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Information of Effects of On-Going Federal Government Shutdown in Tennessee
Information regarding effects of the Federal Government Shutdown on Tennesseans: (courtesy of Tennessee Department of Human Services) Federal Government Shutdown Because of the federal government shut...
Oct 31, 2025 Tennessee Capital
Smokies to Remain Open Through January 4 with Basic Services and Limited Staffing Amid Ongoing Shutdown
KODAK, Tenn. (Oct. 31, 2025) - Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, the nonprofit Friends of the Smokies will continue to provide funding to ensure Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains...
Oct 31, 2025 Great Smoky Mountains National Park sign (Courtesy: GSMNP)
Oak Ridge Bus Driver Found Not Guilty of Aggravated Assault Charges
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Now former School bus driver Matthew Bak is found not guilty of aggravated assault following an incident while students were on the bus. The Anderson County Circuit Court...
Oct 31, 2025
Zaevion Dobson's Family is Fighting to Keep his Memory Alive 10 years After his Death
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - It's been ten years since Zenobia Dobson got the call. "When my phone started ringing, I knew that it was something," she said. Dec. 17, 2015 is a night she...
Oct 31, 2025 Zaevion Dobson (photo courtesy of Fulton High School X)
A Lady Vols Basketball Player Charged with Misdemeanor Simple Possession
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Lady Vols basketball player Ruby Whitehorn is facing a misdemeanor charge after police say they found her in possession of marijuana. The University of Tennessee Police D...
Oct 30, 2025 Lady Vol Ruby Whitehorn (photo courtesy of UT Athletics)
A Former Harriman City Councilman Turns Himself in After Failing to Appear in Court
Harriman, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Former Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost has turned himself in to the Roane County Sheriff's Office after failing to show up for his arraignment. District Attorney Gene...
Oct 30, 2025 Former Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Maintenance on Oak Ridge Public Warning Sirens
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) - Personnel will be performing preventive maintenance on the public warning siren system in the Oak Ridge area throughout the week of Nov. 3, 2025 During that week, people in the ...
Oct 30, 2025 CNS logo
Knoxville Police are Investigating a Pedestrian Crash on Broadway
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Knoxville Police are investigating after a pedestrian crash. It happened near Broadway and I-640 early this morning and there's no word their condition. KPD says Broadway...
Oct 30, 2025 Knoxville Police Cruiser
East Tennessee Organizations Stepping Up as Government Shutdown Threatens SNAP Benefitss
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - November SNAP benefits are facing uncertainty because of the government shutdown, leaving local organizations preparing for increased demand for food assist...
Oct 30, 2025 Helping Mamas Van (photo courtesy of https://tennessee.helpingmamas.org)
Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Shots Fired in Pigeon Forge
UPDATE: (10/30/25) - PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (story courtesy WVLT) - A suspect is in custody after the police said shots were fired in Pigeon Forge Wednesday night. Police have since identified the suspec...
Oct 30, 2025 Pigeon Forge Police Cruiser (photo courtesy of WVLT)
