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Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating a Fatal Crash in Cocke County
An investigation is underway following a crash that left one person dead and injures another in Cocke County.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 70-year-old Barbara Williamson was driving north on Highw...
Syndicated Author Oct 16, 2024

Suspect Detained after Aggravated Robbery, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Says
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday morning at a business on Clinton Highway.KCSO officials say deputies responded just before ...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2024

Major Railway Network in East Tennessee Expected to be Closed for Months After Damage from Helene
A Norfolk Southern railway network connecting East Tennessee to Asheville and other parts of North Carolina is expected to be closed for months after railroad tracks and bridges suffered flood damage ...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2024

TBI: Former Sullivan County Deputy Court Clerk Indicted for Tampering with Government Records
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation results in the indictment of a former Sullivan County deputy court clerk on felony charges.TBI agents began investigating...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2024

Knoxville Police are Investigating after a Man is Shot on I-40 East
Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating after a man was shot on I-40 East near the Holston River Bridge on Saturday evening. At around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 202...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2024

TDOT Officials say Forms Residents are Receiving in Flood Damaged Areas are not a Scam
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process.Officials say the form is not...
Syndicated Author Oct 10, 2024

I-26 in Unicoi County Reopens after Helene Flooding, TDOT Says
Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation today Thursday reopened a section of I-26 in Unicoi County closed previously due to flooding from Hurricane Helene.TDOT officials sa...
Syndicated Author Oct 10, 2024

Weather-Related Deaths in East Tennessee Continue to Climb
Flood clean-up continues in East Tennessee after Helene and unfortunately another death is confirmed in the state.TEMA says there has been 17 weather-related deaths in Tennessee and officials are stil...
Syndicated Author Oct 10, 2024

Hamblen County Farmers say it will Take Generations to Recover from Flooding Caused by Hurricane Helene
HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – Farmers in Hamblen County are now having to lean on each other after devastating flooding from Helene wiped out much of what they've worked generations for.Connie ...
Syndicated Author Oct 09, 2024

Governor Bill Lee Surveying Storm Damage in East Tennessee and Says Repairing Damaged Interstates is Essential
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT/WOKI) – For the fourth time in the last week, Governor Bill Lee surveyed storm damage in East Tennessee.On Monday afternoon, it was I-40 in Cocke County that Gov. Lee and fe...
Syndicated Author Oct 08, 2024