A couple more days of intense and maybe dangerous heat
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A passing shower or storm, then patchy fog by morning. Lows will be in the low to mid 70s. Winds will be light. FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY: Highs will likely hit the low to mid 90s with feels-like temps at 100-105. A HEAT ADVISORY is in place through 8 PM Tuesday. An...
The Food City Center Just Became a Whole Lot Cooler… And More High Tech
A highly anticipated addition to Thompson-Boling Arena at the Food City Center has just been unveiled. Tennessee Athletics has installed a state-of-the-art video board in place of the old one, hanging above the center court of The Summitt. The new jumbotron’s four-sided panels make it look and feel significantly...
‘Nothing short of impressive’ | Tennessee installs new center-hung video boards at Food City...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - As a part of several upgrades to Food City Center, the University of Tennessee has installed new center-hung video boards. The four main video displays that are center-hung each measure nearly 15 feet high by 24.5 feet wide. Additionally, there are four corner wedge displays that fit between...
Retired Knoxville police officer Norman Rickman, who survived 2 on-duty shootings, dies at 62
Norman Rickman, a retired Knoxville Police officer who was shot two separate times during his career that spanned over 20 years, has died. He was 62 years old.
Spencer Denton to take over as WVLT’s Chief First Alert Meteorologist
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - WVLT News is excited to announce that Spencer Denton will be taking over as Chief First Alert Meteorologist! He will take over for Heather Haley, a longtime member of the WVLT First Alert Weather Team. Denton has a long history in East Tennessee and ties to...
Car on its top in two vehicle wreck near Cedar Hill Baptist Church
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- On Monday afternoon, a Honda sedan and a Chevy Equinox collided where Hunters Branch Road meets Demory Road and Robin Lane. The Chevy SUV flipped on to its top landing at the corner of Demory Road and Robin Lane. No one was injured in the 2pm mishap.
Grand jury will consider murder case against man accused in Monroe County murder-for-money plot
MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — A Monroe County judge found probable cause Tuesday morning to send a murder case on to the grand jury for review against a convicted felon who authorities say plotted an October killing to get insurance money. Nicholas W. Hamlett has been held for months in the...
Longtime Commissioner hospitalized after stroke
Longtime Hawkins County Commissioner Danny Alvis reportedly suffered a massive stroke on Saturday night and was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville on an emergency flight. He was in serious condition at the hospital at press time for this issue of the Review in the early hours of Monday...
Tim Burchett treated for broken rib after horse-kicking incident
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) went to the hospital on Sunday with a broken rib after a horse kicked him in the chest, according to his office. “While working on his farm over the weekend, Congressman Burchett was accidentally kicked by a horse. He suffered a broken rib and bruising but hasn’t missed a beat,” said […]
KCSO deputy bit by K9 while trying to avoid train during On Patrol Live
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy fell and was bitten on the face by a K9 during On Patrol Live over the weekend. On Saturday night, KCSO deputies were searching for a man who had fled from a traffic stop. They found the man’s vehicle abandoned in the brush near […]
