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Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation results in the indictment of a former Sullivan County deputy court clerk on felony charges.TBI agents began investigating...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process.Officials say the form is not...

Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation today Thursday reopened a section of I-26 in Unicoi County closed previously due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.TDOT officials sa...

Flood clean-up continues in East Tennessee after Helene and unfortunately another death is confirmed in the state.TEMA says there has been 17 weather-related deaths in Tennessee and officials are stil...

HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – Farmers in Hamblen County are now having to lean on each other after devastating flooding from Helene wiped out much of what they've worked generations for.Connie ...

(Story courtesy of WVLT/WSMV News)Nashville, TN (WSMV) – We are now hearing from law firms representing Impact Plastics workers and their families. One of them, Litson PLLC, is based in Nashvill...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT/WOKI) – For the fourth time in the last week, Governor Bill Lee surveyed storm damage in East Tennessee.On Monday afternoon, it was I-40 in Cocke County that Gov. Lee and fe...

Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Sweetwater after a man is shot to death inside his residence.Officials with the Sweetwater Police Department say officers responded Monday to a re...

The Tennessee Department of Health confirms there have been more "weather-related" fatalities in East Tennessee.TEMA says there have been twelve deaths in Tennessee as a result of effects of Hurricane...

Investigators have identified skeletal remains found in Knoxville nearly two years ago.In November 2022, skeletal remains were found by a tree trimming service which were sent to the Knox County Regio...