Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) If you are planning an escape to the mountains this Memorial Day weekend, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say preparation is everything and have compiled a list of suggestions for making sure you enjoy your time in the park. Topping their list, officials say you should plan your trip to include…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation is reporting that a LifeStar helicopter has responded to I-40 near Newport after a crash involving a motorcycle. TDOT officials confirm I-40 West at Mile Marker 435 in Cocke County is closed and that the crash involves a motorcycle. This is a developing story.… MORE
The American Job Center is hosting two job fairs this week. The Regional Veteran Employment and Resource Fair is tomorrow (Wednesday) at Pellissippi State’s, Hardin Valley Campus from 10am to 2pm in the J.L. Goins Administration Building with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs serving as guest speaker at 11:30. Then on Thursday, a Multi-employer Hiring…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints over Memorial Day weekend on several east Tennessee waterways during the listed dates and times. Saturday, May 25, 2024 Sunday, May 26, 2024… MORE
TBI’S ‘OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW’ YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTION Efforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remains Ongoing A dozen people face felony charges and two dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee.…… MORE
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about April’s deadly plane crash that happened near Knoxville in Anderson County. A report released from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates that the pilot, 45-year-old James Evan Scarlett, was flying from St. Petersburg, FL to Grand Rapids, MI with a stop at McGhee Tyson Airport.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Michael Gray Jr., the son involved in a multi-county child abuse and murder case that involved his parents, will not see jail time despite pleading guilty Friday in a Knox County courtroom. Gray Jr. plead guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors, including criminally negligent homicide, and was sentenced to just under…… MORE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested…… MORE
Summer travel season is right around the corner and Allegiant airlines is preparing to launch several seasonal nonstop flights from McGee Tyson Airport. Starting today, you can fly Allegiant to Destin / Fort Walton Beach Airport. Several more routes start next Friday, one of them heads to Houston, Texas and another starts next week headed…… MORE
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate made its way into record territory in April, matching the all-time low rate of 3.1%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state first set the record in April 2023, and for three consecutive months that year, the jobless number held steady at…… MORE
