Knoxville TN

For years, drivers on Lyons View Pike have passed a tall brick wall with no real hint of what sat behind it. This spring, that long-hidden mystery finally comes into view. The Eugenia Williams House, a 1941 Regency Revival mansion perched above the Tennessee River, is slated to open to the public after an extended...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department is on the lookout for a missing 54-year-old man. The department announced Tuesday that officers were looking for Tommy “Eddie” Hundley, who was reported missing Sunday. According to the department, he was last seen at a home on Elizabeth Street.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Michelle Clayton has resigned as executive director of the Knoxville Family Justice Center, some six months after three officeholders quit her board over objections to her leadership. Clayton's last day was Friday, according to FJC board chair Clay Prewitt. "We are grateful for Michelle, and for...

The Knox County RFC and Berry Funeral Home are making sure unclaimed veterans receive military honors at burial.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knox County leaders are working to improve two roads used by thousands of drivers daily, with plans that include lane widening, a new traffic signal and intersection realignment. A nearly three-mile stretch of Northshore Drive between Concord Road and Choto Road sees about 20,000 vehicles...

As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of the Revolutionary War effort of attaining independence and the related contributions and connections of families of the Fork, the Knox County lands between the French Broad and Holston Rivers. While I’m touting my...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Rural Metro announced that open burning is banned on Tuesday in Knox County. Rural Metro stated that this was because of dry conditions and forecasts of high wind speed. It encouraged people seeking more information to contact Knox County Air Quality Management, which is available at...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee ranks 8th in the country for worst drivers, according to Consumer Affairs, with more than 1,300 deadly crashes recorded last year. The most common cause: dangerous or improper driving. Drivers ages 16 to 25 are involved in about 43% of those crashes, according to data...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rural Metro Fire said the Red Cross is helping a family whose home sustained “substantial damage” in a fire Tuesday afternoon. According to Rural Metro’s Jeff Bagwell, crews responded to the fire in the 9300 block of Number Four Drive in Mascot at around 3:30 p.m. after those inside saw a...

Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Det. Wayne Doster recently solved the biggest case to ever land on his desk, involving a crime that ruins many lives – scams. The case involves two local businessmen who lost a combined $500,000 in a Bitcoin cryptocurrency hustle that began when they clicked on a slick-looking...