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Houseboat Owner Rescued from Fire on Fort Loudon Lake

Houseboat Owner Rescued from Fire on Fort Loudon Lake

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

Deadline to Register for FEMA Assistance in East Tennessee Quickly Approaching

Deadline to Register for FEMA Assistance in East Tennessee Quickly Approaching

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The deadline to register for FEMA assistance following Helene’s destruction across East Tennessee is quickly approaching. Flood survivors in Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties have until Tuesday, January 7 to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said that through FEMA’s Individual and Households…MORE

Knoxville Pastor on Leave after ‘Boundary Violation’ Accusations, Diocese Says

Knoxville Pastor on Leave after ‘Boundary Violation’ Accusations, Diocese Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A pastor with the Knoxville Diocese has been placed on administrative leave after being accused of “boundary violations.” Father Joseph Reed is a Knoxville native and the pastor for St. John Neumann Catholic Church and School. Though the specifics of the allegations against Reed have not been outlined, a letter sent out…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify Victim of Deadly Crash Near Hall of Fame Drive
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Knoxville Police Identify Victim of Deadly Crash Near Hall of Fame Drive

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12/16: Knoxville Police Department officials identify the man killed Friday night in a fiery, single-car crash near downtown. Officers were called around 10:15 p.m. to the exit ramp to Hall of Fame Drive from I-40 West and found a car on fire that had run off the road and into a…MORE

Jefferson County Woman Found Safe, Sheriff’s Office Says

Jefferson County Woman Found Safe, Sheriff’s Office Says

Jefferson City, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 12/16: The woman at the center of a missing person alert out of Jefferson County has been found safe. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office announcing Monday afternoon that 36-year-old Amber Nancy Cox had been located after being reported missing Sunday afternoon. Concern had been raised as Cox is…MORE

Roane County Authorities are Investigating a Structure Fire

Roane County Authorities are Investigating a Structure Fire

An investigation is underway after a three-story structure fire in Roane County. The Roane County Office of Emergency Services & Homeland Security says several fire departments were called to the structure in the 2200 block of Ruritan Road Saturday afternoon.  They found the abandoned building engulfed which has been ruled a total loss. No injuries…MORE

Dollar General Employee Charged with Arson for Fire Set Inside Store
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Dollar General Employee Charged with Arson for Fire Set Inside Store

An employee at a Dollar General in Sweetwater is charged after he tells authorities he set a fire inside the store. Sweetwater Police Officers went to the Dollar General store in the 800 block of North Main Street on Saturday after a fire alarm was activated. SPD says there was smoke coming from the building,…MORE

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Stabbing Victim

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Identifies Stabbing Victim

Newport, TN (WOKI) The victim in an ongoing homicide investigation out of Cocke County has been identified. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say 52-year-old Lisa Goode was found stabbed to death around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 in a bedroom inside a home located in the 1400 block of Arlis Road in…MORE

Kenneth DeHart, Accused in Blount County Deputy’s Death, Trial Date Set

Kenneth DeHart, Accused in Blount County Deputy’s Death, Trial Date Set

Maryville, TN (WOKI) Kenneth DeHart Jr., the man accused of shooting two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies in February, injuring one and killing the other, could face the death penalty. He appeared in a Blount County courtroom Friday for a formal arraignment. The state has filed two notices, one seeking the death penalty. DeHart entered…MORE

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