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SEYMOUR, Tenn. (WVLT) - Pastor Brandon Hord led his congregation in worship on Resurrection Day as planned, despite a vehicle crashing into the church’s sanctuary nearly two weeks earlier. Previous Coverage: Car crashes into Seymour church’s sanctuary, causing major damage. The Easter Sunday service at Ignite at the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new drug called N-Propionitrile Chlorphine has been involved in 41 deaths in East Tennessee, according to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. On Monday, the center said that the new drug, also known as cychlorphine, was included in the toxicology of 41 deaths in Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Every morning, Will Jeter hits the ground running, but to hear him tell it, he wasn’t always that way. “I was a decent runner. I wouldn’t say I was the best. You know, I was on our varsity team. We went to state and finished pretty well there my four years. […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — City of Knoxville officials plan to close multiple roads for the upcoming Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on April 11-12. This includes staggered road closures between 7:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday morning throughout Downtown Knoxville as well as in the Fort Sanders, Sequoyah Hills, Fourth & Gill, Parkridge, Island Home and […]

Junior right-hander Gavin Guidry was scratched as LSU’s starting pitcher for Sunday’s third and deciding game of the series without an injury given by LSU coach Jay Johnson. Guidry (3-3, 6.64 ERA, 1 save) has not won a game since Feb. 27 against Dartmouth and did struggle in...

UPDATE: The services have been announced for Knoxville Police Department Detective Mel Pierce, who passed away on Thursday, April 2 following a months-long battle with cancer. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church at 701 Merchant Drive with the service to follow at approximately 7 p.m.

Looking for something useful without spending a dime? Knoxville neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture and shoes to electronics and even firewood.

Sheriff candidates discuss homelessness, immigration. The race to become Knox County’s next sheriff has kicked into high gear, and four candidates are bidding to replace Tom Spangler, who will soon depart the office due to term limits. Spangler is completing his second term as Knox County Sheriff as he’s...

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For one recent weekend in Knoxville, an empty exhibit hall became something closer to a field hospital. Volunteers with Remote Area Medical (RAM) hauled in dental chairs, eye exam equipment, and basic medical stations, then opened the doors to a crowd so desperate for care that some people slept in their cars for days just to get in line. For many, a few hours...