The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says a search is underway for a missing Tennessee teen in Florida. 16-year-old Abigail Velez, the daughter of a East Tennessee police officer, went missing on Thursday night while on vacation in Pensacola, Florida. She was last seen at Baptist Hospital and is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about…… MORE
A former Campbell County High School teacher has been charged with DUI following a crash involving students. The Campbell County Sheriff’s office says Sarah Ivey was driving with six other people in the car Saturday night when the single vehicle crash occurred. An official with Campbell County Schools says of the six others in the…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a fire on Morningside Drive. Crews called to the scene yesterday (Sunday) morning and found a fire in an upstairs bedroom. The home has suffered smoke, fire, and water damage in that room. The American Red Cross is assisting the two people living there and no injuries were reported.… MORE
Knoxville Police with sad news, the body of a man believed to be missing Clayton Carver was recovered from First Creek near the Office Depot on North Broadway. KPD says the body was found Saturday and foul play is not suspected at this time. The body was taken to the Regional Forensic Center for autopsy.…… MORE
Wears Valley, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a group renting a cabin in the Wears Valley area fired shots from a gun early Sunday morning. SCSO officials say deputies along with officers from the Pigeon Forge Police Department responded to a cabin on Teaberry Mountain Lane around 3:00 a.m. to…… MORE
Nashville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) Friday announced one final extension of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) deadline for the Tennessee Promise scholarship program. The new FAFSA deadline is extended to Thursday, August 1 for students wanting to remain eligible for the…… MORE
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A popular swimming hole in South Knoxville will remain closed for the time being following a dangerous rock wall collapse over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Officials with Ijams Nature Center announcing Thursday that Mead’s Quarry Lake will be closed longer than expected after a portion of the rock wall at the…… MORE
It’s been just over three months since 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers went missing from his mother’s Hendersonville home in middle Tennessee. A TBI Endangered Child Alert remains active for the teen with autism who went missing February 26th and hasn’t been seen since. Authorities that have searched around his home and beyond have found no signs…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville city engineers will be organizing a cleanup on North Central Street starting this week, meaning people will need to move their cars or risk being towed. Crews will be freshening up street markings, replacing signs and sweeping the streets Saturday, June 1 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; it’s part of…… MORE
