People across the country have a chance to vote for the nation’s best-looking police cruiser in the 2023 America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest and the Tennessee Highway Patrol would like your vote. THP’s entry features a trooper, a 2021 Ford Explorer cruiser and a 2022 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Motorcycle center stage on the Grand Ole…… MORE
Rural Metro Fire is on the scene of a brush fire that spread to “several structures” in North Knox County. The fire is located on the 8600 block of Foust Hollow Roa. Officials are asking people to avoid the area. Rural Metro representatives told WVLT News that as of 3 p.m. Friday, the fire was…… MORE
KPD investigators have identified a suspect after an overnight stabbing at an East Knoxville apartment complex Monday. Officers arrived at The Vista Apartments just after midnight and discovered 47-year-old Marshall Nelson, on a staircase with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to UT Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Scott Erland with the Knoxville…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department finds 80 pounds of marijuana in a Knoxville home. WVLT reports that Investigators executed a search warrant on Piney Grove Church Road on Jan. 27 in a rental unit leased to a woman identified as 21-year-old Shyne Robinson. The property owner had to call Robinson because she had changed the locks, leaving…… MORE
Knoxville Fire crews are on the scene of an early morning structure fire. Officials say it happened on the 2800 block of Sterchi Avenue.KFD units report the fire was located in an abandoned building where the old “Bugman” business used to be. The structure sets over a portion of East Third Creek. The structure was…… MORE
Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to a deadly camper fire on Greenway Drive in North Knoxville this morning. KFD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks told WVLT that the fire happened around 6:19 a.m. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames coming from the camper, which was parked near a home. After the initial company made a…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert early Tuesday morning for a missing man out of Knox county. 73-year-old Thomas Owen Houston was last seen on November 29th at 3:30 P.M. at the Flying J Truck Stop on Watt Road in Knoxville. He was wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, and a cowboy…… MORE
A man has been charged with arson after setting a camper and home on fire, which resulted in the death of a dog Jefferson County Sheriff deputies responded to a fire at 3057 Hodge’s Switch Road in the Strawberry Plains community. Upon arrival they spotted a camper parked next to a mobile home engulfed in…… MORE
A husband and wife is arrested in car theft ring after manhunt. Roane County Sheriff’s Office officials said a four day manhunt ended with the arrests of Christopher and Jacklyn Walker. Christopher was charged with violation of probation and motor vehicle theft over $10,000 and Jacklyn was arrested and charged with theft of property over…… MORE
Blount County officials announced they were searching for a missing man who was last seen in Louisville Wednesday night. The car and personal belongings of 58-year-old Anthony Chris Haynes of Clinton, were found on private property on Little River near Alcoa highway. Members of the Blount Operations Response Team started searching for Haynes on land…… MORE
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Southern Skies Music & Whiskey Festival returns to Downtown Knoxville on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Produced by Dogwood Arts and curated by the Dirty Guv’nahs.
Nominate your favorite Non-profit organization to get a fresh coat of paint up to $10,000 provided by Sherwin Williams! Nominations for Painting With A Purpose 2025 open on April 28th, 2025 and ends the first week of June. The winner will be announced in July.
Join Blount Memorial Saturday, May 10 as they host their Inaugural Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those who have fought the battle, and raise money to expand access to life-saving breast cancer screening and diagnostic services right here in Blount County! Gather for this event at Blount Memorial Health Center at Springbrook – 220 Associates Blvd. Alcoa, TN.
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