Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, a head-on collision on Monday led to the death of 25-year-old Jacob Saunders-Lashley. The crash happened on Millertown Pike, and according to KCSO, 20-year-old Mason Shumate was under the influence at the time of the crash. “It just...

William Gilbert was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges. Blount County leaders to request change in law following Joseph Dalton’s sentencing. Dalton was sentenced to six months of probation but will not face jail time. Harsher charges for Knoxville drug dealers aim to curb overdose deaths. Updated: May 8, 2025...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Increasing clouds with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Winds will be northeast at 5-10 mph. SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. There may be a peek of sun here and there. A stray downpour is possible Saturday afternoon south of I-40 from McMinn to Sevier county. Highs will be in the 60s to low 70s.

Knoxville man charged after shooting car multiple times over several nights, police say. Hayden Currie, a 29-year-old out of Knoxville, is the suspect in the case. Wrong turn by police led to Josh Sullivan’s rescue from South Africa, Maryville pastor says. Updated: 11 hours ago. Josh Sullivan was rescued...

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information in the case of two dogs found abandoned in a Knoxville parking lot, one of which was found dead with a plastic bag tied over its head.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A pastor, born and raised here in East Tennessee, has returned home from South Africa. This comes after the Maryville missionary was kidnapped at gunpoint, held for ransom and rescued during a shootout with South African police. Josh Sullivan, his wife Meagan, and their children have...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County veterans sleeping on the streets may soon have a new opportunity to find housing, after Mayor Glenn Jacobs announced a new project during his weekly update on social media Friday. The mayor said the project would build a "tiny home village" for homeless...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Police arrested a man after intentionally tampering with gas valves, according to officials with the Maryville Police Department. Officers responded after a suspect was seen running away from a natural gas connection near Celtic Drive. He was suspected of opening valves to the gas line and...

If something is done wholeheartedly, it never goes to waste. There is always some rewarding experience that follows. For a student from Altamonte Elementary School in Altamonte Springs, things turned into a wholesome and echoing reward after he tried his best to display his team spirit for his favorite college, as...

Have fun looking at these photos from the Anderson County High School prom, held at Regas Square Events in downtown Knoxville on April 26. More photos can be viewed in th 81-photo gallery at oakridger.com . This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Good times at the Anderson County High School prom