Union County, TN (WOKI) One man has been taken to the hospital following a brush fire Friday afternoon in Union County. Officials with the Paulette Volunteer Fire Department say the man was burning trash in a barrel and that the fire got away from him. The fire broke out around noon and spans 15 acres…… MORE
Knox County, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating after two bodies are found Thursday in a South Knox County home. KCSO officials say they believe the two people died from a possible overdose at the home on Lundy Road. They say another person was taken to an area hospital…… MORE
A rise in the number of respiratory illnesses in our state and now new data from the CDC shows a troubling jump in the number of patients with COVID, flu and RSV needing to be hospitalized. Over the past several weeks, hospitalizations rose 200% for the flu; 51% for COVID-19 and 60% for RSV. Doctors…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a fatal house fire in East Knoxville. The Knoxville Fire department responding to the call this morning (Friday) at a home on Wilderness Road along with another fire company. The fire was quickly put out and a woman was found in a bedroom was pronounced dead a short time later.…… MORE
Today (Friday) marks 15 years since one of the country’s worst environmental disasters and it happened right here in East Tennessee. This is the first year December 22nd will be recognized as an annual day of remembrance for the people who died as a result of a spill at the Kingston TVA Coal Ash spill…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Students aren’t the only ones headed home with a report card at the end of the fall semester, so are Knox County Schools. The state Department of Education released their A to F grades for every school in the state Thursday, offering a snapshot at how every school is performing. While some…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville couple lands behind bars Tuesday, December 19 after police find drugs and a gun in the open with juveniles present in the home. According to a police report, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and narcotics unit executed a search warrant at an apartment on Fort Stanley Way around…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former Knox County Rescue financial administrative assistant is indicted on charges claiming she stole tens of thousands of dollars from the county. An investigation found that Charlotte McLawhorn used KCR credit cards to spend over $44,000 claiming it was for the department. The purchases were for plane tickets, salon visits, medical…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 20, 2023) – Remote Area Medical – RAM® – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – will hold a free, three-day clinic on Jan. 12-14, 2024. RAM will be set up at the Jacob Building located at 3301 E.…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department has received the final report from the departmental assessment that was conducted by 21CP Solutions. As part of the wide-ranging departmental assessment, 21CP Solutions provided in-depth policy and procedural recommendations in seven core areas – use of force; stops, searches and arrests; vehicle pursuits; impartial policing; vehicle pursuits; response to vulnerable…… MORE
