SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – A crew from the Tennessee National Guard rescued a hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains Saturday. The state made the announcement Monday, saying guardsmen were called to rescue an injured hiker in a remote area in the park, near Ramsey Cascades, located east of Gatlinburg. The crew — Capt. Andrew…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, March 24, 2025) – Dollywood Parks & Resorts are well represented in the list of the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards thanks to nine award nominations across all properties. A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore…… MORE
Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested late Sunday night in Madisonville after using a stolen gun during a burglary. Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say officers went to the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 around 11:00 p.m., where a witness told them an armed suspect left the scene on foot. Officers soon…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Thanks to the 313 Initiative, a law enforcement partnership aimed at stopping drug trafficking from Detroit into the Knoxville area, hundreds of pounds of drugs have been seized. That, according to the latest report out of District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Office which also cites nearly 500 Initiative-related arrests along…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville man is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder following an investigation into a shooting Friday night in northwest Knoxville. Knoxville Police Department officials say 32-year-old Davante Gamble was taken into custody following reports of an alleged break-in at a home on Thomas Street. KPD says the victim, a 32-year-old…… MORE
The first measles case of 2025 has been confirmed in the state, and it’s in Middle Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Health says the infected person is recovering in their home. Doctor Joseph Gigante with the Monroe Carell, Junior Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt says the spread of measles seems to be moving fast after starting in…… MORE
The National Hurricane Center releases its final report on Hurricane Helene. The storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane before traveling North, causing catastrophic flooding, extreme winds and killing hundreds across the south. Helene is responsible for at least 249 deaths, including 18 in Tennessee. Fifteen of those died from the flooding,…… MORE
The Knoxville Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating an overnight shooting on Louise Avenue that left a teenager dead. At around 12:15 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2025, KPD officers were dispatched to the 2500 block of Louise Avenue for a shooting with a victim. Officers arrived on scene, finding a 16-year-old male who had…… MORE
