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Whether they live around the corner, across town, or are visiting, people in the downtown area say rerouting due to the ...
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Swanger was a devoted deputy in Knoxville, Tennessee. He reportedly responded to a shots-fired call the morning of June 21, 2025 on Stanley Road. The camera was rolling while Dalton Swanger was ...
Sampson, who is from Louisiana, spoke to WBIR at the camp and he pointed out that it was good to be "home". "That term VFL ...
The 19-year-old from Knoxville is charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, theft and tampering ...
A man was shot in the hand by a deputy in Knox County while a warrant was being served; TBI is investigating the incident.
TEGNA, the parent company of Knoxville TV station WBIR, will be acquired by a private investment firm, continuing the trend of outside investment in the local news industry. Standard General will ...
Longtime WBIR anchor Russell Biven will be leaving the station next week, he announced Friday morning. Biven has been with the station since 1999, when he started as a sports anchor.
A pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son were killed in Jefferson City, Tennessee, when William David Phillips mowed them down in his car, police said.
Eric Schmitt-Matzen WBIR “Really?” the boy asked, according to Schmitt-Matzen. He then gave the boy his gift “and that put a grin on his face,” he said.
Update: Tennessee Highway Patrol is taking over the investigation into a 5-vehicle crash that happened downtown Gatlinburg on Sunday.
Tennessee teen beat man with plunger and covered him in bleach before kidnapping child: Police The 19-year-old from Knoxville is charged with attempted second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping ...