For a fourth year in a row, Pigeon Forge generated $2.4 billion from tourism, but overall there is a sign that tourism may be slowing. The last quarter of last year saw a 1% decline in visitor spending, resulting in gross revenue being down for the year for the town of 6,000. At the State…… MORE
Neighbors and businesses in Jefferson County are still recovering months after Helene ripped through parts of East Tennessee. One place Tennessee Valley Authority officials are working on is Douglas Lake. They’ve been cleaning out the lake for months. Neighbors there remember what it all looked like right after the storm. Residents says they’ve seen anything…… MORE
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley say the organization has had a data breach. Officials say it happened back in November when someone had access to their system between November 19th and the 23rd. Names, social security numbers and driver’s license numbers were compromised. So far, no fraudulent activity has been reported…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Smokies, One Knoxville SC and Professional Sports Catering are all looking for extra hands ahead of the opening of Covenant Health Park, Knoxville’s multi-use stadium. The stadium is set to open this spring and will be the home of both the Smokies baseball team and the One Knox soccer club.…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Sean Williams, the man who prompted a month-long manhunt after escaping custody in October of 2023, has been sentenced after being found guilty on all counts in his child sex crimes trial. The 55-year-old Williams was sentenced to 95 years in federal custody. Williams was charged with three counts of production of…… MORE
Cumberland County, TN (WOKI) Skeletal remains found earlier this month in Cumberland County have been identified as those belonging to a man missing since 2022. Officials with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office confirming Monday the remains found February 8 on Westel Road were 33-year-old Cody Ramsey-Dearing. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System…… MORE
CARYVILLE, Tenn.—A $3,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person(s) responsible for an elk poached on North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA) in the Caryville area of Campbell County. The location is well known to locals as the Red Ash/Wheeler Gap area on the Royal Blue Unit of NCWMA.…… MORE
A private investigator hired by the mother of missing Hendersonville teen says that a new video could help break the case in the continued search for Sebastian Rogers. The teen with autism went missing from his mother’s home on February 26 of last year and hasn’t been seen since. Investigator Steve Fischer says a new…… MORE
Most roads in and around Knox County are in good shape and engineers say their crews have spread around 70,000 gallons of brine across the roadways including a couple hundred tons of salt but with that comes the risk of potholes. Crews with the Knox County Engineering an Public Works department have also been busy…… MORE
Townsend, TN (WOKI) A woman has died after the tent in which she was living in Townsend caught on fire Monday. Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office say when deputies arrived on scene, the fire department was helping the tent owner, Julie Whetstone who had burns on her upper body. BCSO says deputies spoke…… MORE
