Knoxville, TN (WOKI) An East Tennessee man, driving for the popular rideshare service Lyft, is convicted Friday of raping a passenger. Officials with District Attorney General Charme Allen’s office say 44-year-old Christopher Wayne Stanifer picked the victim up from Drake’s, a restaurant on Morrell Road in Knoxville, around 2:00 a.m. in September of 2020. In…… MORE
Moorseburg, TN (WOKI / WVLT) An investigation is underway after a plane believed to be piloted by an East Tennessee racing legend crashed Thursday morning in Hawkins County. The crash happened around 8 :00 a.m. near Brooks Road in Moorseburg. According to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area, finding a plane…… MORE
Sevier County, TN (WOKI) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in finding a missing man. SCSO officials say 50-year-old Eugene Frederick Blair was last seen in the Oldham Creek Road area of Sevier County. According to SCSO, Blair walked off Thursday, August 15 around 11 a.m. with his brown shorthair dachshund dog…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Millions of dollars in state money is going to parks across the state, including right here in East Tennessee. The state’s Office of Outdoor Recreation says they’re giving away over $21 million dollars in grants to parks in Tennessee, all through a program (Local Parks and Recreation Fund), that helps buy land…… MORE
Kingston, TN (WOKI) A man driving on a suspended license is facing charges after hitting a 12-year-old boy in Kingston and leaving the scene. Kingston Police Department officials say the crash happened Wednesday around 4:00 p.m. near Woodlawn Drive. Officers arrested 34-year-old Nicolas Debord a short time later after an interview with the victim and…… MORE
Roane County, TN (WOKI) A Roane County man is facing 33 years in jail for his role in a double murder two years ago. According to District Attorney General Russell Johnson’s office, Lonnie Dale Wright, of Harriman, was sentenced Wednesday to the murders of Steve Groover and Cindy Scruggs in May of 2022. Groover and…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A Knoxville husband and wife have been arrested on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and tax offenses. The United States Department of Justice said a federal grand jury returned a 14-count indictment last week on 53-year-old Kenneth Francis Lee and 54-year-old Susan Amie Lee, both of Knoxville. The Lees are accused of…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) The body of the victim is recovered and an investigation is underway in Grainger County following a drowning Tuesday evening. Officials with the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office say over half a dozen agencies responded to the drowning including: the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Bean Station Police Department, Morristown Rescue…… MORE
Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Knoxville city officials continue to need your help in finding a missing park statue. It’s a bronze statue of two children sitting on a bench reading. Officials in Knox County say the statue was stolen from Strickland Park just a few weeks ago and has still not been found. If you…… MORE
Morristown, TN (WOKI) A homeowner survives but four pets perish following a house fire Tuesday morning in Morristown. City officials say the Morristown Fire Department responded to the call of a structure fire on Dedra Drive, arriving within three minutes of the initial call. They say crews were able to contain the fire to the…… MORE
