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KPD Investigating Possible But Unconfirmed Pedestrian Fatality in Merchant Drive Area
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KPD Investigating Possible But Unconfirmed Pedestrian Fatality in Merchant Drive Area

The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a possible but unconfirmed pedestrian fatality that happened late Tuesday night in the area of Merchant Drive and Central Avenue Pike.   At around 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, KPD officers responded to the aforementioned location, where an adult man was found unresponsive on the sidewalk. The…MORE

One Dead in Early Morning I-40 Crash, Knoxville Police Say

One Dead in Early Morning I-40 Crash, Knoxville Police Say

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Wednesday morning on I-40 East. Officers say a Toyota Corolla was stopped in the far right lane on I-40 East, for an unknown reason, near Midway Road when a box truck hit the rear of the stopped car. The man driving and…MORE

An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County House Explosion

An Investigation is Underway Following a Knox County House Explosion

Farragut (WOKI) Update 11/20/24: The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Fire and Explosives Unit responded around 1 pm today (Wednesday) with Rural Metro Fire and Sheriff’s Office Patrol to reports of a home explosion on Blue Water Way in West Knox County.   Upon arrival, the FEIU Investigator discovered that the structure was completely leveled.  After…MORE

MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive
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MEDIC Still Behind in Annual Orange and Blue Blood Drive

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is still behind in the 37th Orange and Blue Blood Drive against Kentucky Blood Center. Tennessee is trailing Kentucky by 162 units after the second day of the competition which runs through Friday. MEDIC has lost to the Kentucky Blood Center in the last two years. A big change for this…MORE

An Investigation is Underway in White Pine after 5 Year-Old is Found Dead
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An Investigation is Underway in White Pine after 5 Year-Old is Found Dead

The White Pine Police Department is investigating the death of five-year-old child. Officers with the WPPD, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, White Pine Fire Department and Jefferson County EMS went to Harrison Road yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. The call was for a five-year-old child with special needs in cardiac arrest. They arrived on the scene within two…MORE

Allegiant Offering 3 New Flights Out of McGhee Tyson Airport

Allegiant Offering 3 New Flights Out of McGhee Tyson Airport

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Allegiant announcing Tuesday that the airline would be offering three new flights out of McGhee Tyson Airport. The discount airline is adding flights to Sarasota, Florida, Gulf Shores, Alabama and Washington, DC’s Dulles International Airport. The new flights start next year with one-way fares as low as $39.00. Here’s the schedule, as…MORE

Monroe County Murder Suspect Makes First Court Appearance

Monroe County Murder Suspect Makes First Court Appearance

Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A Monroe County murder suspect remains held without bail Tuesday following his first court appearance. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett led law enforcement on an almost month-long manhunt before he was taken into custody in Columbia, South Carolina on November 10. He is accused of killing 34-year-old Steven Lloyd near the Cherohala Skyway,…MORE

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Historic Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour

Historic Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour

Make plans now to join us for the 34th Annual Victorian Holiday Home Tour on December 7th & 8th 2024! Old North Knoxville features beautiful homes built in the Queen Anne, Craftsman/Bungalow, Neoclassical Revival, and American Four Square style.

The Home Depot Fantasy of Prizes! (11/18-11/22)

The Home Depot Fantasy of Prizes! (11/18-11/22)

Tune into the Phil Show all this week (11/18-11/22) to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to East Tennessee Children’s Hospital’s Fantasy of Trees plus a great gift from the Home Depot Fantasy of Prizes!

Light the World Giving Machines in Knoxville

Light the World Giving Machines in Knoxville

The Light the World Giving Machines are coming to Downtown Knoxville on Wednesday, November 20th across from DiCarlo’s Pizza- 524 S. Gay St. and will be there until December 3rd.