Category Archives: Local News

Photo courtesy of WVLTMembers of a West Knox County neighborhood say they don’t want to a proposed affordable housing development to come to the area.The project is proposed in the Choto area ar...

Shannon Walker, 44 (Courtesy: KPD)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Maryville man charged in the deadly Kingston Pike crash that killed 24-year-old Ben Kredich was released on bond Wednesday.Forty-four year-ol...

(Courtesy: WVLT)Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Publix will soon be opening in Maryville, and store officials are looking for employees.They will be hosting a hiring fair Friday and Saturday, September 8 and 9...

Tara Hills Apartments (Courtesy: WVLT)Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Law enforcement in Oak Ridge ended an hours-long standoff Wednesday afternoon at the Tara Hills apartment complex, arresting a suspec...

Knoxville’s Sunsphere (Courtesy: Visit Knoxville)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Big changes are in-the-works for Knoxville's most iconic structure: the Sunsphere.The showpiece in World’s Fair Park i...

Rebecca Dishman, 25 (Courtesy: District Attorney General’s Office)Oakridge, TN (WOKI) An Oak Ridge woman pleads guilty Tuesday, September 5 to dismembering a woman and raping two children.Twenty...

Tennessee Representative Gloria Johnson is running for U.S. Senate against current Senator Marsha Blackburn next year.Johnson's campaign releasing a statement this morning, she is the current Democrat...

Photo courtesy of WVLTA woman is charged with elder abuse after breaking into a Knoxville home.It happened Friday night on Babelay Road. When officers arrived, the 91 year old homeowner told them that...

The investigation into a shooting on Coker Avenue remains on-going and a teen is charged with attempted second-degree murder among other charges.Knoxville Police were called to the shooting yesterday ...

The fishermen found the body around 11 a.m., according to JCSO officials, near Indian Creek Road on the shore of the lake. (Courtesy: JCSO Facebook) Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) The Jefferson County Sh...