Category Archives: Local News
Powell Man Charged After Truck Crashes Into Clinton Highway Fitness Center
KNOX COUNTY, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A Powell man is facing a lengthy list of charges after authorities say he drove a pickup truck into a Knox County fitness center, causing more than $25,000 in damage be...
Oct 11, 2026 Timothy Renda (WVLT)
UTPD Makes Arrest in Vandalism of Smokey Statue on UT's Campus
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - A New Jersey teenager has been charged in connection with vandalism to a Smokey statue on the University of Tennessee campus. UTPD says 19-year-old Beckett E. Nachtman i...
Oct 11, 2026 University of Tennessee Smoky statue on UTK campus (WVLT)
Christa Pike Released from Hospital, Returns to Tennessee Prison Following Failed Execution
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Tennessee death row inmate Christa Gail Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to the prison where she has been housed for more than three decades follow...
Oct 11, 2026 Christa Pike (WVLT)
Knoxville Man Indicted for Murder in Connection with 2025 Overdose Death
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A Knoxville man has been indicted on murder and drug charges following a lengthy investigation into the overdose death of a young woman at a West Knoxville hotel. Accordi...
Oct 11, 2026 Allen Roach Jr. (WVLT)
Oak Ridge Water Main Repair Project to Impact Traffic Near South Illinois Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) - The City of Oak Ridge will begin a major water infrastructure repair project next week that is expected to affect traffic near one of the city's busiest intersections. City offi...
Oct 9, 2026 City of Oak Ridge will begin a water main repair
project on Monday, October 12, at the intersections of South Illinois Avenue, Tulsa Road, and
ORAU Way (City of Oak Ridge)
Knoxville Seeks Public Input on Future of Former Police Headquarters Site
KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The City of Knoxville is asking residents for input as plans move forward for the redevelopment of the former Public Safety Building property downtown. The site, located ...
Oct 9, 2026 What's next for former Knoxville Police Department Safety Building (WVLT)
Tennessee Burn Permit Requirement Returns Oct. 15 as Wildfire Season Begins
Nashville, TN (WOKI) - As Tennessee enters its annual wildfire season, state forestry officials are urging residents to take extra precautions when burning outdoors and to obtain required burn permits...
Oct 7, 2026 Wildfire Photo by marco allasio pexels
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Warns Visitors as Aggressive Elk Rut Season Continues
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) - Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are urging visitors to keep their distance from elk as the animals enter their annual mating season, a period known for increased ...
Oct 7, 2026 Elk Mating season Smoky Mtns (GSMNP)
Christa Pike Attorneys Seek Court Order to Preserve Evidence from Failed Execution
Nashville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Attorneys representing death row inmate Christa Pike are asking a Tennessee court to order the preservation of a wide range of evidence connected to the state's failed ex...
Oct 7, 2026 Christa Pike (WVLT)
Knox County Rescue Seeking Underwater Drone as Water Recovery Calls Increase
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - As demand for water rescue and recovery services continues to grow across East Tennessee, Knox County Rescue is working to upgrade its equipment with technology that coul...
Oct 7, 2026 Knox County Rescue Water Team Captain Matt Willis (WVLT)
