The Tennessee Department of Transportation will be performing resurfacing work on Interstate 40 in Sevierville and Sevier County beginning Sunday evening, May 4, 2025. The work will be conducted Sunday-Thursday from 7:00 p.m.-6:00a.m. The project is expected to take several weeks to complete. The work will require lane closures and changing traffic patterns. Motorists should…… MORE
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is set to begin the next major demolition project at the Y-12 National Security Complex. On Wednesday, OREM said it and UCOR, a contractor, are preparing to begin demolishing the Beta-1 building, which was built in 1944 as part of the Manhattan…… MORE
Gatlinburg police reminding people that as spring is here so are the bears. Officials say whether you live here or are visiting the area, it is important to take proper precautions to remain BearWise. In April, three bears were killed because they had been conditioned to eat human food. If you see a bear, be…… MORE
On Wednesday night, members of the Knoxville Police Department’s Community Engagement Response Team took 18-year-old Robert Brabson into custody at an apartment on West Parkway Avenue. Brabson was wanted for attempted first-degree murder and employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, charges that were the result of a shooting that happened on…… MORE
DANDRIDGE, TN (WVLT / shared by WOKI) – When the remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped through East Tennessee, it impacted not only people, but also our wildlife. On Wednesday, biologists with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Tennessee Valley Authority surveyed fish in Douglas Lake to learn how the fish are doing after the storm.…… MORE
A Claiborne County inmate is back in custody two weeks after escaping a work detail. The Sheriff’s office says Larry Poore escaped from the Cumberland Gap area April the 14th. The Sheriff’s office says they caught and arrested Poore early yesterday (Wednesday) near a home he used to live in the Oak Village Circle area.…… MORE
Cuts to AmeriCorps funding from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency mean several nonprofit programs in East Tennessee have been cut. AmeriCorps is a nationwide group that places volunteers with nonprofits all over the country, usually for a year of service and often with a stipend to cover their cost of living or help…… MORE
Tazewell, TN (WOKI) The Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing 21-year-old woman they say was last seen Tuesday evening. CCSO says Juliet Rose Morgado, 21 was reported missing from 193 Jennings Lane in Tazewell and that she had moved to Tennessee from Connecticut recently to escape an abusive boyfriend. Officials…… MORE
Newport, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Forest Service announcing Wednesday that crews would be closing a portion of Rocky Top Road in the Cherokee National Forest for road repairs in June. According to officials, Rocky Top Road, also known as NFSR 402, was damaged by stormy weather, prompting the need for work from mile 2.22 to…… MORE
Blount County, TN (WOKI) A former Blount County gym teacher is sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching elementary school students. Court officials confirming 49-year-old Joseph Dalton will serve six months of supervised probation for the five assault charges levied against him. Primarily, investigators at the time said Dalton was shown hugging students, touching them…… MORE
