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75-year-old drowns after falling overboard while trying to dock boat
LOUDON, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency confirmed multiple emergency response teams assisted with a reported drowning Thursday at the Tennessee National Marina. A 75-year-old man was trying to tie up his vessel to the dock on Watts Bar Lake when he fell into the...
KPD: 1 dead after suspected domestic shooting on Linden Avenue
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -The Knoxville Police Department announced on Facebook that it is investigating a suspected domestic shooting in the 2700 block of Linden Avenue. According to the Facebook post, a man was shot and was pronounced dead at the scene, and multiple people were held for questioning. The latest...
Body of missing 7-year-old Tennessee girl with autism found in lake
DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WTVC) — The body of a 7-year-old Tennessee girl with autism was found Thursday at the bottom of a lake near home not even an hour after an Amber Alert was issued. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) sent a statewide AMBER Alert a little before 10:30...
Knox County man accused of causing fatal crash while driving intoxicated
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knox County man faces prosecution after crashing a vehicle while driving intoxicated in 2021, resulting in his passenger's death, records state. Robert L. Grant, 37, was being held in the Knox County jail in lieu of $150,000 bond. Grant, who has a prior record for robbery in Tennessee, is charged with vehicular homicide in Knox County Criminal Court.
KPD to conduct sobriety checkpoint on Kingston Pike
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -The Knoxville Police Department will be setting up a sobriety checkpoint on the night of Friday, July 19. The checkpoint will be set up in the 8000 block of Kingston Pike to deter impaired driving, prevent serious deadly crashes, and increase public awareness of the consequences of driving while under the influence.
KFD determines cause of house fire on Ohio Avenue
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)—Early Friday morning, the Knoxville Fire Department responded to a house fire on Ohio Avenue. When they first arrived, heavy fire was reported coming from the roof. The fire was extinguished quickly. The house sustained moderate fire, smoke, and water damage, with most of the fire limited...
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