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Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters has issued a proclamation declaring today (Friday) a day of mourning to remember the life of former sheriff Ronald "Hoss" Seals, who passed away yesterday (Thursday).S...

An Endangered Young Adult Alert in accordance with the Holly Bobo Act is issued on behalf of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office for 19 year old Hollynn Snapp.She was last seen on October 15th ...

One dead in fire on Fort Sumter Rd. (Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about the cause of a deadly fire early Wednesday morning in North Knox County.Officials with the ...

Mayor Jacobs said the contract's changes should address hospital wait times for ambulances specifically. (Courtesy: AMR)Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Knox County has awarded a new ambulance contract to ...

Fredricka Tameka Johnson (left) and Joshua Leo Raby (right) (Courtesy: Lenoir City Police Department)Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A multi-state search ends with the arrests of two people wanted on charges s...

Photo courtesy of WVLT A Knox County School is on soft lockdown while Knoxville Police investigate a possible threat.Northwest Middle school was placed on hard lockdown this (Thursday) morning as a pr...

Update (10:52 a.m. 10/26/23) I 75 South has re-openedOriginaI: -75 South is closed at MM 60 in Monroe County due to an overturned tractor-trailer. That’s near the Sweetwater exit.The Tennessee D...

Updated story: The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash in North Knox County and have identified the victim.Officers called to West Emory Road near Holgate Lane yesterday aftern...

Current Status: October 25, 2023Bridge repair work scheduled for October 27-October 30 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in the weeks to come.  October 9, 2023In June 2022, the Tenn...

Update: Knoxville Police say a missing runaway teenage girl is found safe.14 year-old Lena Manuel was reported missing yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon from her home on Louisiana Avenue.Original Story: K...