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100 Deadliest Days of Summer for Teen Drivers Nears
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100 Deadliest Days of Summer for Teen Drivers Nears

The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” begins following Memorial Day. This period goes until Labor Day and marks a time when teenage drivers are more at risk on the road. “It can get really dangerous. You’ve been in school, you’re ready to get out and have some fun, and you have to realize your focus…MORE

TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation

TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation

TBI’S ‘OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW’ YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTION Efforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remains Ongoing A dozen people face felony charges and two dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee.…MORE

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County Man Pleads Guilty to 2021 Quadruple Murder

McMinn County, TN (WOKI) A McMinn County man has been convicted in connection to a September 2021 quadruple murder. In 2021, Curtis Smith and Jazzmine Hall went to a home in Riceville with a gun where Hall’s husband and son lived. After taking the child, they shot and killed the husband and three others. Smith…MORE

Knoxville Police are Investigating a Hit and Run in South Knoxville

Knoxville Police are Investigating a Hit and Run in South Knoxville

Knoxville Police are investigating a hit and run along Maryville Pike in South Knoxville.  Police say it happened in the overnight hours of Friday or Saturday morning.   There were no occupants in the vehicle but sadly signs of alcohol consumption. KPD reminding motorist there is absolutely no reason for driving under the influence.   KPD says they…MORE

Man Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested after Shooting, Blount Co. Sheriff Says

Man Hospitalized, Suspect Arrested after Shooting, Blount Co. Sheriff Says

Louisville, TN (WOKI) A man is taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a shooting in Louisville. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a home on Samples Road around 10:00 a.m. and found the 63-year-old victim outside who had been shot at least once. He was taken to UT Medical…MORE

Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up

Former Tennessee Corrections Officer Sentenced for Using Excessive Force Against Inmate and Writing False Report to Cover It Up

A former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force against an inmate and writing a false report to cover it up. Griffin pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 11, 2023. His co-defendant, another…MORE

Knoxville Police Investigating after 21-Year-Old Found Shot on Western Avenue

Knoxville Police Investigating after 21-Year-Old Found Shot on Western Avenue

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a 21-year-old man was found shot over the weekend on Western Avenue. KPD officials say officers responded to the 3900 block of Western Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Saturday to find a man who reportedly said he was driving and had crashed into another car, then…MORE

Townsend City Manager Placed on Administrative Leave, City Officials Say

Townsend City Manager Placed on Administrative Leave, City Officials Say

Townsend, TN (WOKI / WVLT) After just two years of service, the city manager of Townsend has been placed on administrative leave. WVLT news reporting Thursday afternoon that Townsend City Manager Danny Williamson was placed on administrative leave with pay. Previously, Williamson served as the city recorder for Townsend. He was appointed in February 2022…MORE

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Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Painting with a Purpose! (with McLain’s Painting Service)

Nominate your favorite Non-profit organization to get a fresh coat of paint up to $10,000 provided by Sherwin Williams! Nominations for Painting With A Purpose 2025 open on April 28th, 2025 and ends the first week of June. The winner will be announced in July.

Blount Memorial Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer- May 10th

Blount Memorial Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer- May 10th

Join Blount Memorial Saturday, May 10 as they host their Inaugural Downtown Dash for Breast Cancer to honor breast cancer survivors, remember those who have fought the battle, and raise money to expand access to life-saving breast cancer screening and diagnostic services right here in Blount County! Gather for this event at Blount Memorial Health Center at Springbrook – 220 Associates Blvd. Alcoa, TN.