MEDIC Regional Blood Center’s Summer Kickoff Cookout is going on this week. (May 19 – 23) Grilling will take place from 11 am to 4 pm daily. Previously known as Parrothead Week, Medic has rebranded the event and officials say collections are critical to having enough blood on the shelves ahead of the holiday weekend.…… MORE
A man is facing multiple charges after taking a minor from Claiborne County to Pennsylvania without permission. On Saturday, the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office contacted Authorities in Pennsylvania about a missing child. WVLT reporting that an investigation by CCSO revealed that 18 year-old Talen Bruce, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, drove to Tennessee, picked up the minor…… MORE
Detectives with the Knoxville Police Department are asking for help identifying a suspect in a string of commercial vehicle burglaries. The incidents happened to vehicles parked in the 1900 block of Sutherland Avenue on May 8. Anyone with information regarding his identity is asked to call East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers anonymously at 865-215-7165.… MORE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is putting out a Silver Alert for a man who hasn’t been seen in a year. 70 year-old Audi Harness from Scott County was last seen on May 4th of last year. Officials say he has a medical condition that may make it difficult for him to return safely without…… MORE
SULLIVAN COUNTY, TN (WOKI/TWRA)— On the morning of May 18, 2025, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) responded to a report of a sow black bear that had been struck and killed by a vehicle along U.S. Highway 19E in Sullivan County. The response led to the successful rescue and release of three orphaned bear…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) A Sevier County man is facing charges after a standoff with police Sunday on Cee Cee Way. Officials with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office say officers responded around 8:00 p.m. to the 900 block of Cee Cee Way for a domestic assault call after receiving reports that 43-year-old Jose Gallegos Galean-Maria…… MORE
Sweetwater, TN (WOKI) A student in Monroe County is without their flute after a “serial vehicle burglar” broke into several cars over the weekend in Sweetwater. Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reporting a total of eight cases related to the break-ins occurred between Friday night and early Saturday morning. “The suspect(s) smashed vehicle…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Board of Education is asking for public input as board members near the finishing stages of making the district’s new strategic plan. The plan will set the district’s objectives for the next five years, and parents and community members are being asked to fill out a survey to give…… MORE
Two firefighters are injured while battling a house fire in West Knox County. Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro Fire says fire crews went to the fire in the 8200 block of Elm Hill Circle Saturday afternoon. There was heavy fire in the attic of a two-story home. The home sustained heavy fire damage. No one…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (story courtesy of WVLT) – Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office took a wanted fugitive into custody early Saturday morning. According to Sheriff Tommy Jones, Dakota Narciso Rowe was wanted on several charges and considered armed and dangerous. But early Saturday morning, deputies went to a home in Tellico Plains and arrested…… MORE
