Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - 17 dogs had a last minute change of plans and ended up in Knoxville on Monday in the middle of their journey to New York. The dogs were originally scheduled to be flown from Louisiana, but weather caused the flight to be canceled. “They called us....

Knoxville marked its 100th Veterans Day Parade on Tuesday, and hundreds of people lined the streets to honor those who have served our country.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Retired public school teachers are expressing strong opposition to a plan proposed by Tennessee’s speaker of the House that would allow teachers to enter the classroom with a two-year associate degree. Currently, teachers in the state must hold a four-year bachelor’s degree. “I...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Following the tragic crash of a UPS MD-11 cargo plane in Louisville on November 4, which resulted in 14 fatalities, FedEx has announced the grounding of its entire MD-11 fleet. The decision by FedEx comes ahead of a federal aviation order issued on Saturday, which mandates...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville surgeon is the first person in East Tennessee to offer a type of spine surgery that is minimally-invasive, according to a release from the Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinic. They said Dr. Benjamin Weisenthal has done more than two-dozen of these endoscopic spine surgeries as outpatient...

When temperatures get dangerously hot or cold, Knox Area Rescue Ministries has been known to put out a white flag, but the organization is now adding a new flag for when conditions escalate from dangerous to life-threatening.

6 News is honoring East Tennessee veterans in our annual Veterans' Voices special. The program shares the stories of five veterans from East Tennessee, including their struggles, accomplishments, and service during WWII, Vietnam War, and Korean War.

On Monday afternoon, the snow came down in Blount County. Snowflakes flurried and danced from the sky while folks went on about their business around town. But over by Hot Rods, something strange was happening. “Look up there! What is that?” One customer asked another, pointing to the sky. All the diners rushed to...

Longtime WVLT sports director Rick Russo is receiving an outpouring of support from friends and viewers after sharing a health update. His kidney cancer has returned after more than decade of being cancer-free. "For the second time in my life I have kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma),” Russo wrote on Facebook on...

Thanks to the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies, a toddler from East Tennessee is back with her mother and the toddler’s father and alleged gun thief is behind bars. John-Anthony Tyler Beal, 27, of Fairview, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Food Lion in Ashland City...