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KCHD Releases 2022 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
The Knox County Health Department released the 2022 Knox County High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which is designed to track behaviors that negatively affect the physical a...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2023

Knoxville Police Searching for Suspects in a Fatal West Knoxville Shooting
Knoxville Police are investigating a fatal shooting in West Knoxville.Officers responding to Badgett Drive near Goins Drive last night (Tuesday) and found 21 year-old Rahleik Garcia, of Johnson City s...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2023

Authorities Arrest a Suspect in a Deadly Shooting in Sweetwater
Updated Story: A suspect wanted in a deadly shooting on Hawkins Road in Sweetwater is taken into custody.The 26 year-old suspect was arrested last night by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and...
Cumulus Media Feb 15, 2023

The Chicks Coming to Knoxville this Summer
Grammy Award winning group The Chicks announcing their world tour this year with a stop at Thompson Boling Arena on July 29th.Maren Morris, Ben Harper and Wild Rivers are set to join as support on sel...
Cumulus Media Feb 14, 2023

Officials in Blount County are Investigating a Fatal Train Crash
Photo courtesy of WVLTOfficials in Blount County are still investigating a deadly train crash which leaves one person dead.It happened late yesterday afternoon (Monday) along Big Springs Road.
Cumulus Media Feb 14, 2023

Prescribed Burns Begin in Great Smoky Mountains
Spring prescribed fires planned in Cades CoveGreat Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 925 acres of fields in the Cades...
Cumulus Media Feb 13, 2023

Great Smoky Mountain Park Officials Announce Greenbrier Road Closure
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Greenbrier Road at U.S. 321 and access into the Greenbrier area will be closed to all use starting February 13. The closure will allow cont...
Cumulus Media Feb 03, 2023

Knoxville Sets Hotel Revenue Record
Photo courtesy of WVLT Knoxville set a record in hotel revenue in 2022, by nearly 30% from the year before."These are numbers just that Knoxville pre-COVID, we just didn't experience, and it's just a ...
Cumulus Media Feb 03, 2023

Tennessee’s First Lady is Awaiting a Bone Marrow Transplant
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee's First Lady, Maria Lee, is through the first phase of treatment for lymphoma and is preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant, according to an announcement by her ...
Cumulus Media Feb 02, 2023

Knox Area Transit Asking for Public Input on Proposed Transit Map
Knox Area Transit announced they are asking for public input on a newly proposed transit map.KAP Transit Map(Knox Area Transit (KAT))The map came from a long process of public input on how a newly ima...
Cumulus Media Feb 02, 2023