Roane County, TN (WOKI) A Texas man is facing charges in connection to a woman’s death after she was found along I-40 in Roane County last year. According to court documents, motorists found a woman, later identified as Lateshia Patillo, in October 2024 unresponsive near the eastbound shoulder of I-40 in Roane County at mile…… MORE
JOHNSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Medicaid Fraud Control Division and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the arrest of the owner of an assisted living facility. In June 2024, after receiving a referral from Adult Protective Services, TBI special agents began investigating allegations involving Wendy…… MORE
Kill Devil Hills, NC (WOKI) UPDATE 3/17: A missing North Carolina teen at the center of a search over the weekend in East Tennessee has now been found. Authorities in North Carolina were searching for 16 year-old Christian Jenkins whose truck was last seen in Harriman Sunday afternoon; according to police, Jenkins had left his…… MORE
White Pine, TN (WOKI) A White Pine school teacher has been arrested for assaulting a student. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say it happened Thursday when the school’s designated officer was told about an “incident” between a student and a teacher. “A joint investigation by investigators from the sheriff’s office and Jefferson County…… MORE
Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested 40-year-old Ryan Patrick Garrett on a federal complaint of Coercion or Enticement of a Minor for the Purposes of an Illegal Sexual Act on Thursday. Garrett was arrested after an investigation led by the Tennessee Internet Crimes Against Children Task…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A man is charged with attempted first-degree murder after a shooting Tuesday on Tattle Branch Road in Sevierville. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office reporting the agency began investigating an alleged aggravated domestic assault related to a shooting incident on Tattle Branch Road. SCSO says their investigation resulted in over 45…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former cheerleading gym employee is indicted on charges of statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure. A Knox County Grand Jury returned the indictment against Stone Montana Edwards on February 26. Court documents allege that Edwards had sexual contact with a child between 13 and 17 years old sometime…… MORE
WASHINGTON (courtesy of WVLT) – On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities it said were under investigation for anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights letter warned about possible enforcement actions against institutions that do not protect Jewish students as…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/11: Just days ahead of the park’s opening for the 2025 season, the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration is preparing to inspect Dollywood. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development confirming Tuesday TOSHA’s impending visit which comes after an employee was injured at Dollywood Monday and…… MORE
The Tennessee House passes a bill that would place limits on buying junk food using SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It’s not the first time the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay for food has faced threats limiting what qualifies for purchases. Other attempts to cut candy and snacks from SNAP have failed in…… MORE
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