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1 week ago | 
kktv.com | David Sikes |Jordan Gartner
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A woman claims she was bitten and dragged from her home by a black bear this week. According to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency representative Matthew Cameron, wildlife officers received a report that a woman had been bitten by a black bear and dragged from her porch just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - Matthew Cameron with the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency said that a woman was bitten and dragged from her home by a black bear. Wildlife officers received a report that a woman had been bitten by a black bear and dragged from her porch just after 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man has been arrested after a standoff at an apartment complex, according to the Morristown Police Department. Natalie Cole with MPD said that the department’s Criminal Apprehension Unit along with its Special Response Team arrested 38-year-old Roy Ray Herron Thursday, following a standoff at an apartment complex in west Morristown. Officials said that Herron was wanted for contempt of court in Hamblen County, with additional warrants in Sevier County.
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1 week ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with Sevier County Fire and Rescue said one person has died in a house fire in Sevier County. Fire crews were called to the home in the 600 block of Pee Dee Drive just after 3:00 p.m. Thursday. Sevier County 911 said they received a call reporting a house that was on fire just outside the southern city limits of Pigeon Forge.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department is asking for help find a wanted Oak Ridge man. Officials said 21-year-old Edward Prather is wanted for multiple outstanding warrants, including two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of felony vandalism, stalking and domestic assault. KPD detectives are working to find Edward Prather, 21 of Oak Ridge, TN.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Greeneville Police Department say one man is dead after a stabbing Thursday. Officers were called to the 100 block of North Sunset Blvd. just after 9:00 p.m. finding an unresponsive man with stab wounds to his upper body. Officials said that the man was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his wounds. The suspect was later taken into custody and the investigation is ongoing.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has now made an arrest in threats made to a school. Official with Jefferson County Schools contacted the SRO assigned to the Patriot Academy in Jefferson City just after 6:00 p.m. Thursday about a threat that had been observed on social media.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with Rural Metro Fire Department said a truck driver was trapped after a crash in Halls early Monday morning. Fire crews were called to Maynardville Highway at East Emory Road in North Knox County just before 6:00 a.m. where they found a box truck collided with the rear end of a tractor trailer. Captain Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro said that the driver of the box truck was heavily entrapped in the vehicle.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A high-speed chase that spanned across multiple counties has now ended in Downtown Knoxville Monday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s office confirmed to WVLT News that the chase started in Sweetwater. Kimberly Glenn with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies assisted Tennessee Highway Patrol and Loudon County Sheriff’s Office in the chase. The chase ended on I-40 East near Hall Of Fame Drive and THP is handling the investigation.
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3 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | David Sikes
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Firefighters with the Pigeon Forge Fire Department are battling a large cabin fire Friday morning. Sevier County EMA Director Joe Ayers said that crews were called to the cabin on Eagle Crest Way just after 7:00 a.m. and that multiple are assisting in the fire. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 WVLT. All rights reserved.
