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TVA asks KUB customers to reduce power use
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TVA asks KUB customers to reduce power use

Power supplies are tightening as conditions create greater energy demand Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has alerted KUB that its power supply is experiencing an increased demand caused by extremely cold temperatures. TVA has alerted KUB and other local power companies that increased conservation efforts are necessary to extend the available power supply and…MORE

Zoo Knoxville Holding Two Job Fairs, Looking for Seasonal Workers

Zoo Knoxville Holding Two Job Fairs, Looking for Seasonal Workers

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Zoo Knoxville is set to host two job fairs next month to hire seasonal workers. Taking to Facebook to announce the February hiring events, representatives for the zoo say they’re “looking for fun-loving personalities with a passion for conservation and wildlife to join [their] team  and help [them] inspire guests every day!”…MORE

Tennessee’s Tim Burchett Says He’s Joining President Trump’s DOGE Committee

Tennessee’s Tim Burchett Says He’s Joining President Trump’s DOGE Committee

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) One of East Tennessee’s congressmen announcing Tuesday he’s joining one of President Trump’s new committees. Representative Tim Burchett, who represents Tennessee’s second congressional district in Washington, taking to social media to announce he’s joining DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. President Trump signed an executive order Monday, January 20 creating the non-governmental…MORE

Knox County Engineering to Look at Traffic Light Sequence in North Knoxville after Complaints of Traffic Back-Ups and TDOT Emory Road Project Planned to Start this Year
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Knox County Engineering to Look at Traffic Light Sequence in North Knoxville after Complaints of Traffic Back-Ups and TDOT Emory Road Project Planned to Start this Year

Many drivers in Powell and Halls say red light timing is an issue especially with the heavy flow of traffic in that area. An Emory Road resident says the timing is off there and on Maynardville Pike and Broadway calling it bad light synchronization. Jim Snowden with Knox County Engineering and Public Works tells our…MORE

KPD Charge a Man with Second-Degree Murder Following an Overdose Death Investigation
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KPD Charge a Man with Second-Degree Murder Following an Overdose Death Investigation

20-year-old Kristopher Holbrook has been indicted for second-degree murder following a nearly month-long investigation into a Knox County overdose death.  Holbrook was taken into custody by Knoxville Police Department Organized Crime Unit detectives in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Lake Brook Boulevard on Friday.  Holbrook’s indictment and arrest were the result of…MORE

A Man is Charged with Murder Following a Fatal Shooting at a Cocke County Home
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A Man is Charged with Murder Following a Fatal Shooting at a Cocke County Home

A man is charged with murder after a deadly shooting in Cocke County. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says deputies went to a home off of Edgefield Way in Newport Sunday and when they arrived they found 35-year-old Daniel Messer dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives spoke to 40-year-old Eric Banks who said he…MORE

Warming Centers Open in Knoxville and KAT Offering Free Rides to Centers

Warming Centers Open in Knoxville and KAT Offering Free Rides to Centers

As they have since early December, four local churches will be opening their doors as overnight warming centers to anyone who needs a warm, indoor space on nights when temperatures drop below 25 degrees. The Salvation Army is also opening homeless shelter overflow space at 409 North Broadway.  Schedules will vary by site, and up-to-date bulletins…MORE

FORMER UTILITY PRESIDENT INDICTED ON BRIBERY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGES
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FORMER UTILITY PRESIDENT INDICTED ON BRIBERY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGES

SEVIER COUNTY (WOKI) – A lengthy misconduct investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a former Sevier County Utility District employee and his father. On January 30, 2023, at the request of 4th Judicial District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI agents began working…MORE

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