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A 17-year-old is facing several charges, including first-degree felony murder, after a Monroe County deputy found a 41-year-old man with life-threatening injuries outside his home.The Monroe County Sh...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A motorcycle driver dies following a head-on collision Thursday in West Knoxville.Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the crash happened on N. Gallaher View Road be...

Story courtesy of WVLT: KNOXVILLE, TN (WVLT) – Private schools have prepared for Gov. Bill Lee's new school voucher program with nearly 40,000 families looking to cash in on the scholarships.Thi...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation into a drug overdose death results in the arrest of a man on a second-degree murder charge.Knoxville Police say 35 year-old Zachary Newton was indicted following ...

Knoxville Police arrest three people, including a juvenile, who are facing charges after a traffic stop leads to a stolen firearm and drugs being found in a car.KPD officers pulled over an SUV for a t...

Ahead of a first vote by the Knoxville City Council on Mayor Indya Kincannon's proposed sales tax increase, Kincannon released a breakdown of what that added money will support.The proposal is for a h...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has plead guilty to a 2023 double murder.Jair Romario Martin pleaded guilty in Knox County court Thursday to the murders of 22-year-old Madison Johnson and 21-year...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two former West High School football coaches are moving through the court system after being accused of sex crimes.Chad Brooks was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday, June 4 but ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 6/4: Kenneth DeHart, the man accused of killing Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan, will get a new preliminary hearing.Judge Tammy Harrington Wednesday afternoon granting th...

Police are asking people in Sweetwater to be on alert.That’s because they are still searching for a bear that was spotted in the city yesterday (Monday).Sweetwater Police say the bear was spotte...