WASHINGTON, DC (November 18, 2024) – AAA projects 79.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. For the first time, AAA’s forecast includes the Tuesday before and the Monday after Thanksgiving Day to better capture the flow of holiday travelers. This year’s projection of nearly 80 million…… MORE
Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) Several Oak Ridge residents can expect a letter from the city telling them they could have been exposed to lead through drinking water service lines. The city says crews conducted a service line survey and found that “many properties” have lines made out of “an unknown material” which means people could…… MORE
A former Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officer pleads guilty to using state funds for personal use over the course of several years. District Attorney General Russell Johnson’s office says an investigation into former agent Travis Buchanan began in February of 2023 after TWRA officials noticed discrepancies in the amount of gasoline purchased for his TWRA-issued…… MORE
Rocky Hill, TN (WOKI) The co-owners of Rocky Hill Pharmacy are set to face trial in January after pleading not guilty in a case regarding a health care fraud conspiracy. Tiffany Haney and Anne Warren, both licensed pharmacists, were indicted on multiple charges earlier this month amid accusations they were part of a health care…… MORE
Maryville, TN (WOKI) One man is dead and a woman is injured following a shooting Thursday morning at the office of adult probation in Maryville. Officials with the Maryville Police Department say an active shooter call prompted a large police response around 10:00 a.m. at Blount County’s adult probation office. The caller told police that…… MORE
A Knoxville man is in custody after a lengthy police chase. 35 year-old Anthony Dennis is facing several charges, including felony reckless endangerment, after the chase. He was spotted by police Friday night at his home on Langly Place and officers who tried to take him into custody for an existing warrant but he left…… MORE
A Maryville man, charged with Sexual exploitation of a minor, trafficking and other charges, is arrested in Georgia The Blount County Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Shane Rewis was indicted earlier this month on multiple charges including two counts of sexual abuse of a child, Trafficking for a commercial sex act and various other charges. An…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway by The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation following an officer-involved shooting Tuesday afternoon in North Knoxville. Officials with the Knoxville Police Department say the incident happened in the 2600 block of Fairview Street just before 2:00 p.m. They say officers responded to the area after hearing about a man…… MORE
A Cocke County Swiftwater Rescue Team and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol respond to a crash that happened after the driver of a vehicle drives around road closed barriers and plunges down an embankment on a Helene-damaged stretch of I-40 in western North Carolina. The Junaluska Fire Department said the crash happened around 8 p.m. Saturday…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police arrest the 15-year-old suspect wanted in connection to a shooting back in September on Asheville Highway. KPD officials say officers responded to the Kwik Pantry at 7:45 p.m. on September 13 and found a man who was shot in the leg. Kendall Ridgeway was arrested at a home on Riverside…… MORE
