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Cumberland County Teacher Threatened Student with Knife, Affidavit Says

Cumberland County Teacher Threatened Student with Knife, Affidavit Says

Crossville, TN (WOKI) A high school teacher in Crossville is arrested Thursday after threatening a student in a classroom. According to an affidavit from Cumberland County’s circuit court, Stone Memorial High School teacher, 56-year-old James Green, threatened the student with a knife after becoming upset with him for not following directions. The document indicates Green…MORE

Rocky Hill Pharmacy Co-Owners Accused in Fraud Scheme to Face Trial

Rocky Hill Pharmacy Co-Owners Accused in Fraud Scheme to Face Trial

Rocky Hill, TN (WOKI) The co-owners of Rocky Hill Pharmacy are set to face trial in January after pleading not guilty in a case regarding a health care fraud conspiracy. Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, both licensed pharmacists, were indicted on multiple charges earlier this month amid accusations they were part of a health care…MORE

CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine
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CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…MORE

Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021
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Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021

A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021’s January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found guilty of three felonies, destruction of government property and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Kelley joined a growing list of people who stormed the…MORE

Probation Office Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Woman Injured, Maryville Police Chief Says

Probation Office Shooting Leaves Man Dead, Woman Injured, Maryville Police Chief Says

Maryville, TN (WOKI) One man is dead and a woman is injured following a shooting Thursday morning at the office of adult probation in Maryville. Officials with the Maryville Police Department say an active shooter call prompted a large police response around 10:00 a.m. at Blount County’s adult probation office. The caller told police that…MORE

Monroe County Murder Suspect’s Wife Arrested, Warrant Says

Monroe County Murder Suspect’s Wife Arrested, Warrant Says

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The wife of a man accused in a Monroe County murder has been arrested. Nicholas Hamlett made headlines after he was accused of murdering 34-year-old Steven Lloyd, making a fake call to 911 claiming he was a distressed hiker, then fleeing the state; he was taken into custody on Sunday. According…MORE

Child Sex Crimes Suspect Sean Williams Found Guilty in Greeneville Trial

Child Sex Crimes Suspect Sean Williams Found Guilty in Greeneville Trial

Greeneville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 11/14: The verdict is in for Sean Williams. The federal trial undertaken this week in East Tennessee for Williams who prompted a month-long manhunt after escaping custody in October of 2023. The 55-year-old Williams found guilty on all counts after less than 30 minutes of jury deliberation Thursday in his child…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating a South Knoxville House Fire
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Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating a South Knoxville House Fire

An investigation is underway following a house fire in South Knoxville. The Knoxville Fire Department called to the fire in the 2600 block of Bafford Place last night (Wednesday) and found a small fire near the home’s fireplace which had extended into the attic space. The home has suffered moderate smoke, water and fire damage.…MORE

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