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Morristown police searching for missing teen
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Monday, the Morristown Police Department announced it was searching for a missing teen. According to MPD, 14-year-old Lurvini-Danelia Galeas Brizuela was last seen by family on Wednesday around 10 a.m. Additionally, MPD said said her family believes she may be with 21-year-old Esteban Ranganal, who...
Watch: Sneaky black bear casually opens car door searching for a snack in Gatlinburg
Luscious mountain cabin views, thrilling family attractions and rebellious bears sneaking into cars. Gatlinburg has it all. A black bear was captured on video casually searching for food inside of a silver SUV in a Gatlinburg hotel parking lot. Posted on July 29, two women firmly face off with the mischievous bear...
Tennessee Basketball Makes The Top Eight For Blue-Chip Guard
Four-star combo guard Christian Jeffrey released his top eight including Tennessee basketball on Sunday night, 247sports Travis Branham first reported. The Vols joined Butler, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, Penn State and Texas A&M in Jeffrey’s top group. Jeffrey ranks as a four-star recruit and the No. 93...
Junior title stays in Tennessee
DAYTON — The 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship won’t be leaving Tennessee. Despite falling one bass short of their limit on the final day, the Soddy Daisy Junior High duo of William Collins and Kyler Jenkins claimed the 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship title with a two-day total of 20 pounds, 9 ounces this weekend on Lake Chickamauga. The Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Bill Dance...
Caught on camera: KPD working to identify people ‘involved in shots fired incident’
Knoxville Police investigators are asking for the public's help to identify a group of people caught on camera near the area of a shots fired incident on University Avenue that happened on July 24.
Applications Open for TDOC’s Fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) will begin accepting applications for the fall 2024 Citizens’ Correctional Academy on Monday, July 29. The six-week program is designed to give Tennesseans an in-depth look at the state’s largest law enforcement agency. Classes will be held Thursday evenings from September 12, 2024, through October 17, 2024, at various TDOC locations around Nashville.
Thunderbolt Radio Awarded Luther Masingill Award
At the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame Saturday night Thunderbolt Radio’s WCMT was honored with the “Luther Masingill Community Service Award.”. The honor goes to one radio station across Tennessee that’s recognized as going above and beyond community service. Mr. Luther spent 72 years in broadcasting serving...
After visiting Vols again, four-star CB Onis Konanbanny names two finalists
Coming off another visit to this weekend, one of the Vols' top defensive targets has narrowed his focus to a pair of finalists. Four-star Class of 2025 cornerback Onis Konanbanny of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, S.C., announced Sunday afternoon in a post on his X account that he plans to choose between Tennessee and Florida State.
Seymour man appeared to shoot roommate during 911 call
The Seymour man Blount County Sheriff’s deputies said killed his roommate last week appeared to fire the fatal shot while on the line with 911 operators, according to an affidavit for his arrest. Robert P. Berry, 40, Maples Road, was charged with criminal homicide after deputies found his roommate fatally wounded Thursday night, July 25. Clinton Allen Lovingood was 51 years old. Deputies initially announced they had a person of...
Early voting concludes, primary election Thursday
The early voting period concluded Saturday in Cocke County for the August 1 state primary and county general election. Cocke County Administrator of Elections Josh Blanchard reports that a total of 1,414 early and absentee ballots were cast from July 12-27. It is anticipated the number of absentee ballots will increase through Thursday, the last day for the election commission to receive mail-in ballots. This August 1 election features a...
Tennessee’s challenge to council size in Metro Nashville lawsuit is defeated
The lawsuit that Tennessee filed against Metro Nashville challenging the council size has been won by Metro Nashville. In a recent legal battle, Metro has emerged victorious against Governor Lee’s challenge to the council’s size. In a recent development, the Nashville government emerged victorious in a lawsuit against...
Trial of East TN roofer, race car driver charged over unfinished jobs postponed
A Claiborne County contractor received yet another delay as he appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on fraud and other charges. The hearing was for Joe Bray, a popular race car driver at the Tazewell dirt track. In his day job, Bray did business under the name of Bray Roofing.
Lawsuit: Woman ‘burned alive’ after tractor-trailer crashed into Erwin home, killing 2
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A civil lawsuit seeks $20 million from the driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed through a home, killing two people and critically injuring one, after veering off of Interstate 26 in Erwin on July 2, 2023. The suit also names the company that owned the truck as a defendant. Robenson Vertus, […]