A fixture in many homes for several years delivering the news as presumably the most trusted journalist in Knoxville, WBIR anchor emeritus Bill Williams has died. He died at his home in Knoxville yesterday (Monday) afternoon at the age of 91. He settled into to his new home here in East Tennessee in 1977. He…… MORE
The Principal at Friendsville Elementary School in Blount County has been suspended. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into Stan Painter on Friday based on allegations regarding claimed actions at the school during the 2023-2024 school year. Painter was immediately suspended pending further investigation. Jennifer Moore, a longtime educator of more than 30…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) – Emerald Youth is proposing to buy a piece of Chilhowee Park to build a sports and recreation facility. It’s a big dollar deal currently being discussed that some in East Knoxville said they had no idea about. A vote to approve the plan is set to happen…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/18: The body of a boater missing since Sunday afternoon on Douglas Lake has been recovered. TWRA officials say 44-year-old Yoser G. Rojas Valverde of Sevierville went missing around 4:30 p.m. in the Indian Creek area of the Lake. They say he reportedly fell from an inner tube after jumping…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Central High School student is arrested Monday after officers found the individual with a stolen gun. According to a release from the Knoxville Police Department, “the gun, which was reported stolen out of Knox County, was located following an administrative stop and search of the student. A KPD School Resource Officer…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/18: Knoxville police have arrested the suspect allegedly involved in a robbery at a grocery store. KPD says 37-year-old Joseph Eldridge of Rutledge, Tennessee was taken into custody Monday morning in Sevier County and has been charged with aggravated robbery in connection to Friday’s incident at the Kroger on 2117 N.…… MORE
HARRIMAN, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Roane County Sheriff’s Office said a student and a parent have been charged after threats were made at Harriman Middle School. According to Chief Deputy Tim Phillips, administration at the school received reports that a student had made threatening statements directed toward other students and staff on…… MORE
Whataburger is expanding into Knoxville, Tennessee, with three planned locations, according to a post on Facebook: 1830 Cumberland Ave (dine-in only), 500 E. Emory Road, and 310 Wild Geese Road. The Cumberland Avenue location will be near Raising Cane’s & offer dine-in service beneath apartments. The other two locations are former Steak ‘n Shake sites and will feature drive-thru…… MORE
UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI/KPD) : The victim of the motorcycle crash that happened on Friday on I-40 East has been identified as Juliana Goodman, 44 of Talbott, Tennessee. The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on I-40 East Friday night. At around 8 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, KPD…… MORE
White Pine, TN (WOKI) An arrest has been made nearly one year following a deadly road rage shooting in White Pine. Police say in September of last year they responded to a shooting incident on Roy Messer Highway. That shooting left 20-year-old Jordan Price dead. The suspect, 59-year-old Derwin Wilds of Newport, was arrested late…… MORE
