The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who escaped the Hancock County jail. Five inmates escaped Wednesday, all but Jason Holden Collins have been captured. Anyone with information is asked to call HCSO at 423-733-2249. According to HCSO, the inmates escaped around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. HCSO has identified the escapees as Casey…… MORE
This afternoon (Sunday), at 4:19 PM, the Knox County Emergency Communications District received a call from a male who stated that his home was on fire. The caller advised that he believed the fire was in his basement. On the arrival of KFD Engine 6, the officer reported smoke coming from the front door. After…… MORE
Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be running in the 2024 presidential election. The move comes after several Democratic leaders, including Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama, reportedly pushed for it. Several of East Tennessee’s lawmakers released statements shortly after the president’s announcement. WVLT News is collecting those statements here in…… MORE
Updated story: One of the suspects in the shooting of a Tennessee State Trooper during a traffic stop on I-40 in Putnam County is arrested in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police took Braze Rucker, one of the suspects in Trooper Adam Cothron’s shooting, into custody. THP says they used Trooper Cothron’s handcuffs to take Rucker into…… MORE
President Biden announced Sunday that he will suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party for the president to end his 2024 bid after a disastrous debate performance last month. The unprecedented announcement came as an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers had begun to publicly call for Biden to step…… MORE
Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Drugs and guns are confiscated and a felon with multiple prior convictions is off the streets following a traffic stop Wednesday, July 17 in Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say CERT officers stopped a car in the area of Summit Hill Drive and Hill Avenue. KPD says the stop resulted in officers…… MORE
Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Knox County Schools says applications are now open for students to receive free and reduced-price meals for the 2024-2025 school year. KCS says the application is open for families unable to pay for breakfast and lunch meals at school or whose students do not attend a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school. All…… MORE
Hancock County, TN (WOKI) A search is underway for escaped inmates out of Hancock County. Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office say a total of five inmates escaped the Hancock County jail around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night. Two of the five, Adam Bailey and John Benton III, have been apprehended while Casey Denim, Todd…… MORE
McGhee Tyson Airport says there was a ground stop from 6 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. this morning. Becky Huckaby, VP of Public Relations at the Airport says Flights are slowly resuming now but they are seeing cancellations and delays. Those will continue throughout the day and possibly tomorrow. Anyone flying should contact their airline directly…… MORE
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (WVLT) – A former Jacksboro Police Department employee, Joseph Weaver, is facing charges, accused of stealing cans of Vienna sausages to vandalize the home of Jimmy Snodgrass, the city’s vice mayor. An affidavit obtained by WVLT News outlines the entire event from the eyes of Campbell County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Tosha Tackett. Tackett…… MORE
