Knox Co. deputies search for armed robber

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, April 2nd, 1:20 pm

The Knox County Sheriff's Office needs help tracking down an armed robber.

Officers said the man shown in the pictures walked into Lee's Food Market on Rutledge Pike just before midnight Wednesday. The man pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded cash from the register.

The clerk told investigators that the man ran from the store on Old Rutledge Pike. No one was hurt in the robbery.

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Fire destroys east Knoxville home early Tuesday morning

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Tuesday, March 31st, 5:51 am

A fire early Tuesday morning destroyed an east Knoxville home.

Flames were shooting from the roof when firefighters arrived at the home on Argyle Drive shortly after 4:30 a.m.

One person inside the home managed to escape, but went to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Firefighters believe the fire started in the roof of the home.

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Body found in vacant east Knoxville building

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Monday, March 30th, 12:08 pm

(WBIR-Knoxville) Knoxville Police are investigating after a body was found inside a vacant building in east Knoxville Monday morning.

Authorities say the partically decomposed remains were found in an emply building located at 2311 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.

The unidentifed body was dressed in winter clothing and found next to an old mattress.

Investigators are working to determing the identity of the person and how they died.

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Police search for two suspects in east Knoxville shooting

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Tuesday, March 24th, 2:12 pm

Knoxville police are searching for suspects in an east Knoxville shooting that sent a woman to the hospital Monday night.

When police arrived to the crime scene at 2700 Parkview Avenue, they found Sanita Burgins, 42, with a gunshot wound in her stomach, according to a Knoxville Police Department release.

Crews took her to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Officials said they expect that she will recover from her injuries.

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Teenager pulled from burning apartment dies from injuries

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Monday, February 16th, 11:58 am

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Knox County deputies search for armed robber

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Monday, February 9th, 3:23 pm

Knox County deputies are searching for an armed robbery suspect accused of robbing an east Knox County store early Monday morning.

The store's clerk told deputies that a man came into Lee's Food Mart on Rutledge Pike, showed a firearm, and demanded money. He then ran out of the store with an undisclosed amount of cash, heading east through the parking lot.

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RAM clinic provides hope to those needing health care

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Sunday, February 8th, 8:10 am

(WBIR) A new pair of eyeglasses or a cleaning at the dentist may be things you find part of your regular health routine. However, for others, the chance to see a doctor can be nearly impossible.

Hundreds of people stood outside for hours in Chilhowee Park Saturday morning to attend Remote Area Medical's Knoxville clinic. These events are valuable for many here in East Tennessee.

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