Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Two hikers are seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service officials say rangers reportedly responded to two hikers who fell from Cataract Falls. According to the Park Service, both hikers were taken by helicopter from the Sugarlands Visitor Center to a hospital. NPS officials are…… MORE
Independence Day is just around the corner and you may be wondering if you will be able to celebrate with fireworks. WVLT News has compiled a list of counties and cities in East Tennessee where fireworks are and are not allowed to be sold and used: Anderson County-Illegal to sell and set off fireworks Blount…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway following a deadly single-car crash Tuesday morning on Pellissippi Parkway. Knoxville Police Department officials say officers responded around 8:30 a.m. to I-140 near Northshore Drive, where witnesses had reported that a car had flipped off the roadway. When officers arrived on the scene, KPD says they found a…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway, and the body of a man found dead late Friday afternoon in Sevierville is identified. A city spokesperson says 50-year-old Kenny Charles Davis of Sevierville was found dead in a vehicle just off Two Rivers Boulevard. Davis is believed to have been homeless and was found by a…… MORE
Knoxville Police are still investigating a homicide after a woman is found dead on Better Tomorrow Drive in the Western Heights area. It happened four years ago today,(Sunday 6/30), officers found 24-year-old Katelyn Slivenski dead outside of an apartment suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Several persons of interest have been questioned but so…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) An investigation is underway after two people are found dead Thursday night in a home in Cumberland County. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to 5029 Shoshone Loop in the Lake Tansi Community for a welfare check, finding 56-year-old Gary Agopsowicz and 56-year-old Angela Fifelski both dead…… MORE
Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the victim and suspect from a deadly stabbing in the 400 Block of East Oldham Avenue. The victim, 44 year-old Michelle Dresch, the suspect, 50-year-old Virgil Belin, who has a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. Police believe Belin stabbed the victim multiple times following a domestic dispute and…… MORE
Sevierville, TN (WOKI) Three suspects remain at-large following an alleged carjacking incident Sunday night in Sevierville. Sevierville Police Department officials say officers responded to a reported carjacking around 10:15 p.m. at the Clarian Pointe Hotel at 1020 Parkway. SPD says witnesses stated that three black males, one wearing a mask, approached their vehicle. The occupants…… MORE
Knoxville Police have arrested a bank robbery suspect. Officers responded to the City Employees Credit Union on Western Avenue Friday afternoon after 51 year-old Robert Whipple reportedly passed the teller a note demanding money. Officers spotted Whipple in a U-Haul cargo van during their investigation Friday night. He eluded officers in the downtown area but…… MORE
One person taken to the hospital and an investigation is underway to the cause of a house fire in Northeast Knoxville. Crews called to Gap Road last night (Thursday) and were told someone was inside the home which had heavy smoke coming from the front. While battling the fire, crews did find a person inside,…… MORE
