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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT / WOKI) – Six Tennessee counties are seeing election updates after devastating floods brought by Hurricane Helene.Secretary of State Tre Hargett made the announcement Wedn...

Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Health confirms there has been another "weather-related" fatality in East Tennessee.TEMA says 16 have died in the state as a result of Helene. Ther...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) – 10/8 UPDATE: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identifies man killed in an officer-involved shooting in West Knox County.They say 57 year-old Bryan Testerman, Jr. was ...

An investigation is underway following a north Knoxville house fire which injures a firefighter.Crews called to the 2000 block of Bradshaw Garden Road yesterday (Sunday) and found a fire on the porch ...

Business and personal recovery assistance are available in the wake of Helene on uninsured or otherwise uncompensated disaster losses.Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofits in the counties lis...

Greeneville, TNJ (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating after a man who launched a boat into the Nolichucky River on Friday has been found dead.TWRA says the body of 32-year-o...

McMinn County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 10/1/24: The final suspect in an attempted home invasion last month in McMinn County has been taken into custody.Officials with the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office...

A man was hit and killed by a train near E. Inskip Drive on Monday afternoon. At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of...

A man was hit and killed by a train near E. Inskip Drive on Monday afternoon. At around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the area of...

(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Cocke County, TN (WVLT) Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis provided an update on storm damage and deaths Sunday evening.Mathis said the county has suffered two deaths in relati...