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The Tennessee Department of Transportation says 14 state bridges are closed, five of those are completely destroyed by recent storms caused by Helene.The repair contracts to reconnect affected communi...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT / WOKI) – On Saturday, the Knox County Emergency Management Agency issued an urgent notice to residents in communities along the French Broad River in East Knox County.Off...

(Story courtesy of WVLT News)Cocke County, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam's...

UPDATE 9/27/24 (WOKI – Gatlinburg) The National Park Service continues to monitor conditions from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. While the park did not receive the forecasted peak winds overn...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one was injured, but a home is a “total loss” following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in North Knoxville.Crews responding to the home in the 300 block of Chicama...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged after leaving the scene of a fatal, pedestrian-involved crash that happened during the overnight hours on Asheville Highway.At just after 12:30 a.m. on Wedn...

An investigation is underway after a bomb threat is called into Hardin Valley Middle School this morning (Tuesday).Just after 8:30, the school was evacuated due to the threat. The Knox County Sheriff'...

The autopsy for a Jefferson County Judge who was hit and killed by a car while his was walking on the highway near Mountain Vista Trail shows alcohol in his system at the time of the incident.Fourth J...

Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and charged after trying tograb two girls Friday at a Rockwood High School football game.Officials with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office say two girls repo...

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is the winner of the annual competition against LifeSouth Blood Center out of Florida.Medic beating LifeSouth by 33 units collecting 1,727 pints of blood.You can always don...