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A Newport Man is Arrest on Drug Charges Following Police Pursuit

The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Finchum was arrested following a drug investigation after a brief car pursuit in the Edwina Area yesterday (Thursday). A Newport man is arrested after a short police chase. Finchum is charged with multiple drug charges and evading arrest among other charges. The investigation is ongoing.MORE

East TN Coach Suspended after DUI Arrest, School Says

East TN Coach Suspended after DUI Arrest, School Says

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) An East Tennessee high school basketball coach is suspended after getting a DUI. According to Jefferson County High School, head boys basketball coach Andy Hill was arrested Tuesday night. He is charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a crash. School officials say injuries were minor. Hill is…MORE

Court Denies Post-Conviction Relief in Zaevion Dobson Case

Court Denies Post-Conviction Relief in Zaevion Dobson Case

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County Criminal Court has denied a petition for post-conviction relief made by a man convicted in the murder of Zaevion Dobson, a teen who was killed while shielding his friends from gang-related gunfire. Christopher Bassett Jr. was convicted alongside Kipling Colbert Jr. and Richard Williams in December of 2017 in the…MORE

KCSO: Investigation Underway after Body Found on Knox County Golf Course

KCSO: Investigation Underway after Body Found on Knox County Golf Course

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a dead body is found on a golf course. KCSO says the man’s body was found Tuesday morning, January 23, in a pond on Willow Creek Golf Course. The initial investigation shows no signs of foul play; however, this investigation is in the preliminary…MORE

The Death Toll Continues to Rise in Tennessee due to Recent Snowstorms and Knox County is also Investigating Several Weather-Related Deaths

The Death Toll Continues to Rise in Tennessee due to Recent Snowstorms and Knox County is also Investigating Several Weather-Related Deaths

Tennessee’s extreme winter weather event over the last week has left 34 dead across the state, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s latest update. TEMA said the State Emergency Operations Center in Nashville is activated at a Level 4 – Elevated to support local requests. “The extreme cold experienced last week is transitioning out…MORE

KPD: Pastor on Morning Jog Finds Man Dead outside East Knoxville Church

KPD: Pastor on Morning Jog Finds Man Dead outside East Knoxville Church

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville pastor out for his morning jog Monday finds a man lying dead outside of Edgewood Chapel AME Zion Church. Knoxville Police Department officials say the pastor came across the deceased man around 7:30 a.m. outside of the church located at 2440 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Officers dispatched to the…MORE

Knoxville Police have Arrested a Teen for Carjacking

Knoxville Police have Arrested a Teen for Carjacking

Knoxville Police arrest a teen for carjacking. Officers called to the 1400 block of Beaumont Avenue after a woman reported her car was taken at gunpoint yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Officers spotted the car which eventually crashed at Texas Avenue and Sherman Street and the man, identified as 18 year-old Shaun Sullivan, ran from the car…MORE

KPD: Woman Found Dead Outside Apartment Complex Near Old City

KPD: Woman Found Dead Outside Apartment Complex Near Old City

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Knoxville Police Department are confirming the discovery of a dead woman outside of an apartment complex near Old City. Officials say police along with the Knoxville Fire Department and the Medical Examiner’s Office responded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 17 to the complex at 246 Hall of Fame Drive.…MORE

Knoxville Police Arrest a Teen in Connection to the Car-Jacking of an USPS Worker

Knoxville Police Arrest a Teen in Connection to the Car-Jacking of an USPS Worker

Knoxville Police say one of the two people accused of carjacking a USPS truck has been arrested. 18 year-old Kemian Strawder was arrested at the Hardee’s on Clinton Highway yesterday (Thursday), Officers found him with a loaded handgun. He is wanted in connection to the December 6th carjacking on Dandridge Avenue of the USPS worker…MORE

Knox County Driver’s License Reinstatement Resource Fair Postponed

Knox County Driver’s License Reinstatement Resource Fair Postponed

You will have to wait a little longer if you are planning to attend the Knox County driver’s license reinstatement event this weekend. The Knox County Criminal Court Office says they’re postponing their license reinstatement resource fair scheduled for Saturday due to weather. They are pushing it into February, with the date to be determined.…MORE

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