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New Driver Services Locations Serving Storm Victims

New Driver Services Locations Serving Storm Victims

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (TDOSHS) is issuing free replacement identification licenses and driver licenses to citizens directly impacted by the East Tennessee floods at the Elizabethton Driver Services Center, Unicoi Police Department and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s (TEMA) three Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs).  Driver Services are available at the MARCs…MORE

Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating a Fatal Crash in Cocke County
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Tennessee Highway Patrol is Investigating a Fatal Crash in Cocke County

An investigation is underway following a crash that left one person dead and injures another in Cocke County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 70-year-old Barbara Williamson was driving north on Highway 321, commonly known as Cosby Highway, Monday afternoon and failed to stay in her lane while driving around a curve in the 2700 block…MORE

Suspect Detained after Aggravated Robbery, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Says

Suspect Detained after Aggravated Robbery, Knox County Sheriff’s Office Says

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday morning at a business on Clinton Highway. KCSO officials say deputies responded just before noon to Vape & Smoke at 7217 Clinton Highway for an aggravated robbery. KCSO says one suspect was detained in connection to the incident. Juvenile Crimes,…MORE

Knoxville Police are Investigating after a Man is Shot on I-40 East
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Knoxville Police are Investigating after a Man is Shot on I-40 East

Knoxville Police Department detectives are investigating after a man was shot on I-40 East near the Holston River Bridge on Saturday evening.  At around 6:55 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, KPD officers responded to the aforementioned location, where a Ford F-150 was crashed in the center median. The driver, a currently unidentified man, was suffering…MORE

TDOT Officials say Forms Residents are Receiving in Flood Damaged Areas are not a Scam

TDOT Officials say Forms Residents are Receiving in Flood Damaged Areas are not a Scam

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is contacting property owners along state routes impacted by flooding to gain right-of-way access during the rebuilding process. Officials say the form is not a scam as many property owners have expressed concern about the form’s legitimacy. TDOT is contacting property owners to gain temporary right-of-entry access to repair and…MORE

I-26 in Unicoi County Reopens after Helene Flooding, TDOT Says

I-26 in Unicoi County Reopens after Helene Flooding, TDOT Says

Unicoi County, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Department of Transportation today Thursday reopened a section of I-26 in Unicoi County closed previously due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. TDOT officials say the roadway is open from theTennessee/North Carolina state line to Exit 40 in Erwin, Tennessee for local traffic and deliveries only. Officials stress that the…MORE