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Pedestrian Dies in Pigeon Forge Crash, Police Say

Pedestrian Dies in Pigeon Forge Crash, Police Say

Pigeon Forge, TN (WOKI) A man is dead after a weekend crash in Pigeon Forge. Officials with the Pigeon Forge Police Department say officers responded to the crash on Veterans Boulevard south of Teaster Lane shortly after 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening. PFPD says when officers arrived, they found that 29-year-old Victor Perez had been hit…MORE

TVA Invites the Public to Learn about the Integrated Resource Plan

TVA Invites the Public to Learn about the Integrated Resource Plan

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Tennessee Valley Authority is hosting a public information session to inform local residents about the draft Integrated Resource Plan. The agency is also hoping to get feedback on how to evaluate and plan to meet future power demands. Officials describe an IRP as a tool to “evaluate options available to meet…MORE

Knoxville Police Say Two Charged in Connection to Multiple Robberies in Fort Sanders Area

Knoxville Police Say Two Charged in Connection to Multiple Robberies in Fort Sanders Area

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Brandon Donathan, 25 of Knoxville, and Sarai Standridge, 24 of Knoxville, have been charged in connection to a spate of robberies or attempted robberies, including three that happened in the Fort Sanders area early Sunday morning. Both Donathan and Standridge were taken into custody following an attempted robbery in West Knoxville. At…MORE

Shelter in Place Ends Following Ammonia Chemical Leak at US Foods
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Shelter in Place Ends Following Ammonia Chemical Leak at US Foods

Operations back to normal following an ammonia chemical leak at U.S. Foods. Alcoa city officials ordered a shelter in place following the leak Friday night. The City of Alcoa Fire Department along with a hazmat trailer were taking readings with meters in the area and they never got readings outside of the plant facilities. They…MORE

An Investigation is Underway in Greene County after a Couple is Found Dead and Their Son is Charged with First-Degree Murder
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An Investigation is Underway in Greene County after a Couple is Found Dead and Their Son is Charged with First-Degree Murder

An investigation is underway in Greene County after a couple is found dead and their son is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents were called to a home in the 500 block of Hartman Lane Friday where they found 68-year-old Cassandra Wilhoit and…MORE

An East Tennessee County Ranks #1 for Lowest Unemployment

An East Tennessee County Ranks #1 for Lowest Unemployment

(Story courtesy of WVLT News) Knoxville, TN (WVLT) – Thursday, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development released data outlining unemployment rates in Tennessee. East Tennessee’s Sevier County ranked lowest in unemployment in the state, joined by Moore County at 2.7%. That being said, Sevier County’s unemployment rate increased from August, a trend that…MORE

Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an Apartment Fire in West Knoxville
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Knoxville Fire Department is Investigating an Apartment Fire in West Knoxville

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a West Knoxville Apartment fire. Crews called to the 2400 block of Piedmont Street last night (Thursday) and found heavy fire coming from a two-story apartment building.   The crew was pushed back from the interior due to the heavy volume of fire.  A ladder truck was…MORE

UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Upgrades See Almost $10M Budget Increase

UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Upgrades See Almost $10M Budget Increase

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The long-awaited upgrades to Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the home of Tennessee baseball, saw another budget increase following Friday’s meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee. The committee approving the nearly $10 million increase ($9,300,000) which project representatives say is necessary to cover costs associated with unforeseen…MORE

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