Category Archives: Local News
Narcotics Search Warrant Executed by Knox County Sheriff’s Office Results in Two Arrests
With assistance from the Organized Retail Crime Unit and S.W.A.T., the Knox County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant in the 7000 block of Dogwood Drive in the Rocky Hill commun...
Nov 18, 2024
‘Energy Turns the World’ | Sunsphere Welcome Center to be Solar Powered in Tribute to World’s Fair
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) The City of Knoxville will cut the ribbon on the Sunsphere's new welcome center Wednesday, but the center won't be the only change for the Knoxville icon.The welcome center...
Nov 18, 2024
Former TWRA Officer Pleads Guilty to Using State Funds for Personal Use Indicted and Sentenced
A former Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer pleads guilty to using state funds for personal use over the course of several years.District Attorney General Russell Johnson's office says an inv...
Nov 18, 2024
Knox County District Attorney says Man Convicted of Vehicular Homicide has been Sentenced
A Knoxville man is sentenced after he crashed into another car head-on on Tazewell Pike after drinking several margaritas in September 2021.Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen says 68-year-old ...
Nov 18, 2024
TBI Issues Silver Alert for Man Missing Out of Sevierville
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Friday issued a Silver Alert for a man last seen in Sevierville.According to the agency, 58-year-old Hank Brackins was last seen on Thursda...
Nov 15, 2024
Jefferson County Bus Driver Facing 14 Sex Crimes Charges, Sheriff’s Office Says
Jefferson County, TN (WOKI) A Jefferson County Schools bus driver has been charged with sex crimes.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Friday announcing 56-year-old James Robert...
Nov 15, 2024
Cumberland County Teacher Threatened Student with Knife, Affidavit Says
Crossville, TN (WOKI) A high school teacher in Crossville is arrested Thursday after threatening a student in a classroom.According to an affidavit from Cumberland County's circuit court, Stone Memori...
Nov 15, 2024
Rocky Hill Pharmacy Co-Owners Accused in Fraud Scheme to Face Trial
Rocky Hill, TN (WOKI) The co-owners of Rocky Hill Pharmacy are set to face trial in January after pleading not guilty in a case regarding a health care fraud conspiracy.Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, ...
Nov 15, 2024
CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50.This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses...
Nov 15, 2024
Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021
A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021's January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol.The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found gui...
Nov 15, 2024
