MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WVLT) – One of Hamblen County’s largest employers, Howmet Aerospace Inc., is expanding, bringing more than 200 jobs to the area. It marks the company’s second expansion in less than a year. In July of 2024, Howmet announced a 50-position expansion. Now, another 217 jobs will be coming to Morristown. Howett is a…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center Offering E-Gift Card to All Donors WHO: MEDIC Donors WHAT: $20 E-Gift Card for Whole Blood $25 E-Gift Card for ALYX Donors $45 E-Gift Card for Platelet Donors WHEN: June 18 – 20 WHERE: All donor centers and mobile drives WHY: Donations have been slow, and demand has been high this…… MORE
The Kingston Police Department says two juvenile boys are facing charges after showing an employee an airsoft gun while in the drive-thru at McDonald’s. It happened at the North Kentucky Street location on Saturday, police received a call about a robbery in the drive-thru. Police were told a man driving a car had a mask…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knox County government is soon to enter a hiring freeze. That news coming Thursday from CFO and Co-Chief of Staff Chris Caldwell who says the move is aimed at saving money and keeping the county from dipping into its “rainy day fund.” “We discussed this during our budget process and decided it…… MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act to stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) after years of left-wing politically biased reporting under the guise of public broadcasting. Senator Blackburn has long pushed to ensure taxpayers are not…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI/ WVLT) Knoxville City Council approves the first reading of the proposed sales tax increase. During last (Tuesday) night’s meeting, city council voted 7-1 (with one abstention) in favor of putting Mayor Indya Kincannon’s proposed half-percent sales tax increase to the Local Option Sales Tax referendum on the ballot this November. This would…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting three human cases of West Nile Virus in Tennessee, including one in Knox County. So far in 2025, the CDC is reporting 10 cases across the U.S.; nearly a third of those are in Tennessee, which also has the most cases of…… MORE
Ed the Zebra has officially been captured and is safe and healthy. Ed was found yesterday ( Sunday) morning, the owners say a team from Texas, Tango 82, was able to capture him within an hour after finding him in a pasture near the Buchanan Estates subdivision near Interstate 24. Deputies with the Rutherford County…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Four people are facing charges after a hefty drug bust by the Knoxville Police Department. Knoxville Police Department officials say the arrests happened Wednesday following the execution of search warrants at homes on Cedar Avenue and Bishop Street. KPD says the search warrants were obtained as part of ongoing drug distribution investigations…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) The City of Knoxville is adding noise cameras to the downtown area with the goal to stop noisy cars on Gay Street. “It’s annoying, it’s distracting, especially when you’re waking up and when you’re putting kids to bed,” Blaine Owens, a Knoxville resident, said. Carter Hall, Knoxville’s deputy director…… MORE
