Category Archives: Local News
Amazon Officials Hope to Open East Knoxville Location this Year
Amazon hopes to have its second facility in East Tennessee up and running by the end of the year.Amazon announced it would open a distribution site in East Knoxville on the former site of East Towne M...
Aug 06, 2024
TBI: Crossville Police Department Detective Charged with Assault
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) A detective with the Crossville Police Department is indicted on an assault charge following an investigation.Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation say spec...
Aug 06, 2024
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Asking for Public Comment on Proposed Fee Increases
Middlesboro, KY (WOKI) The National Park Service wants your opinion on possible fee changes at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.The park is proposing higher fees for things like guided tour...
Aug 06, 2024
Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Warning of Telephone Scam
Loudon County, Tn (WOKI) Authorities in Loudon County are warning citizens of an ongoing telephone scam plaguing the area.The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office says it is continuing to field calls ...
Aug 06, 2024
High Rent Prices, Lack of Homes Contributing to Homelessness in Knoxville-Area
The latest data on homelessness in Knoxville suggests that high rent prices and a low number of housing options are contributing to the problem.The Knoxville Homeless Management Information System is ...
Aug 05, 2024
Campbell County Man Charged with Murder after Body Found Inside Vehicle
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a Campbell County man is charged with murder after a body was found inside a vehicle alongside a road.62-year-old Audie Green was found dead in a vehicle alo...
Aug 05, 2024
Morgan County Woman Charged in Arson and Vandalism String, Sheriff’s Office Says
Morgan County, TN (WOKI) A woman is charged in a string of arsons and vandalism in Morgan County.The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Anita Hall was charged in the crimes on July ...
Aug 05, 2024
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Asking for Help to Identify Alcoa Theft Suspect
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for help to identify a suspect in a theft that took place at an Alcoa store.The man is seen on camera leaving the store on Hunters Crossing Drive with 10...
Aug 05, 2024
Momma Bear Euthanized Bear After She Tries to Break Into Garage to Get at a Refrigerator
August 2, 2024: Earlier this afternoon, we received a call from TWRA Biologist Janelle Musser. She set a trap this morning for a bear that destroyed a homeowner’s garage door. Within two hours, ...
Aug 04, 2024
KPD Arrest Suspect in a Pair of Shootings
The suspect on the run in connection to two separate shootings is in custody.20 year-old Robert Steed was arrested Friday in connection to a pair of shootings on July 20th, charged with aggravated ass...
Aug 04, 2024
