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Missing Cocke County Family Found Safe

Missing Cocke County Family Found Safe

Newport, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has canceled the Endangered Child Alert issued earlier on Friday afternoon for a mother and her three children missing out of Cocke County. TBI officials say Trevor, Emma, and Adelin Holt together with their mother, 46-year-old Melissa Holt, have been located and are safe. Officials were…MORE

Missing Morristown Woman Found Dead, Police Say
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Missing Morristown Woman Found Dead, Police Say

Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/7: The woman at the center of a TBI Silver Alert issued early Friday morning out of Morristown has been found dead. Officials with the Morristown Police Department reporting 83-year-old Daisy Friddle was found Friday afternoon deceased a short distance from her residence on Buffalo Trail. MPD says it is believed…MORE

Dolly Parton Dedicates Song to Late Husband, Carl Dean

Dolly Parton Dedicates Song to Late Husband, Carl Dean

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Late Thursday night, Dolly Parton released a song dedicated to her late husband, Carl Dean. Dean died in Nashville on Monday. He was 82. “Carl and I fell in love when I was 18 and he was 23, and like all great love stories, they never end,” Parton said. “They…MORE

Jefferson County Explosion Caused by Propane Leak, Sheriff Says
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Jefferson County Explosion Caused by Propane Leak, Sheriff Says

Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/7: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office releasing more information concerning a fire and explosion Thursday at Lake Cove Resort. Jefferson County EMA officials say a man was injured in the fire which occurred in an RV; he was treated at the scene and airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical…MORE

Alcoa Detectives Arrest Two of 6 Suspects in 2024 Apartment Vandalism Case, Police Say

Alcoa Detectives Arrest Two of 6 Suspects in 2024 Apartment Vandalism Case, Police Say

Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa announcing officers have arrested two of six suspects in a massive apartment vandalism case from April of 2024. APD officials say the vandalism occurred on April 1st of last year at the Ardmore Apartment construction site. Detectives say they found damaged appliances, toilets, pipes and more at the site,…MORE

Unicoi County Continues Clean-up Following Flooding Caused by Hurricane Helene
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Unicoi County Continues Clean-up Following Flooding Caused by Hurricane Helene

Several East Tennessee counties are still working to rebuild months after Helene ripped through, including Unicoi County. On September 27th, the Nolichucky River flooded parts of the county. The river flooded businesses, churches and homes. Now nearly six months later, people are still hopeful it can return to normal. Along the river, debris is getting…MORE

Harrogate Restaurant Fire Deemed Accidental, Claiborne County Sheriff Says

Harrogate Restaurant Fire Deemed Accidental, Claiborne County Sheriff Says

Harrogate, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about Monday’s deadly restaurant fire in Claiborne County. The fire at Bronco Mexican Restaurant in Harrogate prompted a response from several agencies. Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say that after getting the fire under control, firefighters found a body inside; that person died of smoke inhalation.…MORE

313 Initiative Leads to ‘Staggering’ Drug Bust in Knox County, Sheriff Says

313 Initiative Leads to ‘Staggering’ Drug Bust in Knox County, Sheriff Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Describing their findings as “staggering,” detectives with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division make a big drug bust Tuesday in Knox County. KCSO officials say investigators stopped several cars believed to be connected to a suspicious house, taking four people into custody and seizing several quantities of drugs to include 302…MORE

A Major Drug Operation in Lenior City Leads to the Arrest of Six on Felony Charges
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A Major Drug Operation in Lenior City Leads to the Arrest of Six on Felony Charges

Lenior City, TN (WOKI/WVLT) A major drug operation is shut down in Lenoir City with six arrested on felony charges.  District Attorney General Russell Johnson says officials say the home, in the 14000 block of Beals Chapel Road, has been a “hub of criminal activity for several years.”    Multiple agencies including the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and…MORE

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The Great Cookie Tasting 3/25

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