Category Archives: Local News

Maryville, TN (WOKI) BJ's Wholesale Club is expanding into East Tennessee with a location in Blount County.The new location in Maryville will be BJ's fourth location in Tennessee and the first in East...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County Schools bus driver was arrested this (Thursday) morning, suspected of driving under the influence.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to Hol...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Crews with Rural Metro Fire responded to a "serious" crash in North Knoxville involving an overturned concrete truck around noontime Thursday.Rural Metro Fire Department officials...

Two hikers are rescued after being trapped overnight in the Great Smoky Mountains.Officials say one of the hikers activated a rescue beacon when they got very cold in the rain and fog Tuesday night.Pa...

Alert Knoxville Police officers arrest a man in possession of a gun in East Knoxville during a suspected drug deal.Officers spotted 21 year-old Trevon Allen yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in what the...

The City of Morristown said Wednesday there has been lots of progress on the Parks-Belk building demolition.City officials said the top floor of the building is nearly gone, and cleanup work on Main S...

Rockwood, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An assisted living facility in Roane County is ordered closed after authorities find bedbugs and biohazard violations.Our news partner WVLT reporting that Victorian Square A...

The U.S. Department of Labor said a federal consent judgement has been obtained that requires a Morristown company to stop employing children and to follow federal labor laws.The judgement comes after...

An investigation is underway following a fatal crash in Farragut.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a dump truck crashed on Kingston Pike near Amesbury Road on Monday. THP says the dump truck driver cr...

A number of East Tennessee bridges are listed in poor condition.With all eyes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the status and safety of bridges across the country is now under th...