(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Cocke County, TN (WVLT) The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam’s owner, Duke Energy. It comes just about an hour after Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis said the dam had suffered a “catastrophic failure.”…… MORE
UPDATE 9/27/24 (WOKI – Gatlinburg) The National Park Service continues to monitor conditions from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. While the park did not receive the forecasted peak winds overnight, the center of the tropical storm is predicted to pass over the park mid-morning today. A high wind warning remains in effect through 8 p.m.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) No one was injured, but a home is a “total loss” following a house fire Wednesday afternoon in North Knoxville. Crews responding to the home in the 300 block of Chicamauga Avenue found heavy smoke and fire coming through the roof of the residence. Knoxville Fire Department officials say firefighters were able…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man has been charged after leaving the scene of a fatal, pedestrian-involved crash that happened during the overnight hours on Asheville Highway. At just after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the 4100 block of Asheville Highway near Yankee Street, where a currently unidentified…… MORE
An investigation is underway after a bomb threat is called into Hardin Valley Middle School this morning (Tuesday). Just after 8:30, the school was evacuated due to the threat. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Device Unit and an EOD dog cleared the building after not finding an explosive device. Students returned to class a…… MORE
The autopsy for a Jefferson County Judge who was hit and killed by a car while his was walking on the highway near Mountain Vista Trail shows alcohol in his system at the time of the incident. Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone shows that he had more than three times the…… MORE
Rockwood, TN (WOKI) A man is arrested and charged after trying tograb two girls Friday at a Rockwood High School football game. Officials with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office say two girls reported to a school resource officer that a man was lurking outside of the fence behind the visitors’ bleachers and had grabbed one…… MORE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is the winner of the annual competition against LifeSouth Blood Center out of Florida. Medic beating LifeSouth by 33 units collecting 1,727 pints of blood. You can always donate to Medic, please go to medic blood dot org to schedule your appointment, walk-ins are welcome.… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Friday that the body found near the I-75 mass shooting site is Joseph Couch. The determination was made through DNA extraction. “We appreciate everyone involved in the search and are grateful no one else has been hurt,” said Gov. Beshear. “We…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says a seventh-grade student is charged with threats of mass violence and false reports for making a bomb threat at a Knox County School. Hardin Valley Middle School was locked down on Wednesday, and students were evacuated for the bomb threat. KCSO says a suspicious backpack was…… MORE
