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Medic Closing Some Centers Early Today and Tuesday Due to Weather Conditions

Medic Closing Some Centers Early Today and Tuesday Due to Weather Conditions

MEDIC Regional Blood Center will close at 3 PM today (Monday). All mobile drives are canceled for tomorrow (Tuesday). The Athens and Crossville centers will also be closed tomorrow. The Ailor Avenue and Farragut centers are set to open at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Medic says they will need donors at drives and centers once everything…MORE

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is Still Closed Due to Inclement Weather

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is Still Closed Due to Inclement Weather

UPDATE: Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains closed today due to hazardous weather conditions. Park roads are covered with ice and snow. Sub-freezing temperatures are expected throughout today. Most park roads are closed including Newfound Gap, Little River, Gatlinburg Bypass, Cherokee Orchard at park boundary, Laurel Creek, Cades Cove Loop, Upper Tremont, Foothills Parkway East…MORE

Knoxville Woman Sentenced after Shooting Passenger in Ex-Boyfriend’s Car

Knoxville Woman Sentenced after Shooting Passenger in Ex-Boyfriend’s Car

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville woman is sentenced Friday after she shot a passenger in her ex-boyfriend’s car during an argument in July 2022. Officials with DA Charme Allen’s office say 23 year-old Kyeisha Dalton was convicted of Second Degree Murder and Reckless Endangerment in November 2023. She was sentenced to 16 years in prison…MORE

 KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint this Month

 KPD to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint this Month

The Knoxville Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the night of Friday, January 26, 2024 just outside of downtown Knoxville.   KPD officers will staff the checkpoint, which will be set up in the Fort Sanders area. The purpose of the checkpoint is to deter impaired driving, prevent serious or fatal crashes, and increase…MORE