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WOMAN ARRESTED FOR FILING A FALSE REPORT FOR RAPE ALLEGATION AGAINST POLICE OFFICER
Clinton, Tennessee - Following an investigation into an allegation of Rape made by an individual against an Oak Ridge Police Department Officer has resulted in the arrest of Rebecca N. Bowman, age 49,...
Oct 22, 2025 Rebecca Bowman (Photo courtesy of District Attorney General’s Office|7th Judicial District)
Jefferson County Paramedic Being Investigating for Child Pornography
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - A Marcus Atkins according to Jefferson County EMS Director Brad Phillips. In a statement from Phillips, shared by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Offi...
Oct 21, 2025 Marcus Atkins (photo courtesy of WVLT)
KPD says 10 Year-Old Hit Crossing Magnolia Avenue Expected to Survive
Knoxville, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) - A 10-year-old girl was hit by a Kia sedan on Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville Monday evening, according to KPD Communications Manager Scott Erland. It happened nea...
Oct 21, 2025 KPD 10 year-old pedestrian hit crossing Magnolia (Photo courtesy of WVLT)
KPD - Suspect from Hit and Run Arrested in Georgia
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / KPD) - The suspect from a hit-and-run that injured two pedestrians on Concord Street following a University of Tennessee football game has been identified and taken into custody....
Oct 21, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
Former ORNL Director Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child and Other Charges
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details, including quotes from explicit conversations. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - Andrew Worrall, a former director at Oak Ridge National La...
Oct 21, 2025 Andrew Worrall, fmr ORNL Director chg Child Sex Crimes (Photo courtesy of WVLT)
Dozens of Guns Seized and Drugs Found in Campbell County Home
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) - An investigation in Campbell County leads to the arrest of three people on multiple drug and gun charges. Guns were also seized from a home in Campbell County. According t...
Oct 21, 2025 Three arrested in Campbell County home search, drugs / guns found (Photo courtesy of Campbell Co Sheriff's Office)
Dogwood Arts Bazillion Blooms Program
[Knoxville, Tennessee] (WOKI) - It's planting season in Tennessee, and Dogwood Arts is once again on a mission to Keep Knoxville Blooming! Through their annual Bazillion Blooms program, Dogwood Arts s...
Oct 21, 2025 Photo of Dogwoods (photo courtesy of Dogwood Arts)
McMinn County Man Charged in Internet Crimes Against Children
MCMINN COUNTY, TN (WOKI/TBI) - Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested and charged an Athens man in connecti...
Oct 21, 2025 TBI logo
United Way of Greater Knoxville Has a New Permanent CEO
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) United Way of Greater Knoxville promotes from within, Monday naming Chrystal Armstrong Brown as its new president and chief executive officer. Armstrong Brown had been serving as ...
Oct 20, 2025 Chrystal Armstrong Brown (Courtesy: United Way of Greater Knoxville)
Newport Officer Charged with Domestic Assault, False Imprisonment, Chief Says
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Newport, TN (WVLT) A Newport Police Officer is facing charges after NPD officers had to respond to his house Monday. According to NPD Chief Scott Lamb, Officer Brandon Ca...
Oct 20, 2025 According to NPD Chief Scott Lamb, Officer Brandon Cassady was charged with domestic assault and false imprisonment. (Courtesy: NPD via Facebook)
