Knoxville Police say one of the two people accused of carjacking a USPS truck has been arrested. 18 year-old Kemian Strawder was arrested at the Hardee’s on Clinton Highway yesterday (Thursday), Officers found him with a loaded handgun. He is wanted in connection to the December 6th carjacking on Dandridge Avenue of the USPS worker…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Vestal United Methodist Church warming center in Knoxville has reached capacity. City of Knoxville officials making that announcement Thursday afternoon, adding that guests were being moved to the South Knoxville Community Center. The city is asking that people needing a warm place to stay make their way to the community center…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) If your trash has been piling up over the last week, there is some good news. Knox County officials say that Waste Connections, the county’s contracted trash hauler, will be picking up extra trash after roads become less dangerous, even if that trash doesn’t fit in your trash can. They say all…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Anderson County after a person is killed in a house fire. It happened last night (Wednesday) on Cove Lane when the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department responded to the home. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into the cause of the fire.… MORE
You will have to wait a little longer if you are planning to attend the Knox County driver’s license reinstatement event this weekend. The Knox County Criminal Court Office says they’re postponing their license reinstatement resource fair scheduled for Saturday due to weather. They are pushing it into February, with the date to be determined.…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Thursday, January 18, 2024) —With lingering snow and the potential for additional winter weather, Dollywood Parks & Resorts’ first hiring event of 2024, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20 at Sevier County High School, has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled and details will be announced once final. The next hiring event…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An engine with the Rural Metro Fire Department flipped while responding to a house fire Wednesday in the Gibbs community. Rural Metro fire officials are reminding motorists to yield for ALL emergency vehicles after a car on the opposite side of the road drove too close to the center line, forcing Engine…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) After serving a record number of meals in a single day and housing hundreds Tuesday, Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) is asking for your help to replenish their larder. KARM representatives say they served more than 1,500 meals and housed 400 people Tuesday evening. They add that their outreach team also gave…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) After serving a record number of meals in a single day and housing hundreds Tuesday, Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM) is asking for your help to replenish their larder. KARM representatives say they served more than 1,500 meals and housed 400 people Tuesday evening. They add that their outreach team also gave…… MORE
New Market, TN (WOKI) One person is dead and an arson investigation is underway following a fire early Wednesday morning in Jefferson County. Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say thefire broke out in New Market around 2:00 a.m. at a home in the 1800 block of Lafayette Road. The fire has left one…… MORE
