The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Maryville-based home lender Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. accusing them of predatory lending. It’s a manufactured-home-financing company which primarily finances loans for homes manufactured and sold by its parent company, Clayton Homes, Inc. The lawsuit alleges Vanderbilt “saddled borrowers in the greatest need with mortgages…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Due to impending inclement weather, Wreaths Across America announces changes to its schedule for public wreath pickup. Wreath pickup at the Tennessee State Veterans cemeteries on Lyons View Pike and on E. Governor John Sevier Highway has been postponed to Saturday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. Wreath pickup, as previously scheduled, at…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing several charges after setting two fires Sunday at a Knoxville home. Knoxville Fire Department officials say 28-year-old Shameel Stenson was taken into custody at an abandoned house in the Mechanicsville neighborhood. KFD says Stenson set a car on fire at a James Avenue home, then after fire crews…… MORE
Walland, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A Blount County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert issued earlier Tuesday has been found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the Silver Alert for 68-year-old Douglas Thomas who was last seen Saturday in the area of Roper Way in Walland. ORIGINAL STORY: A #TNSilverAlert has…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The Knoxville Police Department has released their preliminary 2024 traffic report to WVLT. Scott Erland with KPD said it was a difficult year on the roads and a very busy year for their office. “Knoxville drivers, they drive too fast without paying as much attention to the…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a dog is electrocuted by a terminal in a Walmart parking lot. Knoxville Police Officers responded to the Walmart on Clinton Highway yesterday (Monday) morning after a woman reported seeing the dog walk through a puddle and yelp. The woman and others tried to resuscitate the dog, but KPD says…… MORE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says lane closures are in place following a rock slide in Anderson County. It happened today (Monday) on State Route 116 (Briceville Highway) near Grave Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Geotechnical engineers are assessing the situation and crews have set up barriers and temporary traffic signals are being installed. This lane…… MORE
1/07/25 UPDATE: (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has ended the Silver Alert for a missing Greene County man as 60-year-old Danny Smith has been found safe. He was last seen Sunday in his home in the 400 block of Mulberry Road in Greeneville. UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has upgraded the search for…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Director of Schools for Blount County has resigned. In an email sent to the school system Monday, David Murrell says he is resigning after “much prayer and careful consideration” and returning to a tenured faculty position with Blount County Schools. Murrell’s resignation marks the end of an 18-year stint at the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) New details are emerging in a dynamite scare that prompted an hours-long emergency response back in October in Knoxville. Roughly 200 sticks of dynamite were found in a box at CMC Recycling on Western Avenue. Those explosives forced several homes and businesses near the plant to evacuate for over a day. ATF…… MORE
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