(Sevier County, TN – WVLT/ WOKI) Firefighters with the Pigeon Forge Fire Department battle a cabin fire this (Friday) morning. Sevier County EMA Director Joe Ayers says that crews were called to the cabin on Eagle Crest Way and found an unoccupied cabin was fully involved with multiple crews assisting in the fire. No injuries…… MORE
Acting on a tip submitted through East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers, members of the Knoxville Police Department’s Community Engagement Response Team took wanted Michael Thomas into custody on Thursday evening. Thomas, 18, was wanted for attempted first-degree murder stemming from a drive-by shooting that wounded a 41-year-old man in the 3700 block of Martin Luther…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) President Trump Thursday approved Governor Bill Lee’s request for an Emergency Declaration after severe weather rocked portions of the Volunteer State Wednesday. The approval directs FEMA to provide disaster assistance for Tennesseans after many areas were affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding Wednesday with the potential for more of…… MORE
Officials confirm at least three people have died in severe storms that moved through the Volunteer State. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) first confirmed one weather-related death in McNairy County, then confirmed another in Obion County. One death reported in McNairy CountyThe third weather-related fatality was reported in Fayette County after a tornado struck…… MORE
The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released its findings from an investigation into Impact Plastics, Inc., a Unicoi County business that saw multiple employees die in flooding from Helene. TOSHA says the management at Impact Plastics gave employees sufficient time to leave the facility safely and that the deaths of employees were not…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A 38-year-old Knoxville man faces over three decades in prison for a 2023 murder near downtown. District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office, making the announcement Wednesday, says Jayshawn Williams was found guilty of second-degree murder when he shot and killed 35-year-old Travis Brown on May 3 of 2023. “This is just a…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man with multiple outstanding warrants including one for aggravated assault. KPD says 38-year-old Tayon Walker of Knoxville faces charges of aggravated assault, failure to appear and felony evading arrest. Police say the assault charge is in reference to an incident…… MORE
A Loudon County Sheriff’s Office deputy suffers minor injuries in a crash. Officials say the deputy was hit by a driver who ran a red light at the intersection of Highway 321 and Highway 70 Friday. After reviewing dash cam video from another LCSO deputy who was at the scene, the Tennessee Highway Patrol determined…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) The federal government has canceled almost $1 million in food shipments to East Tennessee’s Second Harvest Food Bank. Officials with Second Harvest say 21 tractor-trailer loads, more than 370,000 pounds of food, are paused due to a federal review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodities Credit Corporation, the funding source for…… MORE
The Knox County Regional Forensic Center has identified remains discovered several years ago in wooded North Knoxville area near Fourth and Gill. The Knoxville Police Department and a RFC investigator assisted in the recovery and examination of the remains found August 16, 2022. A forensic center anthropologist determined that the remains belonged to a white…… MORE
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The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents Artists on Location 2025, a Plein Air Painting Event, at the Knoxville Museum of Art Saturday, April 26, from 5:30 to 9:00 pm.
Join Blount Memorial Saturday, May 10 as they host their Inaugural Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those who have fought the battle, and raise money to expand access to life-saving breast cancer screening and diagnostic services right here in Blount County! Gather for this event at Blount Memorial Health Center at Springbrook – 220 Associates Blvd. Alcoa, TN.
Don’t miss all the exciting events that Dogwood Arts has to offer in April! Chalk Walk, Dogwood Trails, Spring Featured Gardens, The Dogwood Arts Festival and More!
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