Blount County, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing numerous drug charges following a multi-agency execution of a search warrant at a home in Blount County. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say roughly half a dozen different drugs, to include suspected fentanyl pills, were confiscated at the home on Russell Road in Rockford shared…… MORE
No fatalities reported by Knoxville Police over the Labor Day weekend. Knoxville Police increased traffic enforcement between Friday and Labor Day and issued nearly 300 citations and five DUI arrests were made. There were 295 total citations issued including 87 for speeding and there were 44 crash investigations. Below is a breakdown of KPD’s Labor…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Lightning from a recent summer storm is to blame for the Flint Gap Fire burning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park fire officials and fire investigators making that announcement Tuesday say the exact date of the lightning strike is unknown, but the fire burning near Hannah Mountain was reported to…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire department is investigating a Labor Day house fire in East Knoxville. Crews were called to the 4000 block of Catalpa Avenue yesterday morning and found heavy fire and smoke coming from two windows of the house. A fire was discovered in a bedroom and crews quickly put the fire out but the…… MORE
Today (Sunday), Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers S. Goode and S. Kearney assisted the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Johnna Miracle. Miracle had been placed on the @TBInvestigation’s Most Wanted List for Attempted 1st Degree Murder. This comes after a woman was shot and stabbed in the Shawanee Community Wednesday, who was taken to the…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: 8/29: Efforts continue Thursday to suppress a fire that broke out earlier this week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the Flint Gap Fire has now grown to about 23 acres and is burning primarily in undergrowth in steep terrain. The National Guard is helping fight the…… MORE
Two children are rescued after being kidnapped by their non-custodial father. Officials with the Dandridge Police Department say they were notified about a stolen vehicle out of Knoxville yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The suspect, identified as Justin Odum, kidnapped his two children, ages 9 and 6, who he did not have custody of and a sergeant reportedly saw…… MORE
Update: Detectives have recovered Raileigh Capps, the missing twelve-year-old. She is being taken to a local hospital for a check-up. The investigation remains open, and charges will be forthcoming later. Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a missing Knox County girl. TBI says 12 year-old Raileigh…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help to find a missing 12 year-old girl. Raileigh Capps is white with light brown hair and brown eyes. She has no runaway history and has a white rose tattoo on her left forearm and nose and navel piercings. She was last seen wearing grey Mickey…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: We’re learning more now about a “domestic incident” that led to the arrest Monday of a Knoxville man. Knoxville Police Department officials say the incident occurred in West Knoxville. KPD says the girlfriend of 20-year-old Omar Amengol Cortes told police he shoved her out of her car and drove away with…… MORE
