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Missing 16-Year-Old Tennessee Girl in Florida Found Safe, Police Say
Pensacola, FL (WOKI) A Tennessee teen who went missing in Florida last week has been found safe.Officials with the Pensacola Police Department announcing Tuesday that 16-year-old Abigail Kate Velez, t...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2024

Joint Investigation with Local Law Enforcement and TBI Results in Arrest of Kingsport Man on Second Degree Murder Charge in Drug Overdose Death
An investigation by the Church Hill Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Kingsport Police Department results in the indictment of a Kingsport man in connection to an ove...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2024

East Tennessee Lawmakers React to Verdict in Former President Donald Trump’s Criminal Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 ...
Syndicated Author May 30, 2024

100 Deadliest Days of Summer for Teen Drivers Nears
The "100 Deadliest Days of Summer" begins following Memorial Day. This period goes until Labor Day and marks a time when teenage drivers are more at risk on the road."It can get really dangerous. You'...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2024

TBI Operation Protecting Tomorrow Brings Arrests and Identifies Dozens of Child Victims of Online Sexual Exploitation
TBI'S 'OPERATION PROTECTING TOMORROW' YIELDS ARRESTS, IDENTIFIES TWO DOZEN CHILD VICTIMS OF ONLINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND SEXTORTIONEfforts To Identify & Locate 22 Additional Child Victims Remain...
Syndicated Author May 20, 2024

Gray, Jr. Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Michael Gray Jr., the son involved in a multi-county child abuse and murder case that involved his parents, will not see jail time despite pleading guilty Friday in a Knox County ...
Syndicated Author May 17, 2024

Tennessee’s Unemployment Rate Matches All-Time Low Rate
Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate made its way into record territory in April, matching the all-time low rate of 3.1%, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce ...
Syndicated Author May 17, 2024

Two Clinton High School Teachers are Fired after Changing over a Thousand Grades
Two Clinton High School teachers are fired after changing nearly 1,500 student grades.On Monday, the Board of Education met for a special meeting in which they discussed and vote on a "Charges of Dism...
Syndicated Author May 15, 2024

Couple Pleads Guilty in Knox, Roane County Child Abuse Cases
Roane County, TN (WOKI) A Roane County couple will spend the rest of their lives in prison without the possibility of parole.Michael Gray, Sr. and Shirley Gray both waived their right to a trial and p...
Syndicated Author May 15, 2024

AMR Presents First Progress Report to Knox County Commission
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) American Medical Response presented its first progress report to the Knox County Commission Monday night.The report comes after a new contract promised to fix serious probl...
Syndicated Author May 14, 2024