Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced it is working to transform abandoned coal mines to ensure access to safe and reliable energy. ORNL said the mines will be transformed into underground pumped storage hydropower (PSH), which could help strengthen the country’s electric grid. PSH...

A recent wave of restaurant closings has settled as 2026 rolls on, and Knoxville has started seeing new concepts pop up across town. A viral mac and cheese restaurant is coming to Kern's Food Hall , while a Cuban bakery is expanding further west from Bearden to Cedar Bluff. The bakery will be just a few blocks away...

Today’s story is co-presented by Blank News and Inside of Knoxville. Standing inside the cavernous warehouse at 1004 Sevier Avenue, Scott West gestures toward the massive garage doors lining the front wall and imagines them thrown open on a warm afternoon. “Imagine this whole thing open,” he said. “Big...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three Tennessee cities are now finalists to win a project from the Boring Company, founded by Elon Musk, and two of those are located in East Tennessee. In January, the Boring Company posted a call for pitches on social media, asking people to submit their best 1-mile tunnel ideas. The winner,...

Across Knoxville, Maryville, and Sevierville in East Tennessee, Alex Winnie spends his days tracking down problems most people would rather not think about. A laptop that won’t boot. A television that suddenly loses power. A game console with a damaged port. A drone that stopped responding mid-flight.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Drivers on I-75 and Emory Road may experience delays on Thursday, as upcoming road construction activities will temporarily affect traffic. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning drivers of rolling roadblocks and a road closure scheduled for Emory Road and I-75 on March 5. The...

A Christmas Eve dispute on Rockwood Mountain ended in gunfire, and now a Fort Bragg soldier is accused of killing his uncle in the holiday chaos near Rockwood, according to local authorities. The late-December shooting left 48-year-old Tommy Cooper dead, another person wounded, and the case quietly advanced this...

The owner of an unoccupied house in one of Knoxville's most expensive neighborhoods has reached an agreement to complete construction and make improvements to the property.

Spring practice is set to begin for the Tennessee Vols on March 16, which means UT's starting quarterback battle will officially be getting underway. The Vols are set to feature a three-man quarterback battle this spring between redshirt freshman George MacIntyre, true freshman Faizon Brandon, and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The City of Knoxville has nothing to do with an application that’s put the Scruffy City in the running for a Boring Company loop, according to Knoxville Communications Director Kristin Farley. “Mayor Kincannon and the administration had nothing to do with this application,” Farley said...