Category Archives: Local News
Construction Begins on $70 Million Yardley Flats Apartment Complex Near Knoxville Multi-Use Stadium
Construction begins on Yardley Flats, Knoxville’s multi-use stadium apartment complex, Wednesday, July 19 (Courtesy: City of Knoxville)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Construction began Wednesday on Yardle...
Jul 19, 2023
KPD: Interim Replacement Named for Outgoing Deputy Chief of Professional Standards
Federal Judge H. Bruce Guyton (Retired)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department has named an interim replacement for outgoing deputy chief of professional standards Brooklyn Belk.KPD offic...
Jul 19, 2023
KPD: Two Arrested, 50 Grams of Fentanyl Seized Following Police Chase
DeAngelo Brown (left) and Marshall Alderson (right) (Courtesy: JIMS)Knoxville, TN (WOKI/WVLT) A brief police chase in Knoxville Monday ends with the arrest of two men and the seizure of enough fentany...
Jul 19, 2023
Hamblen County Corrections Officer Charged with Bringing Drugs into Jail
A Hamblen County correctional officer was charged and arrested Monday for bringing drugs into the Hamblen County Jail, according to the Hamblen County Sheriff (Courtesy: HCSO)Hamblen County, TN (WOKI)...
Jul 19, 2023
An Investigation is Pedestrian Killed on I-40 East in Loudon County
An investigation is underway by Tennessee Highway Patrol in Loudon County after a pedestrian is killed after being hit by a car on I-40 East.The crash happened yesterday afternoon near the 356 mile ma...
Jul 19, 2023
Knoxville Police Asking for Help to Identify the Man Found Dead at the Third Creek Greenway
Knoxville Police are continuing their investigation into the body that was found in the creek in Third Creek Greenway Park on Saturday and need your help to identify him.Despite exhaustive measures, t...
Jul 18, 2023
Two Teens and an Adult Arrested by Knox County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and a SWAT Team
Photo courtesy of WVLTTwo teens and one adult are arrested in Knoxville SWAT bust.The Knox County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit along with a SWAT team made the bust and arrest of 22 year-old Tyree B...
Jul 18, 2023
TBI Issues a Silver Alert for a Woman out of Johnson City
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert for missing 77-year-old Sheryl Frost out of Johnson City.Police say that she has a medical condition that may impair her ability to retu...
Jul 18, 2023
Monroe County: Bald River Falls Bridge to Close, New Bridge Construction to Begin
Bald River Falls Bridge Project Rendering (Courtesy: U.S. Forest Service – Cherokee National Forest)Tellico Plains, TN (WOKI) The Bald River Falls Bridge in Tellico Plains is closing. Constructe...
Jul 17, 2023
TBI: Victim’s Father, Two Others Charged in Kingsport Overdose Death
Kingsport, TN (WOKI) A months-long investigation results in charges in the overdose death of a Kingsport woman.In a release issued Monday, July 17, The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a multi-a...
Jul 17, 2023
