Game Recap: Women’s Basketball | November 16, 2024 | Eric Trainer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper fired in a career-high 33 points, propelling Tennessee past Liberty, 109-93, Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 9,109 at Food City Center. Cooper connected on 12 of 20 field goal attempts, sinking all seven free-throw tries and netting two…… MORE
Game Recap: Football | November 16, 2024 ATHENS, Ga. – The seventh-ranked Vols battled but were unable to overcome No. 12 Georgia, falling 31-17 Saturday night at Sanford Stadium after jumping out to a 10-0 lead. Running back Dylan Sampson led the offense on the ground, rushing 19 times for 101 yards and a touchdown. The score, his 21st…… MORE
FootballNovember 15, 2024 ATHENS, Ga. – No. 7 Tennessee and No. 12 Georgia will square off between the hedges on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium in a game that will have major implications in the SEC standings as well as the College Football Playoff race. MORE INFO GAMEDAY & BROADCAST INFO #6/4/7 TENNESSEE (8-1 | 5-1…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday issued a Silver Alert for a man last seen in Sevierville. According to the agency, 58-year-old Hank Brackins was last seen on Thursday near Arch Rock Drive. TBI says Brackins also has a medical condition that could put him in danger and that he could be…… MORE
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County Schools bus driver has been charged with sex crimes. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Friday announcing 56-year-old James Robert Smith was arrested and charged with 14 counts of sexual contact by an authority figure. The arrest comes after the Department of Child Services reached out to…… MORE
Crossville, TN (WOKI) A high school teacher in Crossville is arrested Thursday after threatening a student in a classroom. According to an affidavit from Cumberland County’s circuit court, Stone Memorial High School teacher, 56-year-old James Green, threatened the student with a knife after becoming upset with him for not following directions. The document indicates Green…… MORE
Rocky Hill, TN (WOKI) The co-owners of Rocky Hill Pharmacy are set to face trial in January after pleading not guilty in a case regarding a health care fraud conspiracy. Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, both licensed pharmacists, were indicted on multiple charges earlier this month amid accusations they were part of a health care…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50. This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses surge in East Tennessee and across the country. The CDC says lower the recommended age will better protect adults who are in that…… MORE
A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021’s January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol. The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found guilty of three felonies, destruction of government property and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. Kelley joined a growing list of people who stormed the…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) One man is dead and a woman is injured following a shooting Thursday morning at the office of adult probation in Maryville. Officials with the Maryville Police Department say an active shooter call prompted a large police response around 10:00 a.m. at Blount County’s adult probation office. The caller told police that…… MORE
