Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville staple will be closing its doors for good to start the new year. Long’s Drug Store in Bearden notified customers Tuesday, January 2 that after 67 years of serving the community, it will be closing its doors this January. The owner says the closure is due to the difficulty of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run. KPD officials say it happened Tuesday night around 6:00 p.m. on Chapman Highway near E. Moody Avenue when a pickup truck driving south hit a man as he crossed the road in front of the Walgreens; he was…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s Jalen McCollough announces Tuesday that he’s declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. The fifth-year senior safety took to Instagram to express his gratitude to God, his family, and Vol Nation, thanking Vol Nation “for soldout crowds, amazing Saturdays in Neyland, but most importantly thank you for allowing me to experience a…… MORE
Cosby, TN (WOKI) A Cocke County man found his dog beaten to death after going missing. Now, he’s trying to figure out who is responsible. “I was stunned,” Tanner Russell said when he found his six-month-old dog Marvin dead. Russell said Marvin went missing a few weeks ago and that he found him a few…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa are asking for help to identify the suspect in Friday’s armed robbery of a local business. Alcoa Police Department officials say the suspect was armed with a black handgun and used it to demand money at gunpoint from the business on December 29. They say the individual was seen…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) With New Year’s Eve just around the corner, you may be wondering if you will be able to celebrate with fireworks. Many counties and cities across East Tennessee have regulations barring both the sale and the igniting of fireworks. In Knox County, it is illegal to sell and set off…… MORE
The Endangered Young Adult Alert for 19 year-old Hollynn Snapp is still active out of Sullivan County. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says she was last seen in Kingsport on October 15th in the Bell Ridge Drive area. She has an unique tatoo on her forearm featuring a pyramid. Anyone with information is asked to…… MORE
Authorities are investigating a helicopter crash in Blount County. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash near Walland yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter made an emergency landing in a field after the pilot reported engine issues. There were six people on board and all passengers and the pilot were…… MORE
Medic Regional Blood center says it has an urgent need for O negative blood. They say usage has been very high this week with donations not keeping up with the demand. O negative blood is the most common blood type requested in trauma incidents. If you can help, please go to https://medicblood.org/… MORE
A Loudon County Grand Jury has indicted a Knoxville man on felony charges stemming from a Tellico Lake boating collision on July 13, 2023. Scott Reasonover, 48, of Knoxville, has been indicted on Felony Vehicular Assault (one count), Reckless Endangerment with a deadly weapon (four counts), Boating Under the Influence (one count), and Boating Under the Influence with…… MORE
