Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Vols may not be taking on the Gators until November, but the annual sparring between MEDIC Regional Blood Center and LifeSouth Community Blood Bank gets underway next week. Th...

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) A University of Tennessee assistant professor is expected to be fired over her posts about Charlie Kirk's death, the university confirmed to WVLT New...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: The Cumberland County man at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation had issued the Silver Alert Monday morning for 51-...

Morristown, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A road is closed in Hamblen County following a crash between a lumber truck and a school bus this morning (Monday). WVLT reporting that the driver of the 18 wheele...

An investigation is underway following a structure fire near downtown Knoxville. Multiple calls coming in this morning in to 911 that a large home on Gratz Street near Haynes Place was on fire. Knoxvi...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/15: Authorities in Sevierville identify the body found Sunday night along the Little Pigeon River. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded around...

Former Clinton High School Principal Dan Jenkins is facing several charges related to driving under the influence. Jenkins resigned his position in April 2024 as the Anderson County school system work...

(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Nashville, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced the opening of the TN Promise Application for the high school graduating class of 2026.TN P...

An investigation is on-going in a road rage incident involving a gun in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park which leads to the arrest of three people.Authorities say the incident involved a firear...

A man in Oliver Springs is facing charges after police say they found suspected explosives in his car.Officials with the Oliver Springs Police Department say that just after midnight today (Friday), o...