Knoxville TN

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...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Christmas morning is a week away and bells are ringing across East Tennessee as the Salvation Army races to meet its Red Kettle Campaign fundraising goals. “We believe sincerely that God sees our great need. Whether it’s me and my need or somebody else in there need, God sees it and […]

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WDEF) – News 12’s Amelia Greer took a trip to the great Smokey Mountains and got to look Behind the Curtain at Dollywood’s Christmas shows!. Dollywood Stage Manager Farryn Creech explains how their cast is able to prepare for their many 45-minute shows that entertain Dollywood guests daily.