Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a 54-year-old man and injured a 45-year-old woman Tuesday evening in Sevier County. THP’s preliminary report indicates that the driver, John Tallent, was driving along Pittman Center Road around 9:00 p.m. when the car left the roadway, rolling multiple times. According…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Tim Burchett, the U.S. representative for Tennessee’s second congressional district, is calling on Ghislaine Maxwell to testify about “the truth” behind Jeffery Epstein. Burchett, a Republican who represents areas like Knoxville, Maryville and as far north as LaFollette, has long called for answers in the Epstein case. Burchett took to…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A multi-agency drug bust is credited with getting fentanyl and guns off the streets in Monroe County. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones announcing that agents with the sheriff’s office together with the 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations seized approximately 31 grams of fentanyl, multiple…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/16: The victim from the deadly shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning has been identified as Jakhory Dortch, 22 of Athens, Tennessee. Based on the findings of the still ongoing investigation, Dortch and another man were involved in a physical altercation outside of a room at the Days Inn on Dante…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (KFD / WOKI) – This morning (Wednesday) around 4:50am, Knoxville Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire located on Wilson Avenue. Knox County Communication District received a call that a house next door from the caller was on fire. Engine 6 arrived on scene within minutes and stated that there was heavy…… MORE
Many people felt and heard a large boom in Blount County and authorities are still working to determine what caused it. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says they received several calls after the boom was heard at around 1:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). While thousands of people were without power after the boom, Blount County…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two people are facing charges after several bullets hit a home in Powell Sunday afternoon. According to charging documents, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office went to a home on Blueberry Road around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday after receiving a report of shots fired. The victim told deputies his house had been hit…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) A now former Monroe County paramedic is facing federal child pornography charges. According to court records, an investigation began into 27-year-old Nathan Lee Westbrook after investigators received a cyber tip involving the possession and distribution of child pornography on social media platform KiK in February. A federal search warrant was executed…… MORE
Tellico Plains, TN (WOKI) A man is taken into custody after barricading himself inside a structure Tuesday morning in Tellico Plains. Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones says officers responded just after 10:00 a.m. to a person who had barricaded himself inside a structure on Rafter Road near Shorty’s Market. SWAT officers deployed two gas canisters…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN (TDOT – WOKI) – Motorists traveling on I-275 in Knox County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities that will have a significant impact on traffic. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 18, I-275 will be closed in each direction as crews work to replace the bridge over Elm Street and Bernard…… MORE
