Deputies search for 13-year-old girl missing from Sevier County
The Sevier County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 13-year-old girl who they said is an endangered runaway.
Knox County to vote on $66M Lonsdale K-8 school plan amid community divide over...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County school board members are set to vote this week on a proposed design for a new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school in Lonsdale, a project that would close or repurpose several existing schools and add a long-missing middle school option to the community. The $66 million school...
Knoxville Attorney explains ‘Sober DUIs’ and what to do if it happens to you
TENNESSEE, USA — More and more drivers in Tennessee say they are being charged with driving under the influence even if they weren't drunk or high. This comes after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was required by a bill passed last year to report all DUI arrests where no alcohol or other intoxicants are...
Farragut boy hurt in Kentucky storms last year officially heads back to school
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Bentley White's road to recovery is still going, but today, he's hitting a new milestone — he's heading back to school. White was hurt in Kentucky storms last year when flying debris hit his family's car while they were seeking shelter. The White family was...
Former morning anchor Harry Sullivan returns to WVLT with new duties
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A familiar face is returning to East Tennessee and the anchor desk at WVLT. Harry Sullivan, who stepped away in 2025 after anchoring WVLT’s morning show for six years, is coming back to anchor the Noon, 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. newscasts. The 4 p.m....
Elderly patient fires gun in UTMC hospital room; no injuries reported
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where a gun had been fired in a patient’s room on Monday morning. Officers said that an elderly woman who was being treated at UTMC grabbed a gun from her purse and fired...
The possibility of a foot of snow in Tennessee in January
TENNESSEE — While Tennessee is not typically associated with heavy snowfall, historical weather data show that it is entirely possible for parts of the state to receive a foot of snow or more from a single storm in January under the right conditions. January is climatologically the coldest month in Tennessee,...
‘Social media agitator’ pleads guilty to threatening north Georgia ICE agent’s wife, prosecutors say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A “social media agitator” has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a north Georgia ICE agent, according to federal prosecutors. Anthony Noto, 63, of Ronkonkoma, New York, pleaded guilty Tuesday to knowingly transmitting a threat to injure the wife of the deportation officer,...
Drivers can now apply for city of Knoxville’s Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program after two-year...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A City of Knoxville program aimed at improving safety on residential streets is now open after a two-year pause, with changes intended to simplify the application process for neighborhoods. Residents along Fairmont Boulevard say speeding had become a growing concern over the years. “It got worse...
Missing Senior Citizen Found Safe in Clinton, Tennessee as Community Praised for Quick Response
The community of Clinton, TN, breathed a collective sigh of relief as the local police department announced the safe recovery of a missing senior citizen. Millard Dameron, who had been the subject of a Silver Alert after disappearing yesterday morning, January 5, was found and is now safe according to an update...
