Category Archives: Local News

Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Zoo Knoxville curators announcing Tuesday that Kumi, a 25-year-old female Western lowland gorilla, has moved to the Scruffy City!She'll join a family of six other gorillas,...

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...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing multiple charges including vehicular homicide following a fatal hit and run late Monday night on Loves Creek Road.Knoxville Police Department officials say the cra...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating after a teen is killed after crashing into a car while riding a dirt bike in Hamblen County.Preliminary reports say the car was going south on Three Sprin...

The Hawkins County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a missing teen.17-year-old Caden Hatley was last seen in Church Hill on June 5th.Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is still investigating a double homicide in Grainger County.TBI agents are assisting the Grainger County Sheriff's Office in the homicides that happened along Roc...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Young-Williams Animal Center is waiving dog and puppy adoption fees at its Division Street location as it reopens following an breakout of distemper.The center reopened its doors ...

Knoxville, Tn (WOKI) Dr. Bob, host of ‘The Dr.Bob Show’ and reoccurring guest on WBIR’s ‘Live at Five at Four’ has died.Dr. Robert “Bob” Overholt passed peace...

Claiborne County, TN (WOKI) Two men at the center of a double homicide investigation in Claiborne County are identified.Officials with the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office say 46-year-old Natha...