NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI) - Tennessee carried out the execution of death row inmate Darrell Hines on Thursday, marking the state's first completed execution since an attempted lethal injection in May was halted because officials were unable to establish IV access. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Str...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WOKI / WVLT) - More than a third of Tennessee's rural hospitals are now at risk of shutting down, raising concerns about access to emergency and specialty care for residents across the state. According to a new report from Becker's Healthcare, 19 rural hospitals in Tennessee are considered at risk o...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WOKI / WVLT) - Knoxville City Council members are speaking out after learning that the officer at the center of Police Chief Paul Noel's suspension was previously investigated in a separate case involving on-duty sexual activity with a superior officer on city property. The revelations come as Noel se...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) - The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after a woman was found dead near a roadway in East Knoxville on Wednesday afternoon. According to KPD, officers were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. to the 1600 block of Wilson Road after reports that a woman had been found deceased near the road....

Spring City, TN (WOKI / WVLT) - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is celebrating three decades of operation as the Tennessee Valley Authority looks toward a major expansion of electric generation and a growing need for skilled workers across the region. TVA opened the Rhea County facility to media on Wednesday for a rare behind-...