Cocke County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cocke County after a man’s body is found Monday near an abandoned car. Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office say deputies were called out around 4:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Messer Branch Road because a car was blocking the roadway. CCSO says deputies…… MORE
Campbell County, TN (WOKI) A manufacturing plant in Campbell County will be closing its doors by the end of the year, laying off 153 people. According to a WARN Notice filed with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday, DeRoyal Industries, Inc. is planning to permanently close its facility in LaFollette effective…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) A Knoxville food pantry is asking for extra help as it says it’s critically low on several staple items. The KAPA Kitchen Food Pantry is run by the Knoxville Academy of Medicine Foundation. “Right now, our need is greater than ever,” said Rob Patrick, Executive Director of the Knoxville Academy…… MORE
UPDATE: It’s been 18 years since 21 year-old Channon Christian and 23 year-old Christopher Newsom were murdered in Knoxville after police say they were kidnapped after a carjacking. Lemaricus Davidson was one of the five people convicted of the murders and was given the death penalty. Davidson appeared yesterday (Wednesday) morning in Knox County court…… MORE
Knoxville City Council approves the second reading of Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed sales tax increase. Kincannon’s proposal is for a half-percent increase to the Local Option Sales Tax, which is a tax that allows local municipalities, like cities, to charge their own sales tax on top of the 7% that Tennessee already charges statewide. The…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN – After more than 80 hours of searching for a reported drowning victim in South Knoxville, the Knoxville Fire Department is scaling back recovery efforts. The search was launched Saturday, June 14, at approximately 8:54 p.m., when emergency crews responded to reports of a possible drowning at Augusta Quarry, located within Fort Dickerson…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The young man at the center of a weeks-long missing person search out of Monroe County has now been found. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office say 19-year-old Caden Long was found safe and sound Monday in Georgia. Long was last seen on Saturday, June 7. Law enforcement had expressed…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is facing a slew of charges after police say he beat a man, stripped him naked, covered him in bleach, then kidnapped the man’s child. According to charging documents, 19-year-old Charles Coffman is charged with aggravated kidnapping, attempted second degree murder, tampering with evidence and theft in connection to…… MORE
Power supplies are tightening as conditions create greater energy demand Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has alerted KUB that its power supply is experiencing an increased demand caused by extremely high temperatures. TVA has alerted KUB and other local power companies that increased conservation efforts are necessary to extend the available power supply and…… MORE
A corrections officer in Monroe County is fired and arrested after Sheriff Tommy Jones says he hid contraband in a Bible to give to several inmates in the jail. On Saturday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office transition coordinator told Jones about a Bible that had been given to him to take to a specific inmate…… MORE
