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Former officer arrested in pharmacy shooting that killed 2, injured 2

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, May 23rd, 8:23 pm

(WBIR- Bean Station, Tenn.) A former police officer is behind bars, accused of a shooting spree inside a local drugstore that left two men dead and two women injured.

The shooting happened at the Down Home pharmacy in Bean Station around 11:15 am on Thursday.

According to District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn, Jason Brian Holt, 37, was arrested shortly after the shooting.

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Knoxville man faces charges for transporting 335 pounds of pot

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Monday, May 20th, 11:27 am

A traffic bust in Union County Saturday morning ended with a major drug bust after deputies found a man driving with 335 pounds of marijuana in his car.

Union County deputies pulled over a car Saturday morning on Highway 33 near Maynardville after getting reports of an intoxicated driver. While deputies interviewed the driver, they found several packages in the car containing 335 pounds of marijuana.

The deputies arrested 26-year-old Martin Urrita Olmedo of Knoxville. He faces several charges including drug trafficking, DUI, and driving without a license.

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'Stand in the Gap' continues push to curb meth use

Submitted by John Henry on Monday, May 20th, 11:27 am

The Stand in the Gap Coalition is looking to tackle the region's meth problem with the help of local politicians and officials.

Since the organization found its footing in 2011, it has created chapters in 10 counties across East Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky.

"There's strength in numbers," said organizer Edwin Robertson.

It may need those numbers too. It was just last month that the Tennessee Meth Task Force projected Tennessee to overtake Missouri as the number one state in the country for meth busts.

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Guest information for Thursday's show

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, May 16th, 5:52 pm

Anything is Possible

Anything is Possible airs Sundays at 11am on Channel 10/WBIR.

Peanut Free Night

The Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center Presents: Peanut Free Night
May 23, 2013
Smokies Park
3540 Line Drive in Kodak

(Smokies Park will be scrubbed, scoured and cleaned to remove all traces of peanuts and no peanuts will be sold during the game)

For more information visit www.allergyasc.com

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Man on the run for more than 2 years finally captured in E. TN

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, May 16th, 2:45 pm

(WBIR-Kingsport) A fugitive who has been on the run for more than two years was finally captured Wednesday in East Tennessee.

Brandon Saylor, 29, escaped from the Kentucky Department of Corrections Marion Adjustment Center in March 2011.  He was serving a 17 year sentence on charges including burglary, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, wanton endangerment, and fleeing and evading police. 

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Two East TN natives honored for their role in saving 5-year-old boy

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Tuesday, May 14th, 5:56 pm

(WBIR-Knoxville) Two East Tennessee natives who now work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are among the finalists for one of the highest honors given to civilian federal employees.

Stephen Richardson, Special Agent in Charge for the FBI's Mobile Division, led the team helped rescue a 5-year-old Alabama boy after he was kidnapped from a school bus and held hostage by an armed killer. 

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Horseshoe pitcher hopes for luck in World Tournament

Submitted by Emily Stroud on Monday, May 13th, 5:04 pm

Close actually does count in horseshoes, though a ringer scores more points.

A group of guys gather in Bean Station twice a week to practice pitching horseshoes.

"The more you pitch the better you get but it takes a lot of practice," horseshoe pitcher Lester Helton said.

Practice makes your game better and the game made Stacy Lovell's life better. He said pitching horseshoes helped him turn his life around.

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