FAFSA Completion Events for High School Graduates and Adults at Multiple American Job Centers in East Tennessee The American Job Centers of East Tennessee are partnering with the UT Educational Opportunity Center in August to hold FAFSA Completion Events. These FAFSA Completion Events are designed for high school graduates and for adults who want to…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) Dollywood’s “Public Employees Appreciation Days” are back! The program offers discounted admission to the theme park, just $45 plus tax, to qualifying employees from July 29 to September 15. Members of the military, first responders, school system employees, government employees and medical employees are eligible. Those interested just need to verify…… MORE
Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, 2024. During this time clothing, school supplies and computers may be purchased tax-free. Certain restrictions apply. Items sold online are also eligible. Items must be…… MORE
Rutledge, TN (WOKI) A lineman with Appalachian Electric Cooperative who died on the job Tuesday morning has been identified. AEC officials say crews were working in Grainger County around 9:20 a.m. when “an electrical contact occurred on the site.” The person involved, identified as Nathan Potter, was taken to the hospital but died. In a…… MORE
7/24/24 UPDATE: Wanted Juan Carlos Diaz Perez has been taken into custody. He was located and arrested near the Oak Ridge Quarry by the U.S. Marshals Smokey Mountain Fugitive Task Force. Diaz Sanchez is being transported back to Knoxville. The KPD appreciates the U.S. Marshals Service, Oak Ridge Police Department, Blount County Sheriff’s Office and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are investigating following a shooting Sunday night in the Lonsdale area. KPD officers responded just after 8:00 p.m. to the 2100 block of Cornelia Cartwright Avenue. KPD officials say officers found multiple shell casings in the street in that area and a 16-year-old male who sustained a minor gunshot wound…… MORE
An investigation is underway and Knoxville Police arrest a man in connection to a shooting a Shell Convenience store near downtown Knoxville. Officers called to the parking lot of the station on Summit Hill Drive Saturday night for a shooting. Police believe that two men were fighting which led to shots being fired. One man was…… MORE
This afternoon (Sunday), at 4:19 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call from a male who stated that his home was on fire. The caller advised that he believed the fire was in his basement. On the arrival of KFD Engine 6, the officer reported smoke coming from the front door. After…… MORE
Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be running in the 2024 presidential election. The move comes after several Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama, reportedly pushed for it. Several of East Tennessee’s lawmakers released statements shortly after the president’s announcement. WVLT News is collecting those statements here in…… MORE
Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Knox County Schools says applications are now open for students to receive free and reduced-price meals for the 2024-2025 school year. KCS says the application is open for families unable to pay for breakfast and lunch meals at school or whose students do not attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school. All…… MORE
