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Body camera footage shows Jan. 4 West Emory Road shooting involving KCSO deputy, employee

Body camera footage shows Jan. 4 West Emory Road shooting involving KCSO deputy, employee

Body camera footage shows Jan. 4 West Emory Road shooting involving KCSO deputy, employee

Two Knox County Sheriff's Office employees have returned to work after an alarm call led to a shooting at the beginning of the year.

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FBI: 'Traveling Bandit' suspected in 7 bank robberies in 6 states

The robber first struck in Florida, then North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Illinois, and Utah.

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Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office arrests 12 in drug roundup

The roundup was a joint effort between the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, Warrant Service Team, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, TN Highway Patrol CID and the Madisonville & Sweetwater Police Departments.

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Man accused of killing wife, wounding daughter parking lot shooting at Cypress church

Investigators say Arthur Edigin shot multiple times into the vehicle the women were in.

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Judge sends case for man accused in Chapman Highway crash that killed Pierce Corcoran to grand jury

With the argument of negligence, the testimony provided by the accident investigator, and the witness in court Thursday, the judge bound over the homicide charge as charged following the preliminary hearing. The case will move forward.

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Case against suspect in deadly Chapman Hwy crash advances

A grand jury will now hear the case against the man charged in the Chapman Highway crash that killed 22-year-old Pierce Corcoran.

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Kentucky State Police identify suspect in deadly A&B Quick Stop shooting

Officials identified the suspect as 24-year-old Phillip Lee Lewis III and say he has a tattoo on his right forearm and left chest. He is wanted for murder and robbery first degree.

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Kentucky murder suspect identified

Kentucky State Police have now identified the suspect wanted in a deadly convenience store shooting.

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Case against suspect in deadly Chapman Highway crash advances

The judge decided the case will move on after hearing testimony and watching a video that captured the crash on surveillance footage.

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Charges filed after toddler tumbles out of car in Minnesota

The complaint says Hassan was "crying and upset." She went up and hugged the child in the car seat.

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Case for man accused in Chapman Highway crash that killed Pierce Corcoran sent to grand jury

A judge sent the case for a man accused of criminally negligent homicide in a crash on Chapman Highway that left a 22-year-old dead to a grand jury Thursday, according to our reporter in the courtroom.

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One man hospitalized after Chillicothe Street shooting

When officers arrived, a man was found in front of a house with a gunshot wound in the groin area, according to KPD.

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Coroner: Driver’s blood alcohol level nearly 4 times legal limit in fatal Ky. I-75 crash

According to the report, 41-year-old Joey Bailey’s blood alcohol level was 0.306, nearly four times the legal limit, when he died.

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Sevierville man arrested after multi-county chase ends on Chapman Highway

A Sevier County man is behind bars in connection with an armed robbery that happened Tuesday.

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Loudon sheriff warns of IRS phone and email scams ahead of tax season

The sheriff said people should be familiar with IRS protocols ahead of time so they don't fall victim to the many scams that tend to pop up around this time of year.

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One dead in Chapman Highway crash

Authorities say one person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Chapman Highway.

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