A Knoxville man is arrested after authorities say he impersonated a security guard at the Tennessee Valley Fair. 31-year-old Luke Jones went to the Tennessee Valley Fair on September 9th and said he was working security for the event. Jones then walked up to a sold out concert being held that night and went behind…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The Flint Gap Fire is 46 acres as of the last estimate. Although the fire is presently 0% contained, only a few areas are actively burning within the perimeter. Once firefighter access and safety in this remote and steep terrain is addressed, a full suppression strategy will be executed. The fire did not receive…… MORE
We now have a list of arrests, charges and more for this weekend’s Rod Run in Pigeon Forge. The twice-yearly event is known to be a bit of a workout for Pigeon Forge law enforcement, with it not being uncommon for officers to respond to quadruple-digit incidents. 2024′s fall Rod Run was no exception. According…… MORE
We now have a list of arrests, charges and more for this weekend’s Rod Run in Pigeon Forge. The twice-yearly event is known to be a bit of a workout for Pigeon Forge law enforcement, with it not being uncommon for officers to respond to quadruple-digit incidents. 2024′s fall Rod Run was no exception. According…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Northview Junior Academy student has been charged with misdemeanor assault after threatening another student. Officials with the Sevierville Police Department say school resource officers investigated a report of a Northview Junior Academy student threatening another student at the same school on Friday. SPD reports the rumor was that there was…… MORE
The 19th boating-related fatality on Tennessee waters this year. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says a man has drowned while participating in a fishing tournament on Normandy Lake 74-year-old William Henry from Murfreesboro was found after he did not return to the weigh-in. He was found unresponsive in the water near his boat and was…… MORE
A teen lucky to be alive after a single vehicle crash in Grainger County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol along with several agencies responding to a on Lakeshore Drive at Sam Heim Road Saturday afternoon. The preliminary investigation shows a 17-year-old driving a Ford Expedition south on Lakeshore Drive tried to negotiate a curve before running…… MORE
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) A man is in custody after a shooting in Sweetwater. Sweetwater Police say it happened in the 400 block of Patton Street on Tuesday. Police say two men had had a fight, and one had shot the other in the shoulder. That suspect, Elisha Goins, had left the scene but was found…… MORE
A McMinn County man is facing felony charges for making school threats. The McMinn County Sheriff’s Office says 44-year-old Joshua Webb after they were told a man near Niota Elementary School had made the threat. A Department of Homeland Security agent responded to Webb’s house on County Road 255. Webb is facing three charges of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI A 14-year-old South Doyle High School student is facing serious charges following a fire Thursday afternoon in a trash can at the school. Deputies and juvenile detectives responded around 2:00 p.m. to the trash fire; officials said they believed it was set intentionally. A 14-year-old boy was arrested later in the day…… MORE
