Category Archives: Local News

KNOXVILLE, TN.- Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, local leaders, and volunteers are set to return for the seventh annual SchoolMania event, which runs from 3 to 6 p.m. - or until supplies run out - on F...

KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) responded yesterday morning to a residential fire on Gillespie Avenue, marking the second electrical fire in just 48 hours caused by the overloading...

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Three Knoxville Police Department sergeants are suing the city, claiming they've been underpaid ever since the city revamped it's emergency responder pay...

Hancock County, TN (WOKI) An East Tennessee paramedic has died in a crash in Hancock County.Officials with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office say Paramedic Cody Satterfield had worked for sev...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a house fire Wednesday morning in east Knoxville.Crews were called to the 1600 block of Gillespie Avenue just after 10:00 a.m. and found hea...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Sixty-three Knox County schools will offer free breakfast and lunch for students this school year.The free meals are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a program a...

Knox County, TN (KCHD / WOKI) - The Knox County Health Department is reporting two cases of La Crosse virus in children this month, marking the first reported illnesses of the year. Both children requ...

A motorcyclist died following a crash that happened late Tuesday night in South Knoxville.At around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the intersec...

A woman is facing charges in connection to a serious crash that shut down I-81 North near the I-40 split and sent several adults and children to the hospital.The Tennessee Highway Patrol says 33-year-...

KNOXVILLE, TN. (Story courtesy of WVLT) – The Knoxville City Council met Tuesday night to discuss and approve two major agreements totaling nearly $20 million for Phase II of a project on Pleasa...