Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two Knoxville businesses WVLT spoke with said customers are still coming through their doors for holiday shopping. In Fountain City, the Fable Hollow bookstore and coffee shop is expecting even more people to show up before the big holiday. “It’s been slowly getting busier and busier...

Looking for a little holiday magic in Tennessee? Then it's time to make the trek to the Smokies in East Tennessee to enjoy the charm of Gatlinburg, according to HGTV. The television network released a list of the "50 Best Christmas Towns" in the United States, featuring one from each state. HGTV praised Gatlinburg,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Advisory Commission of Intergovernmental Relations has proposed fines as a potential solution for mismanaging government-run juvenile detention centers. TACIR spoke Thursday about their limited oversight power over government-operated juvenile facilities. Currently, the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department said Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Friday night on E. Magnolia Avenue near Olive Street. Just before 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 19, KPD said officers went to the 2300 block of E. Magnolia Ave. There, officers found...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A driver will face charges after a four-car crash on Maynardville Highway, according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Thursday. According to the report, 69-year-old Vernon Stubblefield was driving north in his Nissan 350Z when he...

An investigation is underway after a house fire left one person dead in northeast Knox County Saturday morning.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Sevier County teacher is facing charges, including statutory rape by an authority figure, after she was accused of inappropriate actions involving a student, Sevier County Schools said. In a statement, the school system released that administrators were notified late Thursday afternoon...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The northbound and southbound lanes of Maynardville Highway in Union County have been shut down following a multi-vehicle crash Thursday evening, dispatch confirmed to WVLT. Information is limited at this time, but officials say five cars were involved in the crash. They did not specify...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said an 11-year-old girl died Sunday from an unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound. KPD was called to a home on Vada Cir at 12:15 p.m., where the girl was found with a gunshot wound. The victim later died from her injuries. KPD said...

CLAXTON, Tenn. — For drivers in the Claxton community of Anderson County, soliciting along Edgemoor Road has been an issue for years. "What started this was a couple of weeks ago, on a very cloudy Saturday, people were not wearing their reflective vests they're required to wear as part of the permit and we had calls...