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Sweetwater High School Football Coach is Suspended

Sweetwater High School Football Coach is Suspended

The Sweetwater High School head football coach is suspended. Caleb Slover has been temporarily suspended from all coaching duties pending the outcome of a complete and thorough investigation which WVLT is reporting no malicious or heinous act was committed and no child or student was involved. David Staff has been named interim head coach.MORE

Amazon Looking to Fill 1,000 Position Ahead of Busy Christmas Season

Amazon Looking to Fill 1,000 Position Ahead of Busy Christmas Season

With Christmas just three months away, Amazon is gearing up for an increased workload by offering thousands of jobs across the country. Nearly 1,000 jobs are now available in East Tennessee between the Knoxville and Blount County Amazon facilities, which will average at around $20 an hour for pay. “Starting pay starts around $17 but…MORE

Maryville Man Charged with Homicide after Double Stabbing, Police Say

Maryville Man Charged with Homicide after Double Stabbing, Police Say

Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is in custody charged with homicide following an early morning double stabbing Tuesday at a home on Southview Drive. Maryville Police Department officials say the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. and that officers responding to the scene found 74-year-old John Salvati Jr. and his son, John Salvati III, injured…MORE

RCSO: Victims Identified after Fatal   Camper Fire in Roane County

RCSO: Victims Identified after Fatal Camper Fire in Roane County

Roane County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE (9/19): The Roane County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims of a fatal camper fire Friday night in Harriman. RCSO officials say 39-year-old Cynthia Osborne died in the fire inside the camper on Old Valley Road while 39-year-old David Pollard Jr. was being treated for injuries. Though the investigation into…MORE

TBI: Endangered Child Alert Issued for 1-Year-Old Missing from Nashville

TBI: Endangered Child Alert Issued for 1-Year-Old Missing from Nashville

Nashville, TN (WOKI) An endangered child alert has been issued for a one-year-old boy missing from Nashville. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Liam Ismael Diego Quib may be with his mother’s ex-boyfriend and that the two could be headed to Alabama. Quib was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants. Anyone…MORE

Sevierville Leaders Making Plans for the First Liquor Stores in the City

Sevierville Leaders Making Plans for the First Liquor Stores in the City

Sevierville City Leaders are now making a plan for the first liquor stores in the city. In May, Sevierville residents voted to allow liquor stores for the first time in the city and now leaders are trying to figure out how they want to do it. City Leaders went through several details planned for the…MORE