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Discover the Smokies with New Summer and Fall Public Programs
GATLINBURG, TN - Join us this summer and fall for a series of exciting, family-friendly programs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, starting June 7. Visitors are invited to take a hike with a ran...
May 30, 2025
A Sevier County Man Reportedly Stabbed His Brother to Death and ‘Drowned and Mutilated’ His Dog is Facing Charges
A Sevier County man is facing charges after he stabbed his brother to death and "drowned, mutilated and incinerated" the family dog.Deputies with the Sevier County Sheriff's Office responded to the 10...
May 30, 2025
Knoxville Police Report Zero Fatalities in 2025 Memorial Day Traffic Report
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Police Department out with some good news Thursday following high-visibility traffic enforcement operations over the Memorial Day weekend.KPD reporting there were NO...
May 29, 2025
Appalachian Bear Rescue’s Executive Director Steps Down
Townsend, TN (WOKI) After more than a decade with the organization, the executive director of the Appalachian Bear Rescue is stepping down.ABR announcing via social media that Dana Dodd would be stepp...
May 29, 2025
Bald River Falls Bridge to Reopen after Years-Long Overhaul
Tellico Plains, TN (WOKI) Visitors to the Cherokee National Forest just outside of Tellico will soon be able to enjoy a major hot spot for waterfall watchers.Bald River Falls Bridge reopens, officiall...
May 29, 2025
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs Calling for Leadership Change after Retaliatory Firings at Juvenile Detention Center
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) On the heels of apparent retaliatory firings at the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center, one of whom is the facility’s only nurse, Knox County’s mayor was...
May 29, 2025
Morristown Police Department Warns of Another Phone Scam
The Morristown Police Department (MPD) has been made aware of another telephone scam trying to obtain money from citizens.In this latest hoax, the number on caller ID displays as 423-585-2710. This is...
May 29, 2025
Man Charged with Rape after Missing 13-Year-Old Iowa Girl is Found in Jefferson County
A New Market man is facing several charges after a missing 13-year-old girl from Iowa is found in Jefferson County.Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputies received information from the West Des Mon...
May 29, 2025
U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspect Accused of Assaulting Woman at Knoxville Apartment in Mississippi
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 5/28: A Bean Station man wanted for attempted second-degree murder in connection to assaulting a woman at a Knoxville apartment is arrested Wednesday afternoon in Mississip...
May 28, 2025
Former West High Football Coach Wanted for Sexual Battery Arrested in Sevier County
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A former West High School football coach, accused of sex crimes, is arrested over the weekend in Sevier County.Police arrested 57-year-old Richard Scott Shaver Friday night after ...
May 27, 2025
