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Photo courtesy of WVLT The Dollywood Express train derails while carrying passengers in the park.It happened last (Sunday) night and all passengers were evacuated with no injuries were reported.Offici...

Updated story: Firefighters have successfully contained the 10-acre Lake Fire near backcountry campsite 87 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Firefighters will continue to monitor the fire t...

(Courtesy: TWRA)Loudoun County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has identified the man who died after a boat was pulled into a dam spillway Tuesday morning on Fort Loudon Lake.TWRA s...

Dolly Parton (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Dolly Parton is teaming up with the Tennessee Vols again, this time to release a UT-themed version of her rock album “Rockstar.”The album,...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration is giving the U.S. Forest Service over 4 and a half million dollars in "quick release" emergency funds to repair road damage caus...

Rachel's Angels is bringing two billboards to Knoxville in the midst of a nationwide campaign to stop drug overdoses. (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Billboards warning of the dangers of drugs li...

A man is arrested and charged after pointing a gun at his neighbor.Knoxville Police responding to a disturbance call at a home in the 1900 block of Granville Terrace in the Morningside area last night...

Oakes Farms in Corryton opened to the public on Saturday, September 23 (Courtesy: Kyle Grainger WVLT)Corryton, TN (WOKI) It’s officially fall, and with corn mazes a seasonal staple, the maze at ...

Photo courtesy of WVLTOn Thursday, parents suing Oak Ridge Schools claimed that the softball teams are not treated equally to the baseball teams.The lawsuit claims the softball teams do not receive eq...

With Christmas just three months away, Amazon is gearing up for an increased workload by offering thousands of jobs across the country.Nearly 1,000 jobs are now available in East Tennessee between the...