The “100 Deadliest Days of Summer” begins following Memorial Day. This period goes until Labor Day and marks a time when teenage drivers are more at risk on the road. “It can get really dangerous. You’ve been in school, you’re ready to get out and have some fun, and you have to realize your focus…… MORE
Knoxville business owner Yassin Terou is set to make a court appearance today. He is charged with criminal trespassing after being arrested last week with ten others while protesting on UT’s campus in support of Palestine. UT Police’s internal investigation into his arrest is underway/ He is the owner of Yassin’s Falafel House in Knoxville.…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— Knox County is hosting its second annual Sunset Cinema: Movies in the Park Series. The Sunset Cinema is a perfect way to spend a night in the great outdoors, with popular movies showing throughout the summer months. “Folks from here and across the region love these events, and it’s a good chance to…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) If you are planning an escape to the mountains this Memorial Day weekend, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say preparation is everything and have compiled a list of suggestions for making sure you enjoy your time in the park. Topping their list, officials say you should plan your trip to include…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation is reporting that a LifeStar helicopter has responded to I-40 near Newport after a crash involving a motorcycle. TDOT officials confirm I-40 West at Mile Marker 435 in Cocke County is closed and that the crash involves a motorcycle. This is a developing story.… MORE
The American Job Center is hosting two job fairs this week. The Regional Veteran Employment and Resource Fair is tomorrow (Wednesday) at Pellissippi State’s, Hardin Valley Campus from 10am to 2pm in the J.L. Goins Administration Building with Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs serving as guest speaker at 11:30. Then on Thursday, a Multi-employer Hiring…… MORE
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be conducting boat registration and safety compliance checkpoints over Memorial Day weekend on several east Tennessee waterways during the listed dates and times. Saturday, May 25, 2024 Sunday, May 26, 2024… MORE
TBI’S ‘OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW’ YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTION Efforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remains Ongoing A dozen people face felony charges and two dozen victims have been identified in a large-scale, collaborative operation to target online child exploitation and sextortion in Tennessee.…… MORE
Anderson County, TN (WOKI) We’re learning more now about April’s deadly plane crash that happened near Knoxville in Anderson County. A report released from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicates that the pilot, 45-year-old James Evan Scarlett, was flying from St. Petersburg, FL to Grand Rapids, MI with a stop at McGhee Tyson Airport.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Michael Gray Jr., the son involved in a multi-county child abuse and murder case that involved his parents, will not see jail time despite pleading guilty Friday in a Knox County courtroom. Gray Jr. plead guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors, including criminally negligent homicide, and was sentenced to just under…… MORE
