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Suspicious Fire Under Investigation in Sevier County
Seiver County, TN (WOKI) - A suspicious fire is under investigation in Sevier County. The Sevier County Fire Marshal's Office, Sevier County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ...
Oct 09, 2025 Fire Line photo
KCSO Traffic Stop Leads to Discovery of a Large Number of Stolen Mail Containing Checks
Traffic Stop on Clinton Highway Leads to Seizure of Suspected Check-Related Mail; Multiple Victims Identified Knoxville, Tenn. - On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at approximately 1:42 p.m., a Knox County S...
Oct 09, 2025
Experts Speak Out on Mail Fraud Following Man's Arrest
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville man is facing felony charges after police say they found hundreds of pieces of mail containing checks. A report says he told officers he works at the United State...
Oct 09, 2025 USPS
Harriman Councilman, Firefighter Son Resign Positions Following Charges in Connection to Teen's Death
Harriman, TN (WOKI) Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost and his son, Firefighter Bradley Frost, no longer hold their city positions. The update coming Wednesday from Harriman city officials after the...
Oct 08, 2025 Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost (Courtesy: City of Harriman)
Sheriff: Man Who Died While in Monroe County Custody May Have Overdosed
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The Monroe County Sheriff's Office details the series of events that led to a man dying while in custody. Sheriff Tommy Jones says Officer Jimmy Haynes with the Madisonville P...
Oct 08, 2025 (Courtesy: Monroe County Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
Country Superstar's Sister Asking for Prayers
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Dolly Parton recently canceled her Vegas residency due to medical issues and now her sister Frieda is asking for prayers as the country music star recovers. Her sister said in a...
Oct 08, 2025 Dolly Parton
Man Charged in Dollar General Robbery
Knoxville Police say a convicted felon is back in jail after a theft and aggravated assault at a Dollar General. Officers went to that store on Elm Street Monday afternoon and the store manager said a...
Oct 08, 2025 Johnny Carson, Jr (Photo courtesy of WVLT)
Sevier County Inmate Facing New Charges for Bringing Drugs Into Jail
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) - An inmate at the Sevier County Jail is now facing additional charges after officials say she brought illegal drugs into the jail. Officials say staff at the jail responded t...
Oct 08, 2025 Keely Flasher (photo courtesy of WVLT)
DA: Harriman City Councilman, Firefighter Son Indicted in Teen's Shooting Death
Harriman, TN (WOKI) A Harriman city councilman and his firefighter son are indicted Tuesday in the shooting death of 18-year-old Holden Howse. The Roane County Sheriff's Office arrested Harriman City ...
Oct 07, 2025 The shooting occurred on Aug. 30, according to investigators, when several teenagers were partying at the Harriman Mr. Clean Detail Shop. (Courtesy: WVLT)
Monroe County Inmate Walks Off Work Detail Captured
UPDATE: Monroe County, TN (WOKI) - The Monroe County inmate, 28 year-old Cody Allen Patterson, who walked off the GlasMasters work detail, has been captured. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says Pa...
Oct 07, 2025
