Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in Dandridge
DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Dandridge Police Department announced they were searching for an 'armed and dangerous' man. Jimmy Mitchell Greene was...
First babies of the new year: Two days-old cubs taken in after momma bear...
Just days after Appalachian Bear Rescue in Townsend released four cubs back into the wild, two tiny neonate male cubs, just days old,...
Explosion as firefighters battle structure fire in Townsend
An explosion rocked the Big Valley Resort area Wednesday night, Jan. 24 as Townsend firefighters worked to contain a blaze that destroyed a...
Advocates push Knoxville to change response to homelessness, mental health crises
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A public forum was held on Thursday night during Knoxville’s City Council meeting, allowing the community to let its...
Knoxville police seek driver suspected of shooting at closed businesses
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect accused of shooting and damaging multiple Knoxville...
Friend remembers Knox County snowstorm victim
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - This winter storm was the longest amount of time snow was on the ground in Knoxville in more than a...
‘Redhead’ serial killer case ‘is solved by high-schoolers’ during class project with same suspect...
A HIGHSCHOOL teacher tasked his students with solving a series of murders that had gone cold for 40 years and after a semester's worth...
Tennessee Staffers Visit Kelvion Riggins Ahead of Commitment
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary stopped by Forney High School in the Lone Star...
Woman who’d been dead for months found during Knoxville welfare check
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE ) — Earlier this month, Knoxville police officers found an 84-year-old woman dead during a welfare check...
Man accused of dragging Jefferson City police officer in jail
Jefferson City Police said an officer stopped Shawn Burger in December. When the officer asked him to get out, they said he took off...

















