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The Blount County Sheriff's Office is Still Searching for a Missing Tenn
Blount County, TN (WOKI) The Blount County Sheriff's Office continues to search for a missing teen and they are asking for your help. According to BCSO, 17-year-old Sara Gerardo Guillen was last seen ...
4h ago Sara Gerardo Guillen (Courtesy: BCSO)
TOSHA Investigating Death of EMS Worker
Washington County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Tennessee OSHA has launched an investigation into an East Tennessee EMS workplace death. According to Washington County-Johnson City EMS, Fred Kemp died in the li...
4h ago Washington County Jefferson City EMS logo after Fred Kemp's death
UT Names New Baseball Coach
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The nationwide search for a new baseball coach at the University of Tennessee is over just days after now former coach Tony Vitello announced he was leaving the program for the ...
5h ago Josh Elander (Photo courtesy of UT Athletics)
Investigation Underway after Suspect in Two Crashes Leads to a Man's Death
Alcoa, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - There's an investigation underway following a fatal crash in Alcoa which was the second accident that day for the suspect. The Alcoa Police Department is investigating the de...
5h ago Ronald Weaver (photo courtesy of Blount County Sheriff's Office)
DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th
DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th East Tennessee (WOKI) - The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement pa...
Oct 24, 2025 DEA National RX Takeback - Photo courtesy of City of Sevierville
Police Identify Two People Who Are Found Shot in Hamblen County Home
UPDATE (10/26/25) (WOKI / WVLT) - The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office is investigating after finding two people dead in a home in East Hamblen County. Officials were called to N. Morelock Road Thursda...
Oct 24, 2025 Hamblen County Sheriff's Cruiser (Photo courtesy of Hamblen County Sheriff's Office)
Some TN Hemp Stores will Continue to Temporarily Have Fewer Restrictions on THC products
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) - Hemp stores in Tennessee will be able to sell flower THC product, but only if they hold a legacy license that operates on the rules of years past. It all st...
Oct 24, 2025 Cultivation of cannabis in a natural environment, created with the help of Generative AI technology. (photo courtesy of Freepik.com)
TWRA is Reintroducing the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
NASHVILLE, TN (WOKI / TWRA ) --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the United States Fish and Wild...
Oct 24, 2025 Red-cockaded Woodpecker (photo courtesy of TWRA)
Unexpected Death of Director of McMinn County Schools Prompts Closure
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) -McMinn County Schools and the district office will be closed today (Friday) following the death of McMinn County Director of Schools, Dr. Julie Goodin who passed aw...
Oct 24, 2025 Dr. Julie Goodin (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Tennessee Won't Use Rainy Day Fund for SNAP Benefits
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The state of Tennessee will not use any of its over $2 billion "Rainy Day Fund" to pay out Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Nove...
Oct 23, 2025 Bill Lee (photo courtesy of State of Tennessee)
