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KPD Investigating Hit and Run Following TN vs AR Game
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Knoxville Police are investigating a hit-and-run that happened about an hour after Tennessee's football game against Arkansas. A 45-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl from Po...
Oct 14, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
Pigeon Forge Fire Department Names New Fire Chief
Sevier County, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) - The Pigeon Forge Fire Department has named a new fire chief. Josh Carr, who has spent more than 22 years with the department, was officially appointed as f...
Oct 14, 2025 Pigeon Forge Fire Department new fire chief Josh Carr (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Injured KCSO Deputy Needs Complicated Surgery after In Line of Duty Injury
Knox County Sheriff's Office Deputy Dalton Swanger has faced complications after being injured in the line of duty and will likely need a complicated surgery. His girlfriend, Stephania Pumphrey said o...
Oct 14, 2025 KCSO Deputy Dalton Swanger (photo courtesy KCSO)
Names of Victims Released in Tragic Tennessee Business Explosion
Officials have released the names of the victims in the deadly explosion at the site of an Accurate Energetic Systems facility in Tennessee. The following 16 people are presumed dead as a result of th...
Oct 14, 2025 Explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems (photo courtesy of WVLT/WSMV)
Sevier County Explosion Leads to Arrest, Sheriff Says
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County Sheriff's Office investigation into an explosion Sunday afternoon at a home in the Ellis Woods Loop area has led to the arrest of the homeowner. Officials with t...
Oct 13, 2025 Alexander Joseph Piccione, 43 (Courtesy: Sevier County Sheriff's Office)
Oak Ridge Police Seeking Information after Man Charged in Assault
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Police in Oak Ridge are asking for information following an assault Friday afternoon that sends the victim to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Authorities say 34-year-...
Oct 13, 2025 (Courtesy: Oak Ridge Police Department)
Missing Monroe County Boater Found Dead, Sheriff Says
Vonore, TN (WOKI) A boater who went missing over the weekend in Monroe County has been found dead. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office say crews from several agencies, including MCSO's M...
Oct 13, 2025 (Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
A Clinton Man is Indicted on Rape and Other Charges
An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned indictments to a Clinton man after an investigation by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. "An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned indictments against ...
Oct 13, 2025 Generic Courtroom photo courtesy of WVLT
Person Injured in Early Morning Fire in Sevier County Dies
Sevier County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The person injured in an early morning (Mon) house fire in Waldens Creek has died. Fire crews with Waldens Creek Fire Department and various other agencies were calle...
Oct 13, 2025 1200 block of Sugar Loaf Road in Waldens Creek (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Dog Dies in North Knox County House Fire
Knox County, TN (WOKI) - An investigation is underway following a North Knoxville house which claimed the life of a dog . Rural Metro Fire crews were called to the 6300 block of Christian Springs Driv...
Oct 12, 2025 Dog dies in Christian Springs Drive fire (Photo courtesy of Rural Metro Fire)
