MEDIC Regional Blood Center is Celebrating the Madness this Month This month there are three campaign’s underway: Basketball-Themed Socks, Skip the Gift for Ronald McDonald House and E-Gift Cards for O Donors and Platelet Donors Through March 31st, donors will receive a pair of basketball-themed socks. O Positive and O Negative donors will receive an…… MORE
A fisherman on Norris Lake with a very unusual catch. The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency says an alligator was caught yesterday (Monday) afternoon after an angler called authorities after he caught the gator in Dotson Creek, also known as Butcher Hollow. TWRA says it’s illegal to possess an alligator in Tennessee and releasing them into…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Operations at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Alcoa are suspended temporarily following a fire that broke out on Friday, March 15. An Amazon spokesperson confirming that a small fire occurred Friday night and that the facility is closed while an investigation is conducted and repairs are made. Officials say all employees are…… MORE
The Metro Nashville Police Department says missing college student Riley Strain’s bank card has been found near the Cumberland River. Police say his card was found yesterday (Sunday) afternoon on the embankment between Gay Street and the Cumberland River. A woman helping in the search for Strain says it wasn’t easy to find that card.…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An entire community is working to help a 24-year-old autistic man get a home of his own. Nate Morris has been living in a Cocke County hotel since January, paid for by his driver’s education teacher and friend, Wade Wester. That friend, now mounting a Go Fund Me campaign, says…… MORE
A Knoxville police officer is involved in a crash while responding to a call. The officer took Woodland Avenue yesterday (Thursday) when they collided with another car driving on Central Street. The involved officer was taken to the hospital for minor injuries while the driver of the other car was taken to the hospital for…… MORE
The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission has launched an investigation into whether missing college student Riley Strain was overserved alcohol at Luke Bryan’s Broadway bar in Nashville. The TABC is investigating whether the bar had any legal obligations to protect patrons who were overly intoxicated. State law prohibits serving alcoholic beverages to someone who is visibly…… MORE
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The National Park Service (NPS) and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone plan to burn approximately 96 acres across six fields in Cataloochee Valley at Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week. Weather permitting, burn operations may begin as early as Tuesday, March 12. Over the last 20 years, park managers have conducted burns during…… MORE
Dollywood Theme Park is now open. Dolly Parton and Dollywood Parks & Resorts President Eugene Naughton welcomed guests and media to great fanfare during the opening ceremonies for the 39th season at Dollywood, her world-renowned Smoky Mountain theme park. Dolly shared an update on her busy winter, a look ahead to Dollywood’s 2024 season, and introduced…… MORE
