Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man, accused of breaking into several cars in the New Center community of Sevier County, is facing a slew of charges. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say 44-year-old Brian Underwood was found thanks to “outstanding cooperation from the community.” “This development led to a joint investigation between the…… MORE
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Tennessee number one for its maternal mortality rate. It’s a statistic several agencies and groups across the Volunteer State are trying to improve. From 2018 to 2022, the state’s rate was 41.1 per 100,000 births, with 166 maternal deaths. That includes women who were…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County jury delivers a guilty verdict Thursday afternoon in the Knoxville bus depot murder case. The jury finding Daniel Arwood guilty of first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting death of his boss, 29-year-old Aaron Russell, at a school bus hub on Middlebrook Pike last year. The murder occurred…… MORE
Officers in Loudon County are working to keep THC vape products out of your children’s hands. They seized more than 100 pounds of THC products from gas stations around the area. The two worst offenders are also the stores closest high schools there. Agents with the Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force say one was the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A convicted Knoxville sex offender is now facing child abuse charges. According to charging documents, 37-year-old William Gilbert was arrested and charged last Wednesday with aggravated child abuse after officers responded to a home on River Poppy Road for a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers found a child in the back of…… MORE
A Sevierville man is charged with animal cruelty after reportedly strangling one dog and hitting another with a hammer. Deputies with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Pullen Road on Saturday after being told a man was hitting a dog and pointed a gun at a woman. The woman said 19-year-old…… MORE
Four people were injured and 35-year-old Bryant Page and 33-year-old Dyshawn McNeil were charged after they fled a traffic stop on Holston Drive Monday evening. At around 7:45 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, officers pulled over a red Nissan Altima after observing it run a red light on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A much-welcomed move for three Knox County offices currently in west Knoxville is happening this week. The Knox County Health Department, the Clerk’s Office, and the Trustee’s Office are located together at Old Cedar Bluff Road. They’re set to move to Corporate Square at 9000 Executive Park Drive beginning Wednesday, May 14…… MORE
CAMPBELL COUNTY – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has partnered with sociology students at Elizabethton High School to raise awareness about a cold case out of Campbell County. It’s been forty years since the skeletal remains of a young girl were found in a remote part of the Elk Valley community of Campbell County. At the…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal single-car crash that happened on Saturday morning. At around 8:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, KPD officers responded to the ramp from Broadway to Hall of Fame Drive, where a car had run off of the road to the right, collided with the bridge support and…… MORE
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