Category Archives: Local News

Rebecca Dishman, 25 (Courtesy: District Attorney General’s Office)Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children.Twenty...

Tennessee Representative Gloria Johnson is running for U.S. Senate against current Senator Marsha Blackburn next year.Johnson's campaign releasing a statement this morning, she is the current Democrat...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA woman is charged with elder abuse after breaking into a Knoxville home.It happened Friday night on Babelay Road. When officers arrived, the 91 year old homeowner told them that...

The investigation into a shooting on Coker Avenue remains on-going and a teen is charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges.Knoxville Police were called to the shooting yesterday ...

The fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., according to JCSO officials, near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. (Courtesy: JCSO Facebook) Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sh...

Photo courtesy of WVLTFormer Knox County Election Commissioner and City Council At-Large Seat A candidate Cameron Brooks has passed away.He passed away Friday morning after developing advanced sepsis ...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA Knoxville woman is in jail after abandoning two children while running from the police.Police say 37 year-old Kasey Clevenger was taken into custody after leaving the children ...

There has been a steady line of COVID cases in Knox County with the Knox County Health Department reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 affecting the Knoxville area.These new cases have been...

Road construction sign (Courtesy: WVLT / WSAW)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If you travel Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115), plan for delays starting after Labor Day.The Tennessee Department of Transporta...

MEDIC is teaming up with Eddie Check again this year to offer free PSA testing to men over 40.The donation event will be on September 7th and 8th.All donors will receive a special edition t-shirt and ...