Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Grand Jury has now indicted an Alcoa man for helping accused murder suspect Kenneth DeHart while he was on the run from police. The Grand Jury returned with a true bill indictment against 46-year-old Maurice Donnell Warren for Accessory After The Fact in helping DeHart. According to court records, Warren…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Fire Protection District is on-the-hook for nearly $6,000 in missing funds, an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office reveals. According to investigators, employees of BCFPD failed to record or deposit a minimum of $5,785 in customer cash between January and November of 2023. The Comptroller’s Office says that…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of an ongoing phone scam involving ankle monitors. BCSO officials say scammers claiming to be law enforcement are telling victims that they need to pay for an ankle monitor after being released from jail or be arrested. BCSO says that the…… MORE
By Kelly Ann Krueger Published: Dec. 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM EST| KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – One person died after a crash on Chapman Highway Monday, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report obtained by WVLT News. Benjamin Jones was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra north on U.S. 411 when he crossed into the opposite lane.…… MORE
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
A homeless man is charged with a fire at a Blount County RV Park. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office filed charges against 62-year-old Mark Bush for started Thursday night’s fire at the Whispering River Campground in Walland. He is charged with felony vandalism and felony arson in connection to the campground fire in…… MORE
UPDATE: The cause of the fire which destroyed Trailhead Steak and Trout House in Townsend is determined. Investigators determined the fire was caused by electrical arcing within the upstairs exterior wall. Fire crews called to E. Lamar Alexander Parkway Friday morning and found the building fully engulfed in flames. A firefighter was injured but treatment…… MORE
