Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One person is dead after the Knoxville Police Department found a gunshot victim minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Neyland Drive where 60-year-old Barry Evans of Knoxville was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While many places were closed for New Year’s Day, the Love Kitchen continued a routine it has followed for decades: serving meals every Wednesday and Thursday at lunchtime, no matter the holiday. This year, both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day fell on those regular service days. Mark Riggins,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is planning several events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the federal holiday falls on Jan. 19, which is four days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday. Nationally, it is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year. The MLK...

Traffic Engineering installed the first camera for the Knoxville Police Department's Real Time Information Center (RTIC), KPD said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Several new Tennessee laws will take effect Jan. 1, bringing changes aimed at protecting children online, increasing accountability for repeat domestic violence offenders and strengthening penalties related to DUI stops. One new law will require minors to have parental consent before creating a...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with Rural Metro fire said they responded to a house fire around 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning. In a release RMF officials said they responded to a home in the 1200 block of Durham Road to find a second floor bedroom consumed by flames with some reaching into the attic.

TELLICO VILLAGE, Tenn. — In the midst of a frigid winter, four women sought warmth under the cover of hand-stitched labors of love that served as a thank you and a commemoration of their time serving in the United States military. For the women involved in every aspect, the designation means something a little...

New renderings from Nashville-based Jonathan’s Grille offer an early look at the upscale sports bar's plans to join the mix of restaurants opening around Covenant Health Park − the kind of private investment local leaders said would follow the publicly funded stadium . Jonathan's Grille has plans to occupy a new...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Knoxvillians know him as the “Dancing Blue Shirt Guy,” the high-energy fan whose moves in the stands helped turn him into a local social media favorite. Now, Michael Galyean is taking that momentum somewhere new. Galyean recently announced he will be competing on the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Just a few hours into the new year, the University of Tennessee Medical Center shared pictures of the first baby born at the hospital in 2026. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, UTMC shared a baby girl named Adeline was born early Thursday morning. They...