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Investigation Continues into Fatal Hamblen County Shooting
Hamblen County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A man is dead after a shooting in Hamblen County. The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office says it happened Saturday night, deputies were called to a home in west Hamblen...
Nov 03, 2025 Hamblen County Sheriff's Cruiser (Photo courtesy of Hamblen County Sheriff's Office)
Corryton Vehicle Crash Seriously Injures One Person
UPDATE: (11/3/25 5:50 p.m.) (WOKI / WVLT) - One person is seriously injured in a crash in Corryton after a car crashed off the road. The Tennessee Highway Patrol and Rural Metro Fire responded to Taze...
Nov 03, 2025 Corryton crash (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Sevierville Fire Department Offering Free Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Sevierville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The Sevierville Fire Department is offering free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for some Sevierville residents. SFD says fire department staff will be installing the ...
Nov 02, 2025 Sevierville Fire Department (photo courtesy SFD facebook)
Knox County Health Department Resource Guide for Those Impacted by Hunger
Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Hard Knox Tailgating has partnered with Second Harvest of East Tennessee to collect donations for people who lost SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. They ask...
Nov 02, 2025 Knox County Health Department
Knox County Moves Forward with Schaad Road Widening Project
Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knox County leaders are moving forward with plans to widen Schaad Road after securing funding through a regional transportation improvement program. The project will ex...
Nov 02, 2025 Photo of Scaad Road Street Sign (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Disciplinary Action Taken by Oak Ridge Police Department Following Internal Investigation Into Traffic Stop
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - The Oak Ridge Police Department has closed an internal investigation into an incident that happened during a traffic stop. Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith says last mo...
Nov 02, 2025 (Courtesy: Oak Ridge Police Department)
Guns seized, Kids found - Memphis Safe Task Force's Crime Data for October
MEMPHIS, TN (WOKI / WVLT courtesy of WMC) - The Memphis Safe Task Force has released its crime and arrest data for October. According to data shared by the U.S. Marshals Service, there were 1,862 over...
Nov 02, 2025 National Guard troops in Memphis (photo courtesy of WMC / WVLT)
Sevier County Animal Shelter Closed due to Parvovirus
Sevier Co, TN (WOKI ) - The Sevier County Animal Shelter will be closed until at least Wednesday (11/5/25) due to parvovirus exposure. According to the shelter, it received a litter of eight-month-old...
Nov 02, 2025 Sevier County Animal Shelter
TWRA IDENTIFIES VICTIM IN FATAL NORRIS LAKE BOATING COLLISION
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has identified the individual who died in a boating collision on Norris Lake the morning of Saturday, November 1, 2025. The victim has been identified as...
Nov 02, 2025 TWRA LOGO
KCS Teen Charged After Threatening to 'Shoot up the School'
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - A teen is charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence after threatening to shoot himself and others over Snapchat. Knoxville Police say 18 year-old Gavin S...
Oct 31, 2025 Gavin Parker Smith (photo courtesy of WVLT)
