Category Archives: Local News
Metro Drug Coalition Hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Youth Substance Misuse
Metro Drug Coalition assembles panel of experts to answer community questions about youth substance misuse at a virtual town hall meeting.On March 23, 2023, Metro Drug Coalition will host a virtual to...
Mar 02, 2023
A Bill Adding Firing Squad as Means of Execution in Tennessee Advancing but Not Without Controversy During Meeting
A bill adding a firing squad as a means of execution for death row inmates in Tennessee passed the House Criminal Justice Committee and is now heading to the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee.If the ...
Mar 02, 2023
A Busy Road in the Smoky Mountains is Closed due to a Rockslide
The Sevier County Emergency Management Agency reporting the Southbound Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg is closed due to a rockslide.No injuries have been reported.Drivers are being asked to t...
Mar 02, 2023
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Charges Dad with Son’s Overdose Death
A Florida man indicted in Tennessee on murder charge in connection to the overdose death of his son.The investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the White Pine Police Department bega...
Mar 01, 2023
Knoxville Police Identify the Victims from a Fatal Interstate Accident
Knoxville Police have identified the victims from the fatal crash on I-40 West at Midway Road.58 year-old Randall Ball and 56 year-old Latisha Beck of East Tennessee. The third victim, a 48-year-old m...
Mar 01, 2023
The Knox County Health Department Offering Free Heart Health Class
The Knox County Health Department is wrapping up Heart Health Month by encouraging those who are interested to sign up for KCHD's FREE Heart Health Classes.It’s a free two-part series were you w...
Feb 28, 2023
Two People Connected to the Robbery and Murder of a Rockwood Man in Knox County are Found Guilty on Murder Charges
Photo courtesy of WVLTTwo people connected to the robbery and murder of a Rockwood man are found guilty on murder charges.Kendra Ivey reportedly confessed to investigators with the Knox County Sheriff...
Feb 28, 2023
An Overturned Semi-Truck Closes a Highway and Spills Thousands of Cans of Bush’s Beans
Photo courtesy of WVLTAuthorities say a semi-truck overturned on Newport Highway, spilling thousands of cans of Bush's Baked Beans into the road and someone’s yard.That wreck happened yesterday ...
Feb 28, 2023
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has Second Busiest Year Ever
Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced its second busiest year ever in 2022 with 12,937,633 visits. Last year's visitation was more than 1.5 million above the park's ten-year average, and mor...
Feb 28, 2023
AMBER Alert Issued for a 16 Year-Old Girl Missing Out of Knoxville
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issuing an AMBER Alert for a 16 year-old girl last seen in Knoxville.Holly Piper was last seen at Cook Out on Cumberland Avenue on February 19th.She is believed t...
Feb 23, 2023
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