Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dr. John McElligott, co-founder of St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, died on Sunday, the charity said. The nationwide nonprofit exists to help over-the-road semi-truck drivers and their families who are out of work after illnesses or injuries. McElligott founded it alongside Dave Nemo...

The Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) is proud to announce the graduation of eighteen new firefighters. The graduation ceremony is open to the public and will take place on Friday, February 25, at 6 p.m. at Fulton High School, 2509 N. Broadway, Knoxville, Tennessee. These firefighters have successfully completed...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The Knox County Sheriff's Office warns of a new scam targeting domestic violence victims and victims of other crimes in the area. KCSO said a victim advocate was contacted by a victim who reported receiving suspicious phone calls, claiming her abuser was being released from jail.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Some residents in Reese Hall saw temperatures rise to 90 degrees in their dorm rooms. The University of Tennessee students started expressing their frustrations with the uncomfortable living situation. "You're door room is where you live, so living conditions are very important," Addison Hewitt, a...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — The federal trial began Tuesday for three East Tennessee women accused of profiting for years from a fraudulent prescription scheme while working at the Rocky Hill Pharmacy. The government will begin calling its first witnesses Wednesday morning in the case against pharmacy co-owners Tiffany...

It contained data from 94 of the state’s 95 counties, each of which was asked to report regularly how many undocumented immigrants had been charged and with what.

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. This one goes out...

KNOX COUINTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for Operation Hero’s Hill, a project to build tiny homes for homeless veterans. “This has been an entire community project,” said Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs. “We’ve had so much support from every sector of the community.” For this project, the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department‘s organized crime unit arrested a man on Friday as part of an investigation into two overdose deaths, KPD said. Gordon Wayne Davis, 34, was arrested at his home on Augusta Avenue. According to KPD, officers found three-and-a-half ounces of powder cocaine, four...

POWELL, Tenn. (WATE) – A Knox County man is out $93,000 after selling his 2025 Chevy Silverado online. Michael Phillips of Powell was contacted by a buyer on Facebook. He completed the sale on a three-way call with a GM Financial agent. Phillips had sold boats, cars, and trucks on Facebook Marketplace before. He...