Category Archives: Local News

Rural Metro Fire is reminding everyone to use caution when cooking at home after crews responded to a fire at a Knox County homeJeff Bagwell with Rural Metro says crews were called to a home on Rifle ...

Independence Day is just around the corner and you may be wondering if you will be able to celebrate with fireworks.WVLT News has compiled a list of counties and cities in East Tennessee where firewor...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a deadly single-car crash Tuesday morning on Pellissippi Parkway.Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded around 8:30 a....

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 7/3: An elderly Scott County couple at the center of a TBI Silver Alert has been found safe.Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials announcing Wednesday afternoon that ...

The Knoxville Police Department has released the pertinent body-camera footage from the police shooting that happened on Belle Terra Road on the morning of Thursday, June 20, 2024.At around 7:17 a.m. ...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway, and the body of a man found dead late Friday afternoon in Sevierville is identified.A city spokesperson says 50-year-old Kenny Charles Davis of Sev...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) South Knoxville residents are working to save Bower Field from rezoning.Currently, the land is listed as “public park,” but a proposal in November of 2023 to the Knoxv...

Three people were killed, including two young children, in a crash that happened early Monday morning on I-40 East.At around 3:25 a.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers res...

A new set of laws is set to take effect on July 1 in Tennessee. Amongst the some 200 laws taking effect are bills signed by Gov. Bill Lee that will impact healthcare in the state.Before July 1, some b...

A bill introduced by Rep. Tim Burchett (R) passed the House on Tuesday.H.R. 6586 would require the secretary of state to make three reports to distribute to the necessary congressional committees."Thi...