Knoxville TN

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nashville, Tennessee – As spring storm systems intensify across the United States, emergency officials are urging Tennessee residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When students moved out of residence halls at the University of Tennessee in May 2025, discarded belongings filled 191 dumpsters in just one week. Furniture, unopened food, clothing, electronics and other goods and household items were thrown away by the thousands, highlighting the scale of campus...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A man whose remains were discovered in Knoxville in 1988 has now been identified through a partnership between the Knoxville Police Department, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Unidentified Human Remains Initiative. On August 30, 1988, railway...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Huntsville, Alabama – Evening plans across the Tennessee Valley could be disrupted after 6 p.m. Wednesday as strong thunderstorms develop ahead of an approaching cold front, bringing the potential for...

Sally Guthrie , an adjunct writing professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus who lives in West Knox County, has been following the story on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona in a more connected way than most observers. They’re cousins by marriage. Nancy was married to Charles Guthrie , who was...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Last year, fatal crashes on North Broadway became an all too familiar issue. While the total number of fatal crashes in Knoxville was nearly cut in half from 2024 to 2025, according to the Knoxville Police Department, five people were killed in crashes on Broadway last year compared to just...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (March 9, 2026) – The City of Oak Ridge Electric Department (CORED) has launched a new way for customers to report outages and stay informed when the power. goes out. The system, called Hometown Grid, is now live and makes it easier than ever to report.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The city of Knoxville expects the improvements to a section of Chapman Highway to be complete by March 2031. The city anticipates that design work and right-of-way acquisition will take about four years and that construction will start in 2030, the city said Monday. As 6 News previously...

Military veterans from Anderson County are once again invited to come together for a community Veterans Breakfast to honor veterans. The breakfast, hosted by Anderson County citizens, is sponsored this month by state Rep. Rick Scarbrough, R-Oak Ridge. The Clinton Lions Club was founded in 1940 and has a long history...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man is dead after a shooting Friday evening at a gas station along Chapman Highway in South Knox County. Jackie Ogle, 34, was killed after being shot multiple times. His daughter, Aliza Rhea Cartor Ogle, and the mother of his daughter, Ashley Rismiller, spoke with 6 News...