Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — According to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the state recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, with over a hundred fewer roadway deaths in 2025 than 2024. As we enter the new year, new changes to the driver’s license test could continue to...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — East Tennessee’s restaurant community is mourning the loss of a well-known local leader. Chad Kennedy, the founder of Kennedy Concepts and a driving force behind several popular Knoxville and Gatlinburg restaurants, has died at the age of 48. The company confirmed his death on Monday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As 2025 comes to a close, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security said Tennessee saw a significant drop in traffic fatalities over the course of the year. Officials said that the state saw 1,045 traffic fatalities in 2025, compared to 1,194 in 2024. The department...

Change in the art and music world can come swiftly or cautiously, but finding meaning in either one is not necessarily easy to manage. Generally, new start-up organizations are a good sign, as is major news from those groups already on the scene. More often, though, significant change comes more transparently as the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said the traffic engineering department started installing cameras for the department's Real Time Information Center. KPD said the first camera was installed at the intersection of Chapman Highway and Moody Avenue. It said the camera is highly visible and marked as a...

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A pilot clinical trial reports that a high concentration of cannabidiol can help manage pain following simple tooth extractions at levels comparable to commonly used non-opioid medications. The study was published by Pharmaceuticals (Basel) and conducted by...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville Police Department (KPD) said 2025 was a safer year on the roads, citing a decrease in fatal crashes and crashes involving injuries. “The Knoxville roads have been a bit safer this year,” said Scott Erland with KPD. According to KPD, fatal crashes in Knoxville...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - With cold temperatures settling into East Tennessee this week, several warming centers have opened. Several churches and nonprofits partner with the Office of Housing Stability to provide warming centers during cold temperatures. They open overnight when temperatures are forecast to be 25...

New Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has been out of the public eye since the announcement earlier this month of his hire as the program's replacement for Tim Banks, who was dismissed after a rough performance by the Vols' defense in 2025. Some might have been wondering what his ...

Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – A man is arrested after shooting at a Tennessee State Trooper. THP says that Trooper Travis Vaughn attempted to stop a Ford pick-up that was speeding Sunday afternoon on I-75 Southbound near the East Emory Road exit in Powell. The truck wouldn’t...