged after a fatal wrong-way crash on I-40 early Sunday morning, December 10.Knoxville Police Department offic...
Dec 11, 2023
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Tragic Accident on I-40 Which Leaves One Person Dead
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash on I-40 West.It happened yesterday (Thursday) afternoon near West Hills. Police say a Nissan SUV that was traveling eastbound on I-40 lost a tire which...
Dec 08, 2023
KPD: Suspects on the Loose after Carjacking USPS Truck at Gunpoint
(Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two men suspected of robbing a USPS truck Wednesday morning are on the loose.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded around 10:00 a.m. to the 2...
Dec 06, 2023
Knoxville Man Hits Officer’s Car, Leads Police on Chase Before Being Detained, Report Says
Demarcus Montay Montgomery, 30 (Courtesy: JIMS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing multiple charges including assaulting an officer after he reportedly almost hit one with his car before le...
Dec 06, 2023
TVA Looking to Reach the Country’s Goal of Being Net Zero by 2050 with Proposed Clinch River Nuclear Reactor
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee Valley Authority continues to work with the federal government and other countries to bring a new style of nuclear reactor to the states.TVA president Jeff Lyash said, ...
Dec 06, 2023
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