Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Records form the Tennessee Lottery show the busiest lottery retailers in Knox County are in neighborhoods below the city's median income. It's the state's game of chance where its based on 100% luck and 0% skill — all for the hope of a one-way ticket to financial freedom. Since launching in 2003,...

East Tennessee is full of many historic sites, and today we’re going to dive into the third-oldest building in Knoxville, Tennessee, and what is considered to be the most haunted, The Bijou Theatre. The theater has had thousands of people visit since its doors opened in 1909. The hotel...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Maryville man has been convicted on multiple charges connected to a stabbing that left three people injured at a bar in Bearden on New Year’s Day in 2024, the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office said. District Attorney Charme Allen’s office said Shawn Edward Hatcher, 50, was...

Are you looking for a eloquent and direct way to talk about what WUTC, NPR, and public media bring to communities throughout America and right here in the Tennessee Valley? One would do well with this sparkling interview from Thursday, September 4th. The conversation covered significant ground in a quick...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Multiple roadways are seeing traffic delays as storms move through the region on Thursday, but traffic has since cleared. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, a disabled vehicle on I-40 East near Pellissippi Parkway is causing congestion. There is a multi-vehicle crash on I-40...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — About a dozen hangars and at least half a dozen airplanes were damaged at a Knoxville airport Thursday as strong storms moved through the region. A private hangar owner, Daniel Jesse Katz, confirmed to 6 News that Sky Ranch Airport was damaged during the storm, and that some of their hangars...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville is suing Loudon County over limits on building homes on certain roads. “To ensure that we can continue to provide affordable homes under fair and transparent zoning and regulation policies,” said Becky Snyder, Home Builders Association...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The City of Knoxville approved a preliminary plan for the reuse of Galbraith School. The school closed in 1977, and has been vacant ever since. This rehabilitation on the site would convert the school into 36 residential units and eight townhouse units, according to the Knox County Planning case...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Hail is coming down in parts of Knox County as storms move through the area Thursday afternoon. With the storms, hail between three-quarters to an inch-and-a-half was possible for parts of the region. Viewers shared videos with 6 News of the hail in the Bearden, West Knoxville and Karns...

KNOXVILLE, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Rural Metro Fire said a dog died in a house fire Tuesday night. According to Jeff Bagwell with Rural Metro, crews responded to a house fire in the 100 block of Farlow Road in West Knox County at around 9:27 p.m. There, they found flames coming from the center of the home...