Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxille police have identified the suspect in a deadly Knoxville shooting. Officers responded to Washington Pike early Thursday morning, December 19. Investigators say 21-year-old Kevin Martinez shot and killed the victim, 38-year-old Ernest Glenn. Nashville police arrested Martinez as he was boarding a Greyhound bus there. He is now being charged…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A shooting suspect out of Overton County is dead after an almost two-hour long standoff with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Roane County. The situation began Friday morning at the Hutchinson Plant in Livingston. Officials say the suspect was involved in a shooting at the plant’s parking lot, then fled the scene.…… MORE
By Kelly Ann Krueger Published: Dec. 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM EST| KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – One person died after a crash on Chapman Highway Monday, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report obtained by WVLT News. Benjamin Jones was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra north on U.S. 411 when he crossed into the opposite lane.…… MORE
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service honored those who died over the last year. By Sam Luther That’s according to the city’s homeless coalition and its president, Bruce Spangler. On Thursday night the homeless coalition along with other city leaders hosted a memorial service for all the homeless people who died in Knoxville within the last year. “They…… MORE
Officials with the TWRA said the situation has prompted them to question the future of their relationship with Appalachian Bear Rescue. By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey Published: Dec. 19, 2024 at 11:28 AM EST TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WVLT) – Several leaders with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency spoke Wednesday morning, addressing their controversial decision to euthanize 13 bear cubs from…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after one person is killed and another injured in a shooting early Thursday morning on Washington Pike. KPD says officers en route to the North Hills Apartments for a reported gunshot victim, spotted a car that had crashed into a fence in the 2900 block of…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency issued a statement after making the decision to euthanize 13 bears from the Appalachian Bear Rescue. TWRA said that in 2023, several bears got pneumonia, leading to the death of one and the euthanasia of two cubs. They said two bears in…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Ten people are facing felony charges after more than a dozen victims are identified in a large-scale operation to target child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee. From October through December, the TBI conducted “Operation Autumn Shield,” resulting in 19 victims being identified and 10 people being arrested on various internet crimes against…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville teen is indicted by a grand jury after making a threat against Austin-East High School back in October. According to court records, a victim told an SRO at Austin East that 19-year-old Orenthro Hylton had assaulted her on October 2. An investigation into the report revealed that Hylton made threats…… MORE
Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man whose houseboat caught fire last (Monday) night on Fort Loudon Lake is crediting his dog for alerting him to the blaze. Blount County fire crews responded to the Ish Creek Boat Ramp in the Louisville area where three boats caught fire. Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say that…… MORE
