Category Archives: Local News
Christa Gail Pike Speaks Out One Month After Botched Execution
Death Row Inmate Describes Physical Pain, Isolation and Search for Meaning NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - One month after surviving what her attorneys have described as a botched execution, Tennesse...
Oct 30, 2026 Christa Gail Pike (WVLT)
East Tennessee Gears Up for Busy Halloween Weekend Packed with Festivals, Family Fun and Fall Events
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - Halloween weekend is shaping up to be one of the busiest event weekends of the season across East Tennessee, with family festivals, trick-or-treat events, live entertainment ...
Oct 30, 2026 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
Dolly Parton Estate Seeks Bodycam Footage in Dispute Involving Nephew
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The company managing the estate of late country music icon Dolly Parton is seeking police body camera footage connected to an alleged incident involving Parton's nephe...
Oct 30, 2026 Dolly Parton (photo courtesy of Getty Images)
Voting Underway for MEDIC High School T-Shirt Design Contest
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - East Tennesseans have the opportunity to help select the next t-shirt design for MEDIC Regional Blood Center as voting enters the final round of the organization's annual stu...
Oct 30, 2026 Vote for Medic t-shirt design contest (MEDIC)
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend: When to Set Clocks Back and Why We Still Do It
Fall Back: Clocks Turn Back One Hour Sunday KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - East Tennesseans will gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. ...
Oct 30, 2026 EdZbarzhyvetsky / Depositphotos.com
East Tennessee Couple Sentenced to 15 Years in Child Sexual Exploitation Case
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - An East Tennessee man and woman have been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child, according to the U.S. De...
Oct 30, 2026 belchonock / Depositphotos.com
Manhunt for Escaped Tennessee Inmate Jacob Morley Expands Across Multiple States
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - More than four days after escaping from a state prison in West Tennessee, convicted murderer Jacob Morley remains at large as local, state and federal authorities cont...
Oct 30, 2026 Jacob Morley, escaped TDOC (TDOC/ WVLT)
Dolly Parton's Legacy Lives On Through Imagination Library as Knox County Donations Top $150,000
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Dolly Parton's mission to inspire a love of reading in children is continuing to make an impact, as Knox County residents have donated more than $150,000 to the Imagin...
Oct 30, 2026 Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (website)
Tennessee Governor's Race Could Trigger Major Political Shakeup
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Tennessee voters are not only selecting their next governor this November, but the outcome could also have major implications for the state's representation in Washing...
Oct 30, 2026 Tennessee Capitol (RJC)
Six Children Still Missing in Cumberland County; Mother Wanted on Felony Charge
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says the search continues for six children who were allegedly taken from a home by their non-custodial mother, and authorities ...
Oct 30, 2026 Misty Ware (wvlt)
