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Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability Unveils 3-Year Plan to Address Homelessness
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability (OHS) has released its three year plan to address homelessness in the area, alongside the forma...
Sep 30, 2025 (Pexels)
Blount County Sheriff's Office Asking for Help Finding Missing Teen
Maryville, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing teen. Authorities say 17-year-old Sara Gerardo Guillen was last seen on September 24th in the 2600 block of...
Sep 30, 2025 Sara Gerardo Guillen (Courtesy: BCSO)
THP Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in Roane County. A preliminary report from THP shows 43-year-old Jason Mullins was riding a motorcycle westbound on Kingston Hig...
Sep 30, 2025 Beginning Wednesday, THP’s Knoxville District will have a new dispatch phone number. (Courtesy: Tennessee Highway Patrol)
Knoxville Police Asking for Help to Solve 1995 Murder
Knoxville Police asking for help to solve a cold case involving the murder a teen father. The case goes back to 1995, 19 year-old James Shawn Arp, who had a pregnant wife, closed down the Little Caesa...
Sep 30, 2025 KPD James Shawn Arp
South Knox County Fire Under Investigation
An investigation is underway following a structure fire in South Knox County. Rural Metro Fire respond to the fire yesterday afternoon (Tues) in the 3200 block of Montlake Drive. When crews arrived on...
Sep 30, 2025 Rural Metro Garage fire Montlake Drive
Smoky Mountains Tourism Brings Billions to Economy
GATLINBURG, Tenn.-A new National Park Service report shows that approximately 12.2 million visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2024 spent more than $2 billion in communities near the pa...
Sep 30, 2025 Sevier County Representative Tyler Basler said in a news release Wednesday that the county had signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service to keep the park funded through Sunday, Oct. 19. (Courtesy: GSMNP)
Gatlinburg Bypass Still Closed as Cleanup Continues after Landslide
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The Gatlinburg Bypass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains closed as crews continue cleanup efforts following a significant landslide Saturday morning. Officials with t...
Sep 29, 2025 (Courtesy: National Park Service)
KPD: Former West High School Teacher Faces New Child Sex Charge
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former West High School teacher and coach, accused of multiple cases of statutory rape, is now facing a new child sex charge. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say ...
Sep 29, 2025 Brooks was charged after detectives found another victim, according to officials with the Knoxville Police Department. (Courtesy: JIMS)
Monroe County Man Charged with Murder after Months-Long Investigation
Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A Monroe County man is charged with murder after an eight-month-long investigation. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says that deputies had been called to a shooting on Janua...
Sep 29, 2025 The shooting happened the during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Man Convicted of Raping Teen
A man is convicted for raping a teen multiple times and giving her alcohol and drugs. Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen says 52-year-old Randall Myers and his wife, Abigail Myers, gav...
Sep 29, 2025 Randall Myers - Knox County DA's Office
