UPDATE: A brush fire on Sharp’s Ridge is now fully contained. The fire broke out yesterday (Tuesday) as Knoxville Fire Department crews were called to the scene off Broadcast Way. TN State Division of Forestry was called to assist and continued to work the fire throughout the night and into this morning. Officials say you…… MORE
(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Nashville, TN (WVLT) East Tennessee native and former Gibbs High School student Kenny Chesney is set to enter the Country Music Hall of Fame. From Luttrell, Tennessee, Chesney has earned 16 platinum albums, more than 50 top-ten country hits and 23 No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 3/25: A Roane County school bus driver is now facing a slew of charges after a crash Monday morning that injures two students. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol say 64-year-old Paul Perrin was driving the bus on Ponders Gap Road just before 8:00 a.m. when it went off the right…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) For the first time in almost 50 years, Rural Metro Fire will begin charging its non-subscribers for emergency medical services. The department, making that announcement Monday before Knox County commissioners, says it will start charging non-subscribers a flat fee of $600 per call beginning sometime after April 15. Officials shared that first…… MORE
SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) – A crew from the Tennessee National Guard rescued a hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains Saturday. The state made the announcement Monday, saying guardsmen were called to rescue an injured hiker in a remote area in the park, near Ramsey Cascades, located east of Gatlinburg. The crew — Capt. Andrew…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH) is preparing for a potential measles outbreak. This comes as the first case of the highly contagious virus was confirmed in Middle Tennessee on Friday. “We’re just sort of waiting for it to happen,” said Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski, the chief medical officer at ETCH. “We anticipate it could happen any…… MORE
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Monday, March 24, 2025) – Dollywood Parks & Resorts are well represented in the list of the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards thanks to nine award nominations across all properties. A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore…… MORE
Madisonville, TN (WOKI) A teen is arrested late Sunday night in Madisonville after using a stolen gun during a burglary. Officials with the Madisonville Police Department say officers went to the Checkered Flag Market on Highway 411 around 11:00 p.m., where a witness told them an armed suspect left the scene on foot. Officers soon…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Thanks to the 313 Initiative, a law enforcement partnership aimed at stopping drug trafficking from Detroit into the Knoxville area, hundreds of pounds of drugs have been seized. That, according to the latest report out of District Attorney General Charme Allen’s Office which also cites nearly 500 Initiative-related arrests along…… MORE
