David Sikes

6 days ago | wvlt.tv | David Sikes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing Knox County man. Officials said that 51-year-old Narendra Patel, left his home in West Knox County on May 25 around 2:30 PM. Patel’s family located his vehicle near the bridge on Northshore Drive, just west of the Concord Road roundabout in West Knox County, KCSO said. Patel was last seen wearing an orange polo shirt and khaki shorts. He is approximately 5′11″ tall and weighs around 220 pounds.

6 days ago | wvlt.tv | David Sikes

CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say one man is dead after a shooting Sunday. Deputies were called to a home in the 100 block of Old Pearman Road in Cumberland Gap Sunday night. When deputies arrived, they said they found that 62-year-old Mark Steven Laws of Harrogate had been shot and killed. Investigators have now charged 25-year-old Maxwell Alan Madon from Cumberland Gap with Criminal Homicide. Copyright 2025 WVLT. All rights reserved.

1 week ago | wvlt.tv | David Sikes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -The National Weather Service has completed the tornado assessment in Laurel County, Kentucky. The preliminary data showed high end EF3 damage, with low end EF4 indicators, mainly in the Sunshine Hills area of London, officials with the NWS said. Previous Coverage: Good Question: What’s the difference between the F scale and EF scale for tornadoes?

1 month ago | wymt.com | David Sikes

TAZWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) - Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) have been called in after an inmate death at the Claiborne County Jail. Leslie Earhart with TBI said that District Attorney General Jared Effler requested an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death. Officers found 48-year-old Jeremy Lynn Eastridge unresponsive in his cell on Thursday, April 24 in the jail, Earhart said.

1 month ago | wvlt.tv | David Sikes

TAZWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) - Investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) have been called in after an inmate death at the Claiborne County Jail. Leslie Earhart with TBI said that District Attorney General Jared Effler requested an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death. Officers found 48-year-old Jeremy Lynn Eastridge unresponsive in his cell on Thursday, April 24 in the jail, Earhart said.