Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville Police are looking for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run. KPD officials say it happened Tuesday night around 6:00 p.m. on Chapman Highway near E. Moody Avenue when a pickup truck driving south hit a man as he crossed the road in front of the Walgreens; he was…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Tennessee’s Jalen McCollough announces Tuesday that he’s declared for the 2024 NFL Draft. The fifth-year senior safety took to Instagram to express his gratitude to God, his family, and Vol Nation, thanking Vol Nation “for soldout crowds, amazing Saturdays in Neyland, but most importantly thank you for allowing me to experience a…… MORE
Alcoa, TN (WOKI) Police in Alcoa are asking for help to identify the suspect in Friday’s armed robbery of a local business. Alcoa Police Department officials say the suspect was armed with a black handgun and used it to demand money at gunpoint from the business on December 29. They say the individual was seen…… MORE
A Loudon County Grand Jury has indicted a Knoxville man on felony charges stemming from a Tellico Lake boating collision on July 13, 2023. Scott Reasonover, 48, of Knoxville, has been indicted on Felony Vehicular Assault (one count), Reckless Endangerment with a deadly weapon (four counts), Boating Under the Influence (one count), and Boating Under the Influence with…… MORE
Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) Officials with the Gatlinburg Police Department release the details of a workplace fatality at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. GPD says 66 year-old Jeffrey Coker died after falling while installing lights in the convention center’s ceiling; the incident occurred in the Great Hall area which has a 32-foot-tall ceiling. Coker worked for The…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Knoxville laundromat is in the process of repairs after a car crashed into their building early Tuesday morning around 7 a.m. According to the Knoxville Police Department, the driver hit a curb, overcorrected, possibly hydroplaned, and veered off the road, and crashed into the front of Bluewater Laundromat. “We just…… MORE
Farragut, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway into the cause of a house fire in West Knoxville with several pets rescued. Rural Metro Fire crews rescued three dogs from the home in the 200 block of Fruitwood Lane in Farragut Wednesday morning. Officials say crews contained the fire to one room, but the majority of…… MORE
An investigation is underway in Strawberry Plains after a structure fire damages a building. New Market Fire crews called to the fire last night (Tuesday) near Hamilton Street and Boulder Lane. Due to safety concerns, roads in the area were closed but have reportedly re-opened this morning.… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is out with a warning Tuesday about a scam caller impersonating law enforcement officers. CCSO officials say they’ve received numerous reports regarding a fraudulent scheme in which a scam caller, claiming to be “Lt. James Perry of the Sheriff’s Office,” tells people there is a civil…… MORE
An investigation is underway following a house fire on Christmas morning. Crews called to Pickett Avenue and contained the fire to a bedroom but the home suffered a moderate amount of smoke of water damage. Four people who were home at the time of the fire made it out safe. The home did have working…… MORE
