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Mayor Jacobs said the contract's changes should address hospital wait times for ambulances specifically. (Courtesy: AMR)Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Knox County has awarded a new ambulance contract to ...

Photo courtesy of WVLT A Knox County School is on soft lockdown while Knoxville Police investigate a possible threat.Northwest Middle school was placed on hard lockdown this (Thursday) morning as a pr...

Update (10:52 a.m. 10/26/23) I 75 South has re-openedOriginaI: -75 South is closed at MM 60 in Monroe County due to an overturned tractor-trailer. That’s near the Sweetwater exit.The Tennessee D...

Sheriff Tom Spangler said William Brewster and Zachary Jordan have been arrested, and charged with multiple counts of vehicle burglaries (Courtesy: John Pirsos | WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two suspects...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA Knoxville man is charged after firing a gun towards two juveniles.Knox County Sheriff's deputies called to a home on Little River Road for a "disturbance" call and say the two ...

The Sevier County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly house fire that happened in Seymour Monday morning. (Courtesy: Seymour Volunteer Fire Department)Seymour, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheri...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a poacher.A bull elk carcass was found in Anderson County on October 8th and TWRA s...

Photo courtesy of WVLTAn investigation is underway after one person dies following a structure collapse in Union County.Emergency crews called to the Sharps Chapel community yesterday (Wednesday) afte...

(Credit: Frankly Media)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) has fined Rodriguez Paving and Foundation over $42,000 after the death of one of their e...

During the first half of 2023, homeless service providers and volunteers in Knoxville and Knox County conducted three important annual assessments: (1) the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of people experien...