Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the victim and suspect from a deadly stabbing in the 400 Block of East Oldham Avenue. The victim, 44 year-old Michelle Dresch, the suspect, 50-year-old Virgil Belin, who has a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. Police believe Belin stabbed the victim multiple times following a domestic dispute and…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Three suspects remain at-large following an alleged carjacking incident Sunday night in Sevierville. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded to a reported carjacking around 10:15 p.m. at the Clarian Pointe Hotel at 1020 Parkway. SPD says witnesses stated that three black males, one wearing a mask, approached their vehicle. The occupants…… MORE
Knoxville Police have arrested a bank robbery suspect. Officers responded to the City Employees Credit Union on Western Avenue Friday afternoon after 51 year-old Robert Whipple reportedly passed the teller a note demanding money. Officers spotted Whipple in a U-Haul cargo van during their investigation Friday night. He eluded officers in the downtown area but…… MORE
One person taken to the hospital and an investigation is underway to the cause of a house fire in Northeast Knoxville. Crews called to Gap Road last night (Thursday) and were told someone was inside the home which had heavy smoke coming from the front. While battling the fire, crews did find a person inside,…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) A person is dead following a motorcycle crash Wednesday in Cumberland County. The crash happened on I-40 East around 8:00 p.m. near mile marker 336, between Rockwood and Crab Orchard. Tennessee Highway Patrol officials say a Ford F-150 was heading west in the eastbound lane when it hit the motorcycle head-on.…… MORE
Vonore, TN (WOKI) One man is dead after drowning at Fort Loudon State Historic Park in Vonore. Officials with the Vonore Police Department say the drowning occurred around 5:30 Tuesday evening. They add that the man’s body was recovered, and the department does not suspect foul play at this time. The victim’s age and identity…… MORE
Pensacola, FL (WOKI) A Tennessee teen who went missing in Florida last week has been found safe. Officials with the Pensacola Police Department announcing Tuesday that 16-year-old Abigail Kate Velez, the daughter of an East Tennessee police officer, was located after being seen last at Baptist Hospital late Thursday night. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office…… MORE
An investigation by the Church Hill Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Kingsport Police Department results in the indictment of a Kingsport man in connection to an overdose death. The investigation into the death of James “Jimmy” Barham, III who was found dead in his home along West Main Boulevard in…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a fire on Morningside Drive. Crews called to the scene yesterday (Sunday) morning and found a fire in an upstairs bedroom. The home has suffered smoke, fire, and water damage in that room. The American Red Cross is assisting the two people living there and no injuries were reported.… MORE
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over…… MORE
