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Sevier County Sheriff's Office ICE Application Pending Approval
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (Story Courtesy of WVLT) - The Sevier County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) applied to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February, and now the application is almo...
Oct 23, 2025 Sevier County Cruiser (photo courtesy of WVLT)
Local Fire Department Increases Fire Danger Risk to Moderate
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT) - The Waldens Creek Fire Department has issued a warning, saying that for the first time during 2025's fire season, the area's fire danger has increased t...
Oct 23, 2025 Fire photo courtesy of Waldens Creek Fire Department
Knox County Early Voting Stats at Halfway Point of Early Voting
2025 City of Knoxville Regular Election: Statistics and Important Information at the Halfway Point of Early Voting Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - At the halfway mark (seven days of fourteen) of early voting f...
Oct 23, 2025 Vote logo
Fugitive Wanted for Assault on Deputy in Custody
Scott County, TN (WOKI) - A fugitive is in custody following an assault on a Scott County Sheriff's Deputy. U.S. Marshals taking Holden Sexton into custody near a home on Matthew's Road in Oneida. He ...
Oct 23, 2025 Holden Sexton (photo courtesy of Scott County Sheriff's Office)
Tennessee Amid States 'Treading Water' into Recession
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Story courtesy of WVLT / WSMV) - Over 20 states in the U.S. are in a recession or at risk of being in one, and over 10 states, including Tennessee, are "treading water" into a recess...
Oct 23, 2025 Recession map October 2025 (photo courtesy of WVLT)
UT Announces a Coaching Change as Popular Coach Tony Vitello is Leaving Rocky Top
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of UT Athletics) - Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Tuesday that Frank Anderson will serve as the interim head coach for the Tennessee ba...
Oct 22, 2025 Coach Tony Vitello (photo courtesy of UT Athletics)
Cocke County Significant Drop in Whitewater Rafting Visitors Due to Lasting Effects of Helene
COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (Story courtesy WVLT) - The effects of Hurricane Helene are still being felt in East Tennessee more than a year later. Daniel Jennette, the president of the Pigeon River Outfitters...
Oct 22, 2025 Cocke County (photo courtesy of WVLT)
TDOT says Bridge Replacement Project in Roane County will Impact Traffic
KNOXVILLE - Motorists traveling on State Route 29 (U.S. 27) and State Route 61 in Roane County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have an impact on traffic. Beginning o...
Oct 22, 2025 TDOT logo
Dollywood Sevier County Days Coming Soon
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025) - Sevier County residents have an opportunity to help their neighbors while also enjoying the festive environment of the nation's #1 theme park Christmas...
Oct 22, 2025 Dollywood logo courtesy of Dollywood
Knox County Elementary School Evacuated Due to Verbal Threat
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN - A "verbal threat" prompted an evacuation and law enforcement response at Cedar Bluff Elementary School. That's according to Carly Harrington, a spokesperson for Knox County Sch...
Oct 22, 2025 Cedar Bluff Elementary evacuation - photo courtesy of WVLT
