Category Archives: Local News

UPDATE: Tennessee Bureau of investigation’s Silver alert for a missing woman out of Gatlinburg is still in active.Officials say 76 year-old Claudene Whaley’s white Toyota Highlander was lo...

Knox County Schools on Friday announced new security measures that are being implemented to enhance student safety in the 2022-23 academic year.At a news conference, Superintendent Dr. Jon Rysewyk and...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA Knoxville man who illegally provided a gun to an Austin-East High School student is sentenced to almost a year behind bars.A Judge sentenced 21 year-old Kelvon Foster to 10 mon...

A new mayor and sheriff will be taking office in two East Tennessee counties after both incumbents are voted out.The current Campbell County Mayor E.L. Morton will be replaced by Jack Lynch.The sherif...

The Tennessee Wildlife and Resources Agency is searching for a fisherman who is missing in Watts Bar Lake after an overturned boat was reported near the City of Loudon.Search and rescue crews from Lou...

Election day is today for the Federal / State Primary, Knox County General Election and the town of Farragut Municipal Election.You must vote at your designated location and present a valid photo ID. ...

A welfare check leads to the discovery of four bodies in a LaFollette home.The Campbell County Sheriff's Office went to the home on Log Home Lane yesterday (Wednesday).The family had not been heard fr...

The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire to determine if lightning caused the fire.Crews responding to Sanford Road last night (Wednesday) and discovered that the exterior portion o...

Photo courtesy of WVLTAn armed felon accused of pointing a gun at a Blount County Sheriff's Office deputy is taken into custody after a helicopter search.Officials with the sheriff's office say a Blou...

The investigation into a fatal stabbing is on-going and police have identified the victim.Knoxville Police say 53 year-old William Burris lived in the apartment where yesterday’s stabbing and as...