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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.
Rangers searching for man whose vehicle was found in the Chimney Tops overlook area
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Park rangers are searching for a man last seen near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park shared that Timothy Cook, 62, was last seen near the Chimney Tops overlook on Sunday, May 12. His vehicle was found unoccupied in the Chimney Tops overlook […]
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...
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...
Hawkins County boy found safe after TBI issues Endangered Child Alert
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued an Endangered Child Alert for a seven-year-old boy from Hawkins County on Tuesday. 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.
Toddler hospitalized after dog attack
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) – A two-year-old has been hospitalized in Knoxville, Tenn. after an attack by a pack of dogs in Kentucky, according to Whitley County Fiscal Court. There was possible coyote involvement in the attack, which occurred in the Johnny Hollow area of Rockholds, near Whitley County North Elementary School. The toddler was […]
'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.
$8 million wrongful death lawsuit filed after man fatally shot by Sevier Co. authorities in May 2023, no charges filed for officers
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — The wife of a man killed during a shooting with police in Sevier County in May 2023 is suing the county and Sevierville for $8 million, alleging her 14th Amendment rights were violated and saying her husband was wrongfully killed. The officers involved in the...
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...
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