Category Archives: Local News Reel 2

FBI Arrest Kentucky Man After Finding Human Bones being Used as Furniture in His Home
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn unsettling story from Kentucky.FBI agents served a federal search warrant at an apartment in Mount Washington and discovered dozens of human bones inside, some of which were b...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2023

Tennessee Announces Annual Sales Tax Holiday for Back-to-School Bargains
Nashville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers is right around the corner!From July 28th through July 30th, clothing, school supplies a...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2023

An Investigation is Underway after a Knoxville Family Falls Victim to Swatting
An investigating is underway after a Knoxville family falls victim to a swatting call.Knoxville Police showed up at their home Monday and forced them out, it was all caught on their ring door bell.In ...
Syndicated Author Jul 12, 2023

McGhee Tyson Airport to Receive $2 Million from FAA for Green Energy Initiatives
Source: Google EarthKnoxville, TN (WOKI) McGhee Tyson Airport makes the cut to receive a chunk of nearly $268 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration for green energy initiatives.Th...
Syndicated Author Jul 11, 2023

The Trial for a Former Oak Ridge and Knoxville Police Accused of Rape is Underway
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe trial for a former Oak Ridge and Knoxville Police officer charged with rape, assault and other charges in underway.36 year-old Cassen Jackson-Garrison, was indicted by a Knox...
Syndicated Author Jul 11, 2023

Tennessee Soccer Coach Arrest on Multiple Charges Including Rape of a Child after Videos of Attacks Found on Phone
Photo courtesy of WVLTA Tennessee soccer coach is accused of drugging and raping children and recording videos of the attacks.63 year-old Camilo Campos who worked in Franklin, outside Nashville, repor...
Syndicated Author Jul 10, 2023

A Man is in Custody and Charged after Reportedly Breaking Into a Knoxville Veterans Cemetery
A Knoxville man is in custody after breaking into a maintenance building at the Knoxville National Cemetery.The break-in happened Wednesday afternoon, prompting an alarm to go off alerting Police. The...
Syndicated Author Jul 07, 2023

Passenger Train Routes in Tennessee Won’t Happen Anytime Soon if it Happens at All
Passenger train routes connecting Tennessee's largest cities to each other and bordering states is still decades away, if it happens at all, according to a newly completed study from the Tennessee Adv...
Syndicated Author Jul 06, 2023

KPD: Four Teens Arrested After Shooting Fireworks at Knoxville Police, Causing Car Crash
Four teens arrested after shooting fireworks at Knoxville police, causing car crash (Courtesy KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four teens are arrested Tuesday night following a chaotic scene involving firewor...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2023

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is Investigating a Shooting in East Knoxville
The Knox County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting in the 7900 block of Strawberry Plains Pike.One person found in the 8000 block was injured and taken to an area hospital with what appear...
Syndicated Author Jun 30, 2023