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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Sevierville Fire Department is crediting quick-thinking from residents at an apartment complex to prevent a fire from spreading Saturday morning. SFD said crews went to an apartment complex on Mount Drive in Sevierville shortly before 7 a.m. after multiple callers reported a fire on...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Sevierville police officers saved a man from jumping off a closed sky bridge above the French Broad River. According to a release from the city, someone called about a man in crisis on the edge of the sky bridge just before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8. Officers with SPD’s Crisis […]

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies found a missing juvenile in a stolen vehicle on Sunday. The juvenile was missing out of Union County, SCSO said. Deputies tried to stop them on Sunday, but they fled, according to law enforcement. The juvenile was later stopped and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Human trafficking is often hidden in plain sight, built on manipulation and control rather than force, a Knoxville survivor said as she spoke out on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Brianna Campbell said her experience began when she was a child. “I was in the 7th grade, and then...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. A developing midweek storm system is raising concern for freezing rain across parts of Tennessee and West Virginia on Wednesday, creating the potential for dangerous travel conditions as temperatures hover...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — An 18-year-old man is dead after a head-on crash in Jefferson County Friday afternoon. A Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary report stated that the crash happened on McGuire Road around 4:20 p.m. Friday. According to the report, the crash involved two vehicles: a black Ram 1500 truck...

Tennessee junior Davonte Howell ran a world-leading time of 6.49 seconds to win the men’s 60-meter dash at the Clemson Invitational on Saturday in Clemson, South Carolina. The personal best performance highlighted a dominant day for Tennessee sprinters, who swept the top three spots in the competitive final. Howell...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rain showers continue to lighten up and clear out for the rest of the evening as temperatures slowly fall into the middle 30s Sunday morning. Expect a mostly clear night with winds coming from the NW at 5-10 mph. SUNDAY: MUCH COLDER thanks to the passage...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 18 Vanderbilt women’s tennis completed its first matches of 2026 on Friday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center with hidden duals against Baylor and Arizona State from Knoxville. The Dores began the day with morning doubles against the Bears. Senior Sonya Macavei and junior Valeria...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A few passing showers will be possible through the rest of the day, but rain won’t be as steady or widespread this afternoon. FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY SATURDAY: Additional rainfall is likely through this evening, but rain should begin to taper off this afternoon. A FLOOD WATCH remain in place...