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CDC expands age-based recommendations for pneumococcal vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the age recommendation for people who should get vaccinated for pneumonia from age 65 to 50.This as pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2024

Maryville Man is Convicted in U.S. Capitol Breach on January 6, 2021
A Maryville man is convicted of assaulting police, among other felony and misdemeanor charges, during 2021's January 6th breach of the U.S. Capitol.The FBI says 35-year-old Edward Kelley was found gui...
Cumulus Media Nov 15, 2024

Monroe County Murder Suspect’s Wife Arrested, Warrant Says
Monroe County, TN (WOKI) The wife of a man accused in a Monroe County murder has been arrested.Nicholas Hamlett made headlines after he was accused of murdering 34-year-old Steven Lloyd, making a fake...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2024

Teen Charged with Second Degree Murder for the Stabbing Death of a 13 Year-Old in Powell to be Tried as Adult
There is an update and the murder case of a 13-year-old girl in Powell.Prosecutors say the 15-year-old suspect Malakiah Harris could be tried as an adult during a preliminary hearing yesterday (Wed). ...
Cumulus Media Nov 14, 2024

Collaboration Between Knoxville Agencies Aims to Lower Response Times in Knox County
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) American Medical Response and the Metro Drug Coalition are leading a new initiative aimed at decreasing emergency response times in the Knoxville area.AMR, which provides ambulanc...
Cumulus Media Nov 13, 2024

Alabama Town says a Water Tower ‘screams’ Tennessee Vols Isn’t a Prank
A water tower in Calera, Alabama has many residents raising their eyebrows over its color and design.The City shared a photo of a new water tower that is brightly painted orange and white in a checker...
Cumulus Media Nov 13, 2024

39 Residents Displaced after Morristown Apartment Fire
Morristown, TN (WOKI) Thirty-nine people are displaced following an apartment fire over the weekend in Morristown.The fire broke out around 9:40 Saturday morning, November 9, at the Trent Apartments o...
Cumulus Media Nov 12, 2024

Governor Bill Lee and TN Attorney General will Investigate if Tennesseans were Discriminated Against During Relief Work by FEMA
Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti will be investigating if Tennesseans were discriminated against during relief work by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.WVLT re...
Cumulus Media Nov 11, 2024

CEO of United Way of Greater Knoxville Resigns, Interim CEO Appointed
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The United Way of Greater Knoxville Monday announced that its board of directors has accepted CEO Matt Ryerson's resignation.Ryerson was hired in December 2019 and served as CEO o...
Cumulus Media Nov 11, 2024

Arrest is Made in Blount County RV Park Fire
A homeless man is charged with a fire at a Blount County RV Park.Officials with the Blount County Sheriff's Office filed charges against 62-year-old Mark Bush for started Thursday night’s fire a...
Cumulus Media Nov 10, 2024