UPDATE (May 31): One week from a fire in the BirdVenture attraction at Anakeesta, the cause of the blaze is being released by investigators. The fire has been ruled an accident. Investigators say the fire was caused by “spontaneous combustion” from construction work on the owl house portion of the new area at the theme…… MORE
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rollover crash in North Knox County. One person was ejected from the car and taken to the hospital, their condition has not been released.Two other people suffered minor injuries in the crash which saw the vehicle flip several times last night (Tuesday) on Hill Road near Griffith…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WVLT/WOKI) Boasting 74-thousand square feet, over 100 gas pumps, and one friendly beaver with all the trappings, Buc-ee’s Sevierville location is tentatively set to open on June 26. The long-awaited travel center is part of I-40′s Exit 407: The Gateway to Adventure. Included in that project is an entertainment and shopping district, a…… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say a Jonesborough woman has been indicted after she reportedly stole thousands from the church where she worked. In Aug. 2022, TBI agents started to investigate a report of theft involving Ashlee White, a former employee of Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson City. TBI says White used the church’s credit…… MORE
Updated story: An arrest made in the death of a teen found in a Clinton home. A juvenile taken into custody this morning charged with Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Reckless Endangerment and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in connection to 19 year-old Payton Bridges’s death, who police believe was shot in a home on Fowler Street…… MORE
It sounds like tabloid fodder, but a Knoxville man is in custody after biting a “large chunk of flesh” from another man’s face. It happened last Wednesday on Wimpole Avenue where officers found the victim bleeding heavily from his face. The suspect, Amini Sekibibi, was also at the scene and is accused of biting him…… MORE
Three people arrested and police are investigating a fight at a Madisonville motel which involved a machete. It happened at the Town and Country Motel on US Highway 411 Saturday night. Madisonville police say the suspects were intoxicated and biting and use of a machete resulted in the arrests of Roger Powers, Corey Everett and…… MORE
Knoxville Police have identified the victim in a deadly shooting at an East Knoxville business with the investigation still underway. 25 year-old Adrian Robuck, a military veteran, was working as an armed security guard at The Kave on Magnolia Avenue early Saturday morning and was shot outside in what police believe is a targeted shooting…… MORE
Many parents across Tennessee will find out today if their third grader is at risk of being held back. Districts will know which third grade students passed or didn’t meet expectations in the literacy portion of the TCAP. For the first time, students whose scores do not meet expectations may not be allowed to move…… MORE
Witt Utility District manager Benjamin Harris and his brother, Joseph Harris, Witt’s district water treatment operator, have been charged after an investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The investigation began in July 2021 and ran through March of this year. The investigation found that Benjamin Harris had misappropriated at…… MORE
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