Category Archives: Local News Reel 1
Cocke County Highway Department Fire Under Control, Mayor Says
Newport, TN (WOKI) All personnel are accounted for following a fire just before noon Tuesday) at the Cocke County Highway Department.According to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, the fire, at the depart...
Jul 22, 2025
A Woman and Her Dog are Rescued from a Northeast House Fire Which is Under Investigation
Knoxville, TN (KFD / WOKI) – At 3:15 PM (Monday), the Knox County Emergency Communications district received a 911 call from a female reporting her home at 1601 Freemont Place was on fire and th...
Jul 22, 2025
Victim in 2019 Loudon County Cold Case Identified, TBI Asking for Information
Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for information after the victim in a 2019 cold case out of Loudon County is identified.TBI officials announcing Monday that sc...
Jul 21, 2025
Knoxville Police Charge Man in Connection to a Fatal Crash on Western Avenue
21-year-old Kevin Zaragoza, of Knoxville, was taken into custody on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, following a fatal early-morning crash on Western Avenue. At just after 1:30 a.m. on ...
Jul 21, 2025 Knoxville Police Department officials said officers were investigating a crash in the 7200 block of the Asheville Highway. (Courtesy: KPD)
Knoxville Man Sentenced for Shooting Girlfriend 13 Times, DA Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man has been sentenced in the shooting death of his girlfriend in April of 2024.According to court records, Michael Merrick shot his then girlfriend, 49-year-old Nicol...
Jul 18, 2025
KNOXVILLE MAN ARRESTED, COCAINE AND OTHER ILLICIT DRUGS SEIZED FOLLOWING ONGOING MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION
KNOX COUNTY, TN (TBI / WOKI) – A joint ongoing investigation that began earlier this year has resulted in the arrest of a Knoxville man and the seizure of cocaine and other illicit drugs.In Febr...
Jul 18, 2025
Missing Monroe County Man Found in Alabama, Sheriff’s Office Says
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/17: A Monroe County man missing since July 9 is found safe Thursday.Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office announcing that 31-year-old Jared Keller was loc...
Jul 17, 2025
DA: Oak Ridge Man Convicted of Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter, Drug Charges
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) A Oak Ridge man is convicted of multiple charges including attempted voluntary manslaughter after shooting at a woman in July 2023.Officials with District Attorney General Dave Cl...
Jul 14, 2025
One Person Dies in an Underground Incident at Young Mine in Jefferson County
An investigation is underway after a person dies after what officials are calling an underground incident at the Young Mine in Jefferson County.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says Nyrstar repor...
Jul 14, 2025
Man Sentenced for Shooting at THP Troopers in Knox County After Chase
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – A man convicted of attempted first-degree murder after shooting at a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper in January has been sentenced.On January 12th, t...
Jul 13, 2025
