Knoxville TN

Marie Williams, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS), has built her career on a deep commitment to service, shaped by education, mentorship and lived experience. Matthew Parriott, director of communications for TDMHSAS, describes working with Williams in...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — A man has been pronounced dead after Knox County rescuers pulled him from his vehicle as it sank into the Tennessee River Sunday afternoon, according to the Knoxville Police Department. The Knoxville Fire Department and KPD responded to Gov. Ned McWherter Park around 1:45 p.m. after...

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Lenoir City Police Department reminded people to secure their vehicles after recovering a stolen truck on Saturday. According to police, a person went into a local restaurant, leaving their truck unlocked and running in the parking lot. The truck was stolen, and LCPD used license plate...

A Knoxville woman is facing charges of aggravated neglect of her 74-year-old bedridden father after he arrived at a hospital with bone-exposing wounds. For context, the case centres around 42-year-old Misty McDaniel, whose elderly father was admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital with severe wounds exposing muscle and...

A Tennessee renter who thought she had finally found stable footing in a mobile home community instead opened her mail to find a stunning 70% jump in lot rent after a new investor bought the park. Her experience captures how a form of housing long marketed as the affordable edge of the American dream is...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — A Delta plane from Cincinnati landed safely after an emergency landing around 2:30 p.m. at McGhee Tyson Airport, according to an airport spokesperson. Delta later confirmed the plane was diverted due to a reported mechanical issue, and that it was an Endeavor Air CRJ‑900 aircraft.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Multiple crashes and icy roads have been reported on major roads across the Tennessee Valley. Huntsville Police have closed all Memorial Parkway overpasses (northbound and southbound) due to icy conditions. These bridges are slick and dangerous. Authorities are asking people to use alternate...

McGhee Tyson Airport has shut down the elevator in its parking garage so contractors can swap it out, all part of a larger push to get the terminal ready for Southwest Airlines' planned arrival. Airport signage and staff say the replacement elevator is expected to be up and running by mid‑February, and temporary...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has 67,232 pounds of salt and 212 salt trucks at the ready. It's all to handle ice storm warning in much of East Tennessee and snow in Middle and West Tennessee. If you're able, stay off the roads in icy conditions, as driving may be hazardous. If you do need to be on the...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama coach Nate Oats is not one to make excuses, although he could have. He could have said a 79-73 loss to Tennessee Saturday night would have been averted if the injured Aden Holloway and Amari Allen — who average 29 points per game combined — had played.