Blount County, TN (WOKI) A judge has granted a motion to recuse Blount County District Attorney General Ryan Desmond in the case of a former Heritage High School teacher who faces multiple child sex crimes charges. Fifty-one year old Shane Rewis of Maryville is a former teacher and coach at Heritage High in Blount County.…… MORE
Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Dollywood Parks and Resorts has been picked as the only theme park included on Forbes’ list of best places for women to work in 2025. America’s Best Employers for Women 2025 is based on data collected through online surveys over the past three years. Dollywood made the cut for…… MORE
KNOX COUNTY, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Drivers in Knox County may soon have an easier commute. It’s no secret roads around the county can get busy fast, including on Maynardville Pike. One driver said he avoids the road but is hopeful that soon he won’t have to. “I take alternate routes to avoid…… MORE
Knoxville, TN – July 30, 2025 – In a unified effort to protect our communities, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) are issuing an urgent warning regarding an increase in scams involving Bitcoin machines. Recently, several citizens in Knox and Anderson counties have reported receiving unsolicited calls and…… MORE
A 17-year-old male has been arrested and charged in connection to a Minnesota Avenue shooting that injured two on Tuesday night. At just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to an apartment at 1944 Minnesota Avenue in the Lonsdale Homes community. Once inside the apartment, officers located two…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, TN ( Story courtesy of WVLT) -With a new area code coming to East Tennessee in September, 10-digit dialing will be required beginning next week. The Tennessee Public Utility Commission announced on Tuesday that starting on Aug. 5, all local calls made within the 423 area code must be dialed using 10 digits, which…… MORE
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The case against a Monroe County murder suspect at the center of a nationwide manhunt last year has been bound over to a grand jury. Nicholas Wayne Hamlett appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing where an arraignment in criminal court was scheduled for September 15. Hamlett is accused of…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) Several news media companies from across the U.S. have sued the State of Tennessee over a new law they say makes it harder to report the news. Included in the lawsuit are Gray Media, WVLT’s parent company, and the companies who own other Knoxville outlets like WBIR,…… MORE
White Pine, TN (WOKI) Multiple dogs and puppies are removed from a White Pine home and two people are taken into custody. Animal control and White Pine Police rescued four dogs and eight puppies from an abusive home at 1310 Tabitha Street Monday, July 28. Officers responded to the home for a possible code violation…… MORE
UPDATE (7/29/25): Stephen Goins is in custody after getting into a gunfight with a McMinn County Sheriff’s Office deputy in Riceville, according to Sheriff Joe Guy. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Guy said, when Corporal Nathan Stiles responded to a “shots fired” call he was told about while at the Dollar General store. Guy…… MORE
