Category Archives: News Top Stories
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Launches New Text-to-Tip Option
Knoxville, TN - November 6, 2025 - East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is excited to announce a new and convenient way for community members to submit anonymous crime tips - text messaging. Residents...
Nov 06, 2025 East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers logo (photo courtesy of easttnvalleycrimestoppers.org)
CAC Program to Help Low Income Families with Utilities Facing Uncertainty
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Thousands of East Tennessee residents are facing uncertainty as funding for critical assistance programs remains frozen due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Low-In...
Nov 06, 2025 Community Action Committee (photo courtesy of Facebook)
Governor Bill Lee Inviting New York Businesses to Move to TN
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee took to social media with a message to New York business owner. Posting on X today (Thursday) saying "if you're a New York business owner who doesn't like the direction you...
Nov 06, 2025 TN Governor Bill Lee (photo courtesy of X)
Tennessee Speaker of the House Proposes Fewer Education Requirements for K - 5 Teachers
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is proposing changes to teacher education requirements that would allow educators with associate degrees or in a junior college pro...
Nov 06, 2025 TN House Speaker Cameron Sexton (photo courtesy State of Tennessee)
Journey Coming to Knoxville in 2026 Exclusive Presale Password
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - Journey is coming to Food City Center on May 30, 2026 and you have early access to tickets through an exclusive presales with the password FAITHFULLY! This Venue Presale Offer i...
Nov 06, 2025 Journey Final Frontier Tour 2026 (Photo courtesy of AEG)
City of Luttrell Being Sued for Reportedly Polluting Tennessee River System
Luttrell, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The City of Luttrell is facing a federal lawsuit from a group accusing the city of dumping too many pollutants into the Tennessee river system from its sewage treatment pl...
Nov 06, 2025 City of Luttrell Government building (photo courtesy of Facebook)
The City of Knoxville's Christmas in the City Events
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The City of Knoxville has released the schedule for its annual Christmas In The City events. "The City of Knoxville is continuing its tradition of six weeks...
Nov 06, 2025 Christmas in the City (photo courtesy of City of Knoxville)
The Medic Versus Kentucky Blood Bank Orange vs Blue Blood Drive Coming Soon
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) - It's that time of year again, the annual MEDIC versus Kentucky Blood Center for the Orange vs. Blue event. It runs from November 17 - 21 at all donor centers and mobile drives a...
Nov 05, 2025 Medic Orange vs Blue blood drive
Charges Pending Against Driver Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash in Downtown Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) - Knoxville Police officers are working a multi-vehicle crash on Locust Street at Cumberland Avenue. A vehicle driving the wrong way on Locust clipped a KAT bus and struck another...
Nov 05, 2025 Crash in downtown Knoxville (photo courtesy of KPD)
Student Arrested for Making Bomb Threat at Cocke County High School
UPDATE (11/6/25 6 A.M.) : COCKE CO, TN (WOKI / story courtesy of WVLT) - A student who is accused of making a bomb threat at Cocke County High School on Wednesday has been arrested, according to the C...
Nov 05, 2025 Cocke County High School (Photo Courtesy of Cocke County Schools)
