Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested, and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating following a bomb threat Monday afternoon at Gibbs High School. KCSO officials report the Bomb Unit and an Explosive Detection K-9 Unit arrived at the scene around 2:30 p.m. According to KCSO, nothing was found after officers made an initial…… MORE
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office has identified the pilot killed in a plane crash Friday in Anderson County. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say 45-year-old James Evan Scarlett died when his single-engine Piper PA-32 crashed Friday night in the woods along Raccoon Valley Road and the Ashley Lane area. ACSO…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The daughter of a Knoxville council member is identified as the victim in a fatal weekend car crash in West Knoxville. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say 21 year-old Kylie Roberto was killed in Sunday night’s accident on Schaeffer Road. Preliminary investigation suggests that one vehicle crossed the center…… MORE
The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing teen. 15-year-old Aylah McCullah was last seen early yesterday (Sunday) on Fox Den Lane in LaFollette. McCullah is described as being 5′7″ tall and 110 pounds with black eyeglasses, CCSO said. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, tan jacket and black…… MORE
Update: The non-custodial mother of two of the three children at the center of a TBI Endangered Child Alert, Tiara Shelton has turned herself into Knoxville Police. 4 year-old Josh Hollins and 20 month old Jaisy Hollins were found Saturday effectively canceling the alert but detectives are still searching for her 17 year-old son Raymond.…… MORE
Knoxville Police are investigating a shooting in Inskip. It happened Saturday night in the 4200 block of 4204 Bruhin Road in a parking lot at Inskip Park. A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. KPD…… MORE
A Knoxville Fire Department firetruck hit a railroad underpass in South Knoxville. The crash happened at Maryville Pike and Ogle Wood Avenue yesterday (Thursday). No one was hurt and no other cars were involved. The Engine suffered quite a bit of damage but the exact cost is not known at this time.… MORE
An investigation is underway after a pedestrian is hit by a semi-truck in Claxton. It happened last night (Thursday) at the Dollar General on Edgemoor Road in Anderson County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the pedestrian was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.… MORE
Knox County Schools is implementing a realignment plan that could affect full-time teacher and staff positions across the school district. Officials say no one will be out of work and that the budget process has affected those teacher and staff jobs, causing changes. They say Knox County is growing and the population is shifting so…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department crash reconstruction personnel are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Thursday morning in north Knoxville. At around 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024, KPD officers responded to the ramp from I-640 West to I-75 North in regards to a multi-vehicle crash. Based on the preliminary investigation at the scene, it…… MORE
