Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Several popular campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are set to open in May. The National Park Service announcing Tuesday that Abrams Creek, Big Creek, Cosby, and Look Rock would be opening on May 19 and Balsam Mountain would be opening May 23. Interested in making a reservation? You can…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN Story courtesy of (WVLT) – Knox County leaders have plans to start construction along a piece of Northshore Drive this summer. The project would be on a three-mile stretch from the Cove at Concord roundabout to the Choto Road roundabout. Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay said, “It is absolutely ripe for this area…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN — The Knox County Regional Forensic Center (RFC) today released its 2024 Annual report as well as the Drug-Related Death Report for Knox and Anderson counties. The annual report provides an extensive overview of the RFC facilities, staff, and cases. The Drug-Related Death Report includes data on drug-related death cases the Center investigated…… MORE
At approximately 5:15 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a 911 call reporting an apartment on fire on the second floor of building 900 in the Spring Meadow Apartment Complex. The caller advised that he could see flames at a window and that they were evacuating. As this caller was speaking with Knox County…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A good news update to a story involving an animal cruelty case in Knoxville. A dog Knoxville police say was abused before being rescued is headed to its “furever” home. Officials with Young-Williams Animal Center say they received an outpouring of love from all over the country for the “sweet, brave girl”…… MORE
MARYVILLE, TN (courtesy of WVLT / WOKI) – Former Blount County teacher Joseph Dalton was sentenced to six months of probation after he pleaded guilty to five counts of assault against students in the district. The Blount County Commission took a unanimous stand against that outcome Thursday night by agreeing to ask state leaders to change the…… MORE
The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting. Chief Deputy Tony Allen says deputies went to a home on Rocky Hill Lane in Church Hill yesterday (Wednesday) morning and found a 22-year-old man, Shamond Harris, dead on the floor. The investigation led them to Cradic Road in Surgoinsville, where a firearm believed to…… MORE
GATLINBURG, TN (WOKI) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will offer the first Cades Cove Vehicle-Free Day of the year on June 18. Vehicle-free days provide opportunities for pedestrians and cyclists to experience the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road without motor vehicles. Vehicle-free days will continue every Wednesday through September 24. Reminders for vehicle-free day: …… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The City of Knoxville has announced free live music will soon return to downtown Knoxville. Concerts on the Square will be held on Tuesdays in May, June and September, and on Third Thursdays from May through September, all from 7-9 p.m. The festivities kick off on May 6 with the first…… MORE
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Blount County District Attorney behind the sentencing of a former gym teacher accused of inappropriately touching students released a statement explaining the laws as they currently stand and his reasoning behind the charges. Joseph Dalton is a former gym teacher who was recently sentenced for several charges of assault against…… MORE
