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1 week ago | 
wvlt.tv | Josh Jarnagin |Kelly Ann Kruger
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation said a rockslide shut down I-40 in Cocke County Wednesday afternoon. TDOT’s Mark Nagi announced made the announcement of the rockslide near mile marker 450 in Cocke County shortly after 5 p.m.Nagi said drivers should seek alternate routes as both westbound and eastbound lanes of I-40 were shut down.
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2 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey |Kelly Ann Kruger
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department responded to a crash on N. Gallaher View Road Thursday. It happened between Broome Road and Walker Springs Road, according to a social media post from KPD. A truck was turning left out of an apartment complex. At that time, a motorcycle collided with a truck, according to KPD officials. “The motorcycle driver then struck another vehicle head on,” officials said.
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4 weeks ago | 
wvlt.tv | Kelly Ann Kruger
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) - Five family members were charged after an incident this week, according to officials with the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began after a business was damaged by gunfire. Two juveniles were charged with reckless endangerment, unlawful possession of a firearm and vandalism. “Information we were able to obtain through a recently installed flock camera was essential in locating the vehicle involved,” Det. Lt. Jim Brooks stated.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Kelly Ann Kruger
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee baseball is not done playing at Lindsey Nelson Stadium this season. The Volunteers are will one of the 16 teams to host a regional in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Josh Jarnagin |Kelly Ann Kruger
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol is assisting an officer-involved shooting that shut down I-75 South in Campbell County Sunday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, “police activity” shut down the interstate near mile marker 160 just before 2:30 p.m. THP later added there was a crash involving a motorcycle and they helped close down the interstate so investigators could conduct a crash investigation.
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1 month ago | 
kktv.com | Kelly Ann Kruger
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A man died while trying to save another person after a jet ski accident in Tennessee. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says emergency crews responded to the Fisherman’s Boat Ramp in Lenoir City for a possible drowning victim Thursday night. Officials say the search stemmed from a jet ski accident involving two juveniles and an adult. Both juveniles were wearing life jackets but the adult was not.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Kelly Ann Kruger
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A former West High School football coach who’s been accused of sex crimes was arrested in Sevier County Friday. Richard Scott Shaver, who goes by Scott Shaver, was wanted for four counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of attempted sexual battery by an authority figure. The Special Crimes Unit with the Knoxville Police Department investigated the accusations.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Jared Austin |Kelly Ann Kruger
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A look at the history of Holston Hills Country Club takes you all the way back to the Roaring Twenties. The club has been a staple to East Knoxville for nearly 100 years with the plans coming together in 1926. “Some businessmen in Knoxville that were actually members of Cherokee Country Club go together to buy the old MacDonald Farm which is what you see behind us now,” Chris Dibble, director of golf and general manager of the club said.
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1 month ago | 
wvlt.tv | Kelly Ann Kruger
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Police have announced they are searching for a former West High School football coach who’s been accused of sex crimes. Richard Scott Shaver, who goes by Scott Shaver, is wanted for four counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. Police believe he is on the run with his wife in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge areas. They might be driving a white Chrysler Pacifica with Tennessee tag 315-BDVN, according to investigators.
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1 month ago | 
kfvs12.com | Kelly Ann Kruger
LOUDON CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - Loudon County deputies responded to multiple crashes on I-75 Thursday. A driver reported the back of a cattle truck was open resulting in a cow falling from the trailer. It was injured but began running into traffic in both directions near mile marker 72. “Unfortunately, before the cow could be secured, it caused a wreck with injuries on I-75 South at the 72-mile marker,” LCSO officials said.
