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Four-day-old baby dies following dog attack in Greene County, authorities say
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A four-day-old baby has died following a dog attack in Greene County, according to authorities. Investigators said the infant was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville following the incident, which happened on Monday morning. News 5 has learned that the...
'Deputy McCowan, we have it from here' || Blount County Sheriff's Office retires slain officer's badge number
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — The badge number belonging to a Blount County Sheriff's Office deputy who died in the line of duty has been retired. Greg McCowan died in a shooting while he responded to a traffic stop on Sevierville Road in February 2024, and his badge was retired during a memorial honoring fallen police officers in Maryville on Wednesday.
Knoxville restaurant owner arrested with protesters on UT campus
Several protesters were arrested on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus near the law school Wednesday night, and among them was Yassin's Falafel House owner Yassin Terou, according to court records.
Human remains found behind house in West Knoxville identified 20 months later
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Another cold case has been solved with the help of advanced genetic testing, according to the office of Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. The Knoxville Police Department found human remains in a wooded area behind a house on Knott Avenue in September 2022. An autopsy...
TBI issues Endangered Child Alert for Hawkins County boy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for a seven-year-old boy from Hawkins County. TBI said the alert was issued on behalf of the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office for Roger Daniel Sizemore after he was last seen in Bulls Gap. Sizemore...
2 Knoxville restaurants reopen on Tuesday after 2 different car wrecks caused them to temporarily close
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A North Knoxville restaurant, La Herradura, as well as a South Knoxville restaurant, Thai Time, both reopened on Tuesday after two different car wrecks temporarily shut them down. The 25-year-old driver, Baleigh Bates, was believed to be severely intoxicated, the Knoxville Police Department said. She was...
11 people taken into custody, including Yassin Terou, after UT leaders warned them to leave College of Law area during 'Nakba Day Vigil'
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday, a group of students and community members were scheduled to meet on a lawn at the University of Tennessee for a "Nakba Day Vigil." Before any activities could take place for the vigil, several people were taken into custody including Yassin Terou — a Knoxville icon. UT said eight people not affiliated with the university and three students were arrested.
Small fire burns at Broadway Towers; no injuries reported
A small fire broke out near the top of the Broadway Towers building in downtown Maryville Thursday afternoon, May 16. No one had been injured by the time the fire was extinguished, officials with the Maryville Fire Department said. Julie Sharpe, executive director of the Maryville Housing Authority, which runs Broadway Towers, said Thursday that the fire did not damage the building itself. The structure rises 16 stories and houses primarily elderly and disabled people; it contains 150 single-bedroom apartments. ...
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