The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office needs your help to find a missing woman. Sharon Looney was last seen near her home on Horseshoe Bend Road in New Market. Several agencies are looking for her and if you see her please call 911.… MORE
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Possible Arson Fire in GSMNP Under Investigation
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) National Park Service rangers are asking for the public’s help as an investigation is launched into a possible arson fire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this week. NPS officials say the possible arson fire happened off Laurel Creed Rd. near Crib Gap Trail Tuesday afternoon. Park rangers are asking for…… MORE
McGhee Tyson Airport announces New Flights to Philadelphia
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) McGhee Tyson Airport announces more new flights, this time adding a second airline to a destination. Airport officials Wednesday announcing new flights to Philadelphia International Airport with Frontier Airlines. The flights are slated to start on May 16 and will run three times a week with fares starting at $19, according to…… MORE
Knoxville City Council Passes its ‘Missing Middle Housing’ Plan
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) More rental housing options are coming to Knoxville. In an 8 to 1 vote Tuesday night, the Knoxville City Council passed Mayor Indya Kincannon’s plan to build more affordable homes in the city. That means building diverse housing options that take up less space in the city like duplexes and townhomes. City…… MORE
Knoxville City Council Moves Forward on Washington Pike Project
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville’s City Council is addressing fixing a busy Knoxville road that’s known for being a hotspot for car crashes. The Council approved a new project Tuesday for Washington Pike with the goal to add more lanes. They also want to create a new sidewalk and bicycle paths to make it safer. The…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating the Cause of a Fountain City House Fire
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in the Fountain City area. Crews were called to the 3800 block of Garden Drive just after 11 this morning for a bedroom fire which was reported by a man who lives there that returned home after leaving for work to retrieve something he’d left there.…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department has Determined the Cause of a Camper Fire
Misuse of heat lamps being used to warm a chicken coop inside of an RV is the cause of an early morning fire that left at least two chickens dead. The investigation by the Knoxville Fire Department has revealed that no one was living in the camper in the 5500 block of Stoneleigh Road, which…… MORE
Pigeon Forge Police Department Identifies Victim after Vulnerable Adult Dies
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/8/24: Police identify the victim at the center of a vulnerable adult abuse case in Pigeon Forge. Pigeon Forge Police Department officials say vulnerable adult, 46-year-old Joseph Blevins of North Carolina, died in connection to alleged abuse from two people. PFPD officers served warrants for abuse of a vulnerable adult…… MORE
Missing Hamblen County Girl Found Safe, Sheriff’s Office Says
Morristown, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 2/6: The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office reporting that a missing Hamblen County girl has been found safe. 12-year-old Elana Sawyers was reported missing on Monday after she was last seen on Sunday in the area of Meadow Run Road in Morristown. Officials with the sheriff’s office expressing gratitude over social media…… MORE
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Officer Killed in Hit-and-Run, Search for Driver Underway
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway in Cumberland County after a K-9 with the Sheriff’s Office is killed by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say K-9 Shadow was struck and killed by an unknown driver in a hit-and-run early Saturday morning…… MORE
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