WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) released the following statements after their bipartisan bill to provide relief for impacted taxpayers in states that have issued state-level disaster declarations was signed into law by President Trump. The Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone filing deadlines for taxpayers affected by state-declared natural disasters,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Red Sand Project kicked off in Tennessee on July 28. The movement shares the message of no one slipping through the cracks, working to bring awareness to human trafficking. The Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking works here in East Tennessee to spread education around trafficking as well…… MORE
Medic is teaming up with Anakeesta for a special donor gift. This Wednesday and Thursday MEDIC donors will receive a ticket to Anakeesta. Appointments are not required but encouraged and can be made online at medic blood dot org. MEDIC is the primary blood product provider for 25 hospitals and air medical transport services across…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An 18-year-old is facing several charges following a head-on collision Sunday in Halls that sent a Knox County deputy to the hospital. KCSO officials say Deputy Kirchner and his probationary officer were responding to reports of a fight at the Halls Ingles when the cruiser collided with a separate vehicle head-on,…… MORE
Dairy Queen locations in and around the Knoxville area are raising money for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital as a part of Miracle Treat Day. On Thursday, for every blizzard sold at participating locations, $1 or more will be donated to the hospital through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Officials say the money will go towards purchasing lifesaving…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with the Knoxville Fire Department Monday stopped what could have turned into a house fire on Sutherland Avenue. KFD officials say crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to a boarded-up home at 2795 Sutherland Avenue after receiving a call that smoke was coming from the residence. KFD reports “crews entered the home…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Marshals Service and the agency’s Smoky Mountains Task Force arrest a man Sunday wanted in connection to a New York homicide. Officials with the Marshals Service say 32-year-old Kyshonn Green was wanted after a deadly shooting Saturday at a Wegman’s warehouse in Gates, New York. Investigators learned that Green was…… MORE
A Knox County medical investigator saves the life of someone that was believed to be dead. Investigator Kenzie Sellers was called to a Knoxville home about a dead body Friday afternoon and realized the person was not actually dead and began to perform life saving procedures. With the help of Knoxville Police, Sellers was successful in…… MORE
A woman is facing more than a dozen charges after almost crashing into an officer head-on and nearly hitting volunteers who were distributing food in Monroe County. Madisonville Police Department Corporal Andy Cline was patrolling Highway 411 South Saturday morning when a car being driven by 35-year-old Amanda Hayes drove off the northbound side of Highway…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fire at the City of Knoxville Solid Waste Facility. Knoxville Fire Department crews were called the facility at 1033 Elm Street yesterday (Sunday) morning after an automatic alarm activation at the Facility at the same time, a passerby called 911 to report a possible fire in the area. Within 30…… MORE
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