Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Young people playing with fire may be to blame for a fire Friday morning at Montgomery Village Apartments.Knoxville Fire Department officials say crews responded to the apartment ...

Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) A Blount County man is the victim of a single-vehicle crash Thursday night in Oak Ridge.City of Oak Ridge officials say Oak Ridge Police Department officers responded to the 200-b...

Fentress County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for an escaped inmate.The inmate, identified as James Kelley Estes, is believed to have left on foot from a work last (Thursday) night and could b...

UPDATE: Knoxville Police charge a man with second-degree murder after he reportedly killed a man with an axe.Police called to Cokesbury church Tuesday when 26-year-old Tavares Harrison showed up with ...

A Greeneville man is arrested and charged on child sex crimes.The Greene Co. Sheriff's Office got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about child sexual abuse material be...

FAFSA Completion Events for High School Graduates and Adults at Multiple American Job Centers in East TennesseeThe American Job Centers of East Tennessee are partnering with the UT Educational Opportu...

Sevierville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: A motorcyclist is seriously injured and an investigation is underway following a crash Wednesday night on Dolly Parton Parkway.Sevierville Police say the crash happened ...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Rural Metro Fire crews responded Thursday afternoon to the scene of a commercial fire in the 6900 block of Old Rutledge Pike.Fire officials say the blaze is at Junk Car Mafia wher...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The man accused of shooting his boss at a Knox County School bus lot is indicted by a Grand Jury.Daniel Arwood, 38, is charged with first degree murder, evading arrest and gun cha...

Rural Metro Fire has a new chief.Jeffrey Devlin has been with Rural Metro since 1990, serving as a firefighter, paramedic and more. He's also been the assistant chief of operations for the last five y...