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Several Tests Being Done Today on Emergency Alert Systems Including a FEMA Test
The Sevier County Emergency Management Agency and the City of Gatlinburg will conduct an Emergency Alert Systems test on all the Outdoor Warning Siren Systems in Sevier County between noon and 12:30 p...
Oct 04, 2023
Zoo Knoxville Mourning Loss of One of Their Zebras
Photo courtesy of WVLTZoo Knoxville announced the loss of one of their zebras on Tuesday. Die Toekoms was an eight-year-old Hartmann's mountain zebra who zoo officials said died after complications wi...
Oct 04, 2023
Memorials Across East Tennessee for a Knox County Sheriff’s Department Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
East Tennessee is mourning the loss of Knox County Sheriff’s deputy 29 year-old Tucker Blakely who lost his life after being shot in the line of duty.Last (Tuesday) night, a group of University ...
Oct 04, 2023
TOSHA is Investigating the Death of a Worker at a Powell Construction Site
Photo courtesy of WVLTTennessee OSHA officials are investigating the death of a worker in Powell.TOSHA officials were notified yesterday that a worker died in a construction site in the Mockingbird Me...
Oct 04, 2023
Rep. Justin Jones Sues Tennessee House Speaker over ‘Unconstitutional and Illegal Expulsion’
District 52 Representative Justin Jones (Courtesy: Tennessee House of Representatives, Official Photo)Nashville, TN (WOKI) In a federal lawsuit filed today Tuesday, State Representative Justin Jones o...
Oct 03, 2023
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Scheduled for October 4th
Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell PhonesWASHINGTON — FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of...
Oct 03, 2023
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Statement on Death of Officer Tucker Blakely in the Line of Duty
Official statement from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: Sunday, October 1, 2023, at approximately 11:15 pm KCSO Officer Tucker Blakely, alongside his Echo Shift Colleagues, responded to a home...
Oct 03, 2023
The Knox County Sheriff’s Department is Mourning the Loss of One of Their Own Killed in the Line of Duty
KCSO Facebook PhotoThe Knox County Sheriff’s Department is mourning the loss of one of their own.29 year-old Deputy Tucker Blakely died at the UT Medical Center last night after being shot in th...
Oct 03, 2023
Aerosmith’s Final ‘PEACE OUT’ Tour Stop in Knoxville Postponed
Aerosmith announces PEACE OUT tour (Courtesy: Valeska Thomas)Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rock legends Aerosmith have postponed their Knoxville "PEACE OUT" tour stop.The four-time Grammy award-winning group k...
Oct 02, 2023
Oak Ridge Police Department Investigating Deadly Shooting
Oak Ridge Police Department investigating deadly shooting (Courtesy: WVLT)Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Oak Ridge Police are investigating a homicide.The incident happened on Andover Circle just after midnight...
Oct 02, 2023
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