KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The ‘Bring the Thunder’ for Childhood Cancer annual baseball tournament is back this weekend on May 3-4 at Bower Field in South Knoxville. The tournament is put on twice a year to help families with children with cancer. Every year, two children are picked for the proceeds to go to, this…… MORE
Kingsport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after shots are fired Tuesday morning during a SWAT-led search warrant in Kingsport. TBI officials say the Sullivan County Special Weapons and Tactics team was executing a search warrant at a home in the 300 block of Barnett Drive just after 9:30 a.m. when a…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Remote Area Medical will host a free clinic in Oak Ridge this week to provide free medical, dental and vision services to those in need. It will be held at the Oak Ridge Recreation Center this Saturday from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 6:00 a.m until 2:00 p.m.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The executive director of violence intervention program Turn Up Knox announcing Monday that he is running for Knoxville City Council. Leaning on his three years at the helm of Turn Up Knox, Denzel Grant says his top priorities are “violence prevention, affordable housing, and real equity for East Knoxville” as…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn.— Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual synchronous firefly viewing opportunity at Elkmont from May 29-June 5. The public can apply for this opportunity by entering a lottery for a vehicle reservation through https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/233374? . The lottery for reservation applications opens on Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. EDT and closes on Monday, May…… MORE
Wyatt Turpin remains at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital after being hit by a car more than two weeks ago. The eight-year-old was hit by a car while trying to cross Broadway Street in Knoxville and was taken immediately to the hospital. “When I got that call, I can’t describe to you the pain and anxiety…… MORE
Applications for Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship program launch in less than a month for all families across the state. According to the state Department of Education, the majority of the 210 schools eligible to participate in the program intend doing so. Here’s a full list of private schools in East Tennessee that intend to accept…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man died over the weekend after a train hit him in North Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded to the train tracks near Radford Place and North Central Street around 11:40 a.m. on Sunday where Norfolk Southern train operators reported they saw a man standing on the tracks. Operators…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Multiple firearms as well as suspected meth and heroin are seized following a search warrant that was conducted at a northeast Knoxville home. Fifty-nine year old David Prins was arrested following a search of his Gillespie Avenue home last Thursday by Knoxville Police who found and seized about 21 grams of suspected…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Morristown now has a system of cameras in the downtown area to address residents’ concerns. The city says it has an annual survey to get feedback from the community on what it’s doing well and what can be improved, and officials recently noticed a decline in the “feeling of safety shopping downtown.”…… MORE
