Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One person is dead after a house fire early this morning on Pilleaux Drive in North Knoxville.Knoxville Fire Department officials say the call came in around 6:00 a.m.They say res...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Investigators are now learning how a body ended up in a landfill in Anderson county.Knoxville Police say 47-year-old Mark Denton was in a dumpster on Broadway for unknown reasons ...

Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A shooting suspect out of Overton County is dead after an almost two-hour long standoff with the Tennessee Highway Patrol in Roane County.The situation began Friday morning at the ...

By Kelly Ann KruegerPublished: Dec. 19, 2024 at 9:43 PM EST|KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – One person died after a crash on Chapman Highway Monday, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash ...

Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service honored those who died over the last year.By Sam LutherThat's according to the city's homeless coalition and its president, Bruce Spangler.On Thursday nig...

Officials with the TWRA said the situation has prompted them to question the future of their relationship with Appalachian Bear Rescue.By Camruinn Morgan-RumseyPublished: Dec. 19, 2024 at 11:28 A...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after one person is killed and another injured in a shooting early Thursday morning on Washington Pike.KPD says officers en route ...

New Tazewell, TN (WOKI) A Claiborne County man will spend nearly 40 years in jail after killing his wife who was a county jail employee.Benjamin Wayne Hopson stabbed his wife, 49-year-old Lori Ann Hop...

Newport, TN (WOKI) Norfolk Southern now has a target date in mind for reopening one of their lines in Newport. The rail company’s AS Line was damaged after heavy flooding from Helene wreaked hav...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knox County man is facing prison time following a second degree murder conviction.A jury found 35-year-old Stefen White guilty in the shooting death of his roommate about a year...