May 18, 2020

News / Sports / Don’t fall for LUB spoof calls and cards. Hang up or tear up.

May 18, 2020 / Wlaf1450

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – It seems many organizations randomly and too often become targets of a spoofer. Today was the La Follette Utilities Board’s turn to be a target.

News / Sports / Shears arrested after racking up hundreds on stolen debit cards

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 / Wlaf1450

TOP PHOTO: La Follette Fire Department First Responders are called to the scene of an arrest on Sunday afternoon at a home on West Beech Street. LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) –…

Obituaries / Kenneth Enix, age 92, of Caryville

May 18, 2020 / Wlaf1450

Kenneth Enix, age 92, of Caryville, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at North Knoxville Medical Center. He was born December 19, 1927 in Harlan, Kentucky. Kenneth was an…

News / Sports / Tennessee extends unemployment benefits program

May 18, 2020 / Wlaf1450

NASHVILLE, TN (WLAF) The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has completed building the third pandemic unemployment program provided through the federal CARES Act signed into law by…

Arrests / 19 Names on this Monday, May 18, 2020 Arrest Report

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 / Arrests

News / Sports / Caryville makes multiple drug arrests over weekend

May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 / Wlaf1450

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF) – Caryville Police arrested Dallas Brandenburg on drug charges after finding him passed out in his vehicle at the Shell station in Caryville.

News / Sports / The LUB lobby has reopened

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 / Wlaf1450

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – The La Follette Utilities Board lobby on North Tennessee Avenue has reopened. Although, capacity is limited and there are guidelines in place.

News / Sports / Higher court sees no issues with Ray trial

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 / ssharp

KNOXVILLE, TN. (WLAF)- Marty Ray’s 90-year sentence for repeatedly raping a child was recently upheld by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. In his appeal, Ray challenged the number of…

News / Sports / Eligible voters can request absentee by-mail ballots for August election

May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 / Wlaf1450

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Currently, eligible Campbell County voters can start requesting ballots to vote absentee by-mail for the Aug. 6 state and federal primary and county general election. “Our…