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The Blount County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday, June 8, that it had located and arrested Jeffrey Lynn Potter, 49, of Six Mile Road, Maryville. BCSO took to Facebook Wednesday, asking for help from the public in locating Potter, who was wanted on warrants for violation of community supervision, felony evading arrest, misdemeanor evading arrest and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was located by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies and members of the U.S. Marshals Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force and taken into custody Thursday afternoon.

A double murder suspect appeared in Knox County criminal court on Thursday with family members of both victims in attendance.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One man has died in a shooting on Wednesday, according to the Knoxville Police Department. According to KPD, the victim has been identified as Emory Johnson, 25, of Knoxville. Police responded to the 2400 block of Center Avenue around 7:38 p.m. on June 7 where Johnson was found suffering from a […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Multiple crews were responding to a multi-vehicle crash on I-640 East Thursday evening. Tennessee Department of Transportation Spokesman Mark Nagi said the crash involved an overturned tractor-trailer and a car on fire. According to officials with the Knoxville Fire Department, the eastbound lanes were closed near...

The city of Knoxville is urging Greyhound to find a permanent location that provides "appropriate services", especially a safe and clean environment.

KNOXVILLE -- On June 7, 2023, a federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a one-count indictment against Melody Sasser, 47, of Knoxville for use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. Sasser was arrested on Thursday, May 18, 2023, pursuant to a criminal complaint. An arraignment has been scheduled for June 21, 2023 at 1:30 pm.

"I feel like the most hated man in the world. I loved Vicky and I wouldn't drag her name through the mud for anyone in this courtroom," Casey said. "Vicky took me out because she said, 'right was right. Wrong is wrong.' First person to show me affection. First person to give me a hug in six years."

Wynde Collins, 56, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal court after committing bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

While the area has its fair share of fast-food restaurants, not everyone in the community is excited.

The victim of a fatal motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway is identified as a player on the UT Lacrosse team. Knoxville Police say 19-year-old Michael Fulcher died following a motorcycle accident on Chapman Highway Sunday night when he crossed into the on-coming traffic lane and hit an SUV head-on. That SUV then hit another vehicle.

Is it just cloudy out or is that smoke all the way from Canada you’re seeing in the sky over Knoxville? Smoke from intense wildfires in Canada has drifted across the eastern United States, including Tennessee, resulting in hazy skies and a potential for poor air quality even this far from the U.S.-Canada...

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, Tenn. (TCD) -- Officials identified a homicide victim last week whose skeletal remains were found along an abandoned and isolated trail in 1986. According to a news release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), hunters discovered the remains near Caney Valley on Aug. 24, 1986. TBI agents and the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office determined the victim was a white male between 30 and 40 years old who had been fatally shot. The University of Tennessee Anthropology Department reportedly concluded the victim had been dead for around six months to a year before the remains were found.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Seeking sex, an off-duty Knoxville Police Department officer drove to Cookeville, showed up at a 20-year-old student's apartment and quickly found himself in a world of trouble. Before the night was over Officer Tyriq Campbell, 24, would be accused of blackmail, hurl himself through a second-floor...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The sunshine, lower humidity, and comfortable temperatures are here and stick around for the new couple of days! Enjoy it because a cold front arrives Sunday bringing scattered rain and storms. Join us on the WVLT First Alert Weather app for iPhone or Android, so you...

April Satterfield was a devoted Maryville mother of four with another on the way, a "beautiful person" who was getting ready for a Make-A-Wish Foundation vacation for her 14-year-old daughter, who is suffering from stage 5 lupus. Satterfield was a "great mom," longtime friend Lindsay Hudson told Knox News. "She...

ALCOA, Tenn. (WVLT) - A warrant has been filed against an Alcoa man after an investigation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found that he had sold more than 100 guns illegally, according to court documents obtained by WVLT News. According to investigators, Richard Heath Marsh has...

Blount County law enforcement have charged three men with sex crimes against minors. Michael L. Brown, 27, Knoxville, was charged by Alcoa Police officers Monday afternoon while Michael Ignacio Yamaguchi, 46, and Larry Edmond Potter, 52, both Maryville, were charged by Blount County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon and evening. None of the cases are related. Alcoa Police officers first responded at 12:36 p.m. Monday to a report of tenants at...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Keela Pryor's dream came true 30 years ago. She and her husband bought a house. They were together for almost four decades. Pryor met her husband after a previous abusive marriage and said he was the love of her life. They did many things together, and they relied on one another. She said their home was important to them.

A Heiskell man was arrested Monday, June 5 after Blount County Sheriff’s deputies said he tried to flee when he was found in a vehicle stolen out of Knoxville. William Lee Aldridge, 44, was allegedly in possession of multiple controlled substances at the time and appeared to overdose shortly after he was taken into custody. According to a police report, deputies initially responded to a report of a stolen vehicle spotted on Alcoa Highway at about 6 p.m. Monday. Deputies found the vehicle, a black...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has named the projected top 10 drugs in Tennessee's 313 Initiative cases.