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The Lady Vols are one of the most prestigious programs in the history of college sports, but Tennessee hasn't found much success since the legendary Pat Summitt stepped down in 2012. The post Popular reporter drops take on the Lady Vols’ struggles and it’s not a good look for Tennessee athletic director Danny White appeared first on A to Z Sports .

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department has announced services for Detective Mel Pierce, who passed away on Thursday, April 2, following a cancer diagnosis. Pierce passed away Thursday morning after being diagnosed with "an aggressive form of cancer" in 2025, according to KPD. The department said Pierce was sworn in as an officer in July 1996 before he transitioned to the Investigations Bureau in the early 2000s...

SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WVLT) - Pastor Brandon Hord led his congregation in worship on Resurrection Day as planned, despite a vehicle crashing into the church’s sanctuary nearly two weeks earlier. Previous Coverage: Car crashes into Seymour church’s sanctuary, causing major damage. The Easter Sunday service at Ignite at the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new drug called N-Propionitrile Chlorphine has been involved in 41 deaths in East Tennessee, according to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. On Monday, the center said that the new drug, also known as cychlorphine, was included in the toxicology of 41 deaths in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Every morning, Will Jeter hits the ground running, but to hear him tell it, he wasn’t always that way. “I was a decent runner. I wouldn’t say I was the best. You know, I was on our varsity team. We went to state and finished pretty well there my four years. […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — City of Knoxville officials plan to close multiple roads for the upcoming Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on April 11-12. This includes staggered road closures between 7:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday morning throughout Downtown Knoxville as well as in the Fort Sanders, Sequoyah Hills, Fourth & Gill, Parkridge, Island Home and […]

Junior right-hander Gavin Guidry was scratched as LSU’s starting pitcher for Sunday’s third and deciding game of the series without an injury given by LSU coach Jay Johnson. Guidry (3-3, 6.64 ERA, 1 save) has not won a game since Feb. 27 against Dartmouth and did struggle in...

UPDATE: The services have been announced for Knoxville Police Department Detective Mel Pierce, who passed away on Thursday, April 2 following a months-long battle with cancer. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church at 701 Merchant Drive with the service to follow at approximately 7 p.m.

Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Knoxville neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture and shoes to electronics and even firewood.