Category Archives: Local News

Multi-Vehicle Crash in Loudon County Shuts Down I-75 South for Several Hours
The Loudon County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are investigating a crash on Interstate 75 South.Crews are working a crash involving six vehicles, minor injuries are reported from ...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2023

An Off-Duty Knoxville Police Officer is Released from the Hospital Following Multi-Vehicle Crash that injured Several People on I-140 West
An off-duty Knoxville Police Department officer is released from the hospital after suffering a broken arm and other injuries following a multi-vehicle crash near the Blount County line.It happened Sa...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2023

Prescribed Burns Begin in Great Smoky Mountains
Spring prescribed fires planned in Cades CoveGreat Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Coastal Fire Management Zone staff plan to burn approximately 925 acres of fields in the Cades...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2023

Great Smoky Mountain Park Officials Announce Greenbrier Road Closure
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Greenbrier Road at U.S. 321 and access into the Greenbrier area will be closed to all use starting February 13. The closure will allow cont...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2023

Knoxville Sets Hotel Revenue Record
Photo courtesy of WVLT Knoxville set a record in hotel revenue in 2022, by nearly 30% from the year before."These are numbers just that Knoxville pre-COVID, we just didn't experience, and it's just a ...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2023

One of the Two Children Injured in Crash by Drag Racers is Released from the Hospital
Photo courtesy of WVLTOne of the two children injured after the vehicle they were in was hit while two people were drag racing on Magnolia is released from the hospital.11 year-old Gage Turner is home...
Syndicated Author Feb 03, 2023

Tennessee’s First Lady is Awaiting a Bone Marrow Transplant
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee's First Lady, Maria Lee, is through the first phase of treatment for lymphoma and is preparing to undergo a bone marrow transplant, according to an announcement by her ...
Syndicated Author Feb 02, 2023

Knox Area Transit Asking for Public Input on Proposed Transit Map
Knox Area Transit announced they are asking for public input on a newly proposed transit map.KAP Transit Map(Knox Area Transit (KAT))The map came from a long process of public input on how a newly ima...
Syndicated Author Feb 02, 2023

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department Arrest an East Knoxville Business Operator on Various Charges Including Counterfeiting
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Unit issue a search warrant on an East Knoxville business which leads to a man being charged with counterfeiting charges.KCSO issued the w...
Syndicated Author Feb 02, 2023

TDOT Announcing I-40 Rest Area is Re-Opened after Crews Removed an Overturned Tractor-Trailer
Update: The Tennessee Department of Transportation says the rest area on I-40 East at MM 419, just before the I-81 split, in Jefferson County has re-opened.It was closed while crews removed an overtur...
Syndicated Author Feb 01, 2023