Category Archives: Local News

Knox County Schools Alert Parents of Communication Issue

Knox County Schools Alert Parents of Communication Issue

Knox County Schools is alerting parents of issues with communication affected by a problem with the system’s internet connectivity. The mass alert was sent to parents just before 7:30 a.m. this morning. The problem is impacting access to email across the school district. Officials did say that the phones are working if parents need to…MORE

Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

Tractor-trailer Driver Charged with DUI after Crash

Loudon County, TN (WOKI) A tractor-trailer driver in Loudon County is now facing a DUI charge after crashing and overturning his vehicle. Lenoir City Police Department officials say 49 year-old Said Warsame of Texas was reportedly exiting from I-75 onto 321 just before midnight Wednesday, August, 16 when he went onto the shoulder of the…MORE

Wanted Man Arrested in connection to Bebo’s Cafe Shooting

Wanted Man Arrested in connection to Bebo’s Cafe Shooting

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man wanted for attempted first-degree murder in a shooting at Bebo’s Cafe is arrested. Twenty-two year-old Jaheim Houston was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Wednesday night at an address on Watauga Avenue. He was wanted on two counts of attempted first-degree murder, among other charges, stemming from the…MORE

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in the Smokies

Tennessee National Guard Rescues Hiker in the Smokies

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Army National Guard is called into action Monday afternoon, August 15, to rescue a hiker in a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Guard officials say a flight crew was assembled from McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base to rescue the hiker, who was suffering a severe…MORE

Investigation by TBI Results in the Indictment of a Hawkins County Attorney

Investigation by TBI Results in the Indictment of a Hawkins County Attorney

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Hawkins County attorney. On May 12th, at the request of 3rd Judicial District Attorney General Dan Armstrong, TBI agents began investigating allegations of forgery and bribery involving Daniel Boyd (DOB: 5/13/76), an attorney and Juvenile Court Judge in…MORE

Clinton High School Put on Lockdown after Reported Threat by Former Student

Clinton High School Put on Lockdown after Reported Threat by Former Student

Clinton High School is briefly placed on lockdown after a possible threat. Officials with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office say the threat was reported on the sheriff’s office’s app, prompting a soft lockdown and an investigation. Authorities say the threat was reportedly shared on social media by a former student but following investigation, it was…MORE