A Knoxville man was sentenced on Wednesday in the United States District Court in Knoxville for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, more commonly known as ISIS. According to court documents obtained by WVLT News, Benjamin Alan Carpenter, also known as Abu Hamza, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison followed by…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two Knoxville restaurateurs and managers of Marble City Market are indicted, accused of stealing almost a quarter-million dollars from the food hall. Ashley and Paul Moody took over operations at Marble City Market in August of 2022. The management shake-up was supposed to help the food hall pick up steam, but now…… MORE
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads crew have implemented a temporary one-lane closure of the northbound Spur to clear a rockslide near the tunnel. The lane closure starts north of Westgate Resorts Road. The rockslide started yesterday afternoon following a brief rain shower. Crews from Blalock are assisting NPS to clear the…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after a house fire Tuesday in Rocky Hill. Rural Metro Fire crews responded to the report of a house fire in the 7700 block of Queensbury Drive. Rural Metro Fire officials say crews found a single-family home on fire with heavy smoke coming from the garage and eaves.…… MORE
Knoxville Area Transit is making some big changes to its bus routes. You’ll see those take effect next month. KAT wants you to be able to take a look and see how the changes could affect you. You can go to https://katbus.com/ to download their app to view KAT Reimagined Bus network preview. KAT is…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An extension cord is reportedly to blame for a house fire Monday morning in East Knox County. Rural Metro firefighters responding to the scene in the 3800 block of Strong Road around 8:20 a.m. reported seeing smoke coming from the home. Rural Metro officials say firefighters quickly extinguished a fire found venting…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Jefferson County following a tragic early morning (Monday) fire. Crews called to Lick Skillet Farm, a venue establishment, just after 4 a.m. Officials say several agencies from other counties helped battle this blaze and some animals died in the fire and some equipment has been destroyed. Captain Sammy Soloman with…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP/WVLT) – The shooting at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee, law enforcement officials say. Trump’s campaign said in a statement that the former president was “fine” after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor said…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a deadly crash Thursday afternoon on I-40. Knoxville Police Department officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. on I-40 West in the Cedar Springs area near Pellissippi Parkway. KPD says the driver of a white SUV slowed down due to traffic and was rear-ended by a…… MORE
The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating an early morning fire in Fountain City. Crews called to the 2300 block of Fair Drive and the resident told firefighters his dog woke him up barking then his alarm went off but he didn’t smell any smoke. KFD crews discovered a small fire in an office in the…… MORE
