Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) A man is dead after a weekend crash in Pigeon Forge. Officials with the Pigeon Forge Police Department say officers responded to the crash on Veterans Boulevard south of Teaster Lane shortly after 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening. PFPD says when officers arrived, they found that 29-year-old Victor Perez had been hit…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Valley Authority is hosting a public information session to inform local residents about the draft Integrated Resource Plan. The agency is also hoping to get feedback on how to evaluate and plan to meet future power demands. Officials describe an IRP as a tool to “evaluate options available to meet…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Brandon Donathan, 25 of Knoxville, and Sarai Standridge, 24 of Knoxville, have been charged in connection to a spate of robberies or attempted robberies, including three that happened in the Fort Sanders area early Sunday morning. Both Donathan and Standridge were taken into custody following an attempted robbery in West Knoxville. At…… MORE
The Monroe County Sheriff’s office needs your help finding a man wanted for first degree murder. On October 18th, a man called 911 claiming to be a distressed hiker named Brandon Andrade who said he had fallen off a cliff while running from a bear. The call was pinged to a bridge on the Cherahola…… MORE
Operations back to normal following an ammonia chemical leak at U.S. Foods. Alcoa city officials ordered a shelter in place following the leak Friday night. The City of Alcoa Fire Department along with a hazmat trailer were taking readings with meters in the area and they never got readings outside of the plant facilities. They…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Greene County after a couple is found dead and their son is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents were called to a home in the 500 block of Hartman Lane Friday where they found 68-year-old Cassandra Wilhoit and…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) — One of Dolly Parton’s greatest dreams—the little theme park named Dollywood that opened in her home county in 1986—has now become one of the world’s leading family destinations and is set to celebrate its 40th season in 2025. Dollywood Parks & Resorts looks a lot different than it did when…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) is issuing free replacement identification licenses and driver licenses to citizens directly impacted by the East Tennessee floods at the Elizabethton Driver Services Center, Unicoi Police Department and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s (TEMA) three Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs). Driver Services are available at the MARCs…… MORE
Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating a shooting and robbery that happened late Wednesday night at a West Knoxville bar. At around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, KPD officers responded to the BucketHead Tavern on Ray Mears Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene, where man had been shot multiple times in the parking lot.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway and animals are safe following a house fire in northeast Knoxville Friday morning. Crews called to the 6300 block of Creekhead Drive and saw dark smoke in the area and were able to contain the fire to the rear garage area. There is extensive fire/smoke/and water damage to…… MORE
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Kick off your holiday season with an elegant evening of music at the 2024 Keyboards at Christmas Piano Concert, hosted at the Clayton Center for the Arts on the beautiful Maryville College campus. -Dec. 7th & 8th
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.
Enjoy your favorite music from classic holiday films and television – “White Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Christmas Time is Here” and more.
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Fantasy of Trees presented by Axle Logistics is returning in 2024, and will be the holiday event you don’t want to miss. Knoxville Convention Center Nov. 27 – Dec. 1st