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Maryville Police Charge Man in Decades-Old Cold Case Murder
Maryville, TN (WOKI) Maryville Police solve a decades-old cold case making an arrest.The case centers on the 39-year-old cold case murder of Billy Wayne Hearon. Police have charged 62-year-old Roger O...
Nov 06, 2024
Tennessee Highway Patrol Needs Your Help to Identify a Woman Found on I-40 in Roane County and Later Died from Her Injuries
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is asking for help to identify a woman who was found along I-40 in Roane County and died from her injuries.THP says troopers were dispatched to a person lying in the emerg...
Nov 05, 2024
Monroe County Murder Suspect is Captured in South Carolina, Awaiting Extradition Back to Tennessee
11/11/24 UPDATE: The suspect in a Monroe County murder has been taken into custody in South Carolina.According to the Columbia Police Department, Nicholas Hamlett was found at a hospital there and tak...
Nov 04, 2024
Knoxville Police Identify Victim in Magnolia Avenue Hit and Run, Suspects Still At-Large
UPDATE: The victim from the fatal hit-and-run crash that happened on Magnolia Avenue Friday night has been identified as Andrew Quayle, age 63.KPD crash reconstruction investigators are still working ...
Nov 04, 2024
TBI Identifies Inmate Found Dead at Campbell County Jail, Marks Fourth Death Agency Investigating
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An investigation is underway, and officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have released the name of the inmate who died over the weekend at the Campbell...
Nov 04, 2024
Knoxville Area Transit to Offer Free Rides on Election Day
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Area Transit, better known as KAT, will be offering free rides for Election Day.KAT offers the service each election cycle. This year, all transit rides, from buses to K...
Nov 04, 2024
Second Man Convicted in 2020 Roane County Murder, DA Says
Oakdale, TN (WOKI) A second man is sentenced in the death of a Roane County man.District Attorney Russell Johnson says 44 year-old Shane Douglas Parks was convicted and sentenced in the death of Rober...
Nov 04, 2024
Quincy Jones, legendary producer and composer, dies at 91: ‘Truly one of a kind’
Quincy Jones, a music mogul whose career in the industry spanned over seven decades, died Sunday night at 91 years old, his publicist Arnold Robinson confirmed to Fox News Digital.Jones was surrounded...
Nov 04, 2024
FEMA Approves Temporary Housing for Homeowners, Renters Affected by Flooding from Helene
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved Direct Temporary Housing Assistance for East Tennesseans affected by flooding from Helene.The assistance was approved for homeowners and renters wh...
Nov 04, 2024
ATF Investigating after Knox County Bomb Squad is Called to Tellico Plains Home to Dismantle a Device
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is investigating after a device is found underneath a car in Tellico Plains.Investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office went to ...
Nov 03, 2024
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