Category Archives: Local News
An Investigation into a 7 Year-Old Girl’s Death is Underway in Clinton
Photo courtesy of WVLTPolice announcing the death of a 7-year-old girl from Clinton is under investigation.Alexandra Hope Kelly died Sunday, according to her mother Channa Kelly."She was wonderful, so...
Oct 09, 2023
Officials with the Knoxville Fire Department have Determined the Cause of a South Knoxville House Fire that Leaves a Dog Dead
Knoxville Fire Investigators say they have determined the cause of a house fire in South Knoxville which left a dog deadOfficials say the fire was due to a bathroom wall heater that was left on with c...
Oct 09, 2023
Knoxville Man in Custody Following Multi-County, Multi-Agency Chase, Standoff
Floyd Allen Dalton, Jr., 51 (Courtesy: MCSO)Anderson County, TN (WOKI) A suspect is in custody following a multi-county police chase which ended in gunfire.The Anderson County Sheriff's Office says it...
Oct 06, 2023
Tunnel to Towers Foundation to Pay-Off Fallen Knox County Deputy’s Mortgage
Deputy Tucker Blakely was killed in the line of duty after being shot in West Knoxville on Sunday night.(Courtesy: WVLT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tunnel to Towers foundation will be paying off Knox Cou...
Oct 06, 2023
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Fallen Knox County Deputy
Knox County Sheriff’s Officer Tucker Blakely, 29 (Courtesy: KCSO)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Funeral arrangements for Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely, who lost his life af...
Oct 04, 2023
Suspect in Custody after Police Presence in West Hills
Suspect in custody after police presence in West Hills (Courtesy: TDOT)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Officers with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office take a suspect into custody after descending upon the W...
Oct 04, 2023
Several Tests Being Done Today on Emergency Alert Systems Including a FEMA Test
The Sevier County Emergency Management Agency and the City of Gatlinburg will conduct an Emergency Alert Systems test on all the Outdoor Warning Siren Systems in Sevier County between noon and 12:30 p...
Oct 04, 2023
Zoo Knoxville Mourning Loss of One of Their Zebras
Photo courtesy of WVLTZoo Knoxville announced the loss of one of their zebras on Tuesday. Die Toekoms was an eight-year-old Hartmann's mountain zebra who zoo officials said died after complications wi...
Oct 04, 2023
Memorials Across East Tennessee for a Knox County Sheriff’s Department Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
East Tennessee is mourning the loss of Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely who lost his life after being shot in the line of duty.Last (Tuesday) night, a group of University ...
Oct 04, 2023
TOSHA is Investigating the Death of a Worker at a Powell Construction Site
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee OSHA officials are investigating the death of a worker in Powell.TOSHA officials were notified yesterday that a worker died in a construction site in the Mockingbird Me...
Oct 04, 2023
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