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Cocke County Highway Department Fire Under Control, Mayor Says

Cocke County Highway Department Fire Under Control, Mayor Says

Newport, TN (WOKI) All personnel are accounted for following a fire just before noon Tuesday) at the Cocke County Highway Department. According to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, the fire, at the department’s facility on Lower Quarry Road in Newport, was brought under control around 1:00 p.m., adding that the building contained “dangerous explosives” inside.…MORE

Creation of Knox County Unified Development Ordinance is Underway
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Creation of Knox County Unified Development Ordinance is Underway

KNOXVILLE, TN (WOKI) —Knox County and Knoxville-Knox County Planning have embarked upon the third and final stage of Advance Knox – the creation of a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of this process is to update the County’s development regulations to better reflect the goals and place types set forth in the Comprehensive Plan…MORE

Appalachian Bear Rescue, Tennessee Wildlife Agency Ink New Agreement
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Appalachian Bear Rescue, Tennessee Wildlife Agency Ink New Agreement

Nashville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) and the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) have reached a new partnership agreement for black bear rehabilitation in Tennessee. In a release to media Monday, TWRA outlined the inroads made between the two agencies leading to the new agreement: During the course of 2023 and 2024, the…MORE

Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Georgia Man Charged in Deadly Blount County Shooting

Rockford, TN (WOKI) A Maryville woman is dead and a Georgia man is in custody following a shooting Sunday at a home in Rockford. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say the shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. at the residence on Triple Oak Street where responding deputies found the woman, 34-year-old Shelby Williams, shot.…MORE

Victim in 2019 Loudon County Cold Case Identified, TBI Asking for Information

Victim in 2019 Loudon County Cold Case Identified, TBI Asking for Information

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for information after the victim in a 2019 cold case out of Loudon County is identified. TBI officials announcing Monday that scientists at Othram, a forensics lab in Texas that specializes in identifying cold case victims, conducted DNA matching of individuals related to a…MORE

Tractor-Trailer Hangs from Bridge in Oliver Springs, Road Closed, Law Enforcement Says

Tractor-Trailer Hangs from Bridge in Oliver Springs, Road Closed, Law Enforcement Says

Oliver Springs, TN (WOKI) Oliver Springs Road at Old Batley Road in Anderson County is currently closed as multiple agencies respond to a crash involving a tractor-trailer. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say the Tennessee Highway Patrol has also responded to the scene where a tractor-trailer crashed and is reportedly hanging from a…MORE

Knoxville Police Identify the Victim in a Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Northshore Drive
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Knoxville Police Identify the Victim in a Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Northshore Drive

UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (KPD / WOKI) – UPDATE: The victim of the fatal crash that happened early Saturday morning on Northshore Drive has been identified as Jessica Rainwater, 28 of Knoxville, Tennessee. The Dodge Durango driver, identified as 43-year-old Beth Cardwell of Knoxville, exhibited signs of intoxication at the scene. Following further investigation, Cardwell was taken…MORE

Knoxville Police Charge Man in Connection to a Fatal Crash on Western Avenue
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Knoxville Police Charge Man in Connection to a Fatal Crash on Western Avenue

21-year-old Kevin Zaragoza, of Knoxville, was taken into custody on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, following a fatal early-morning crash on Western Avenue.  At just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of Western Avenue and Keith Avenue.  The investigation at the…MORE

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