Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - More than 50 Knoxville McKay’s employees will lose their jobs when the used book store closes in May, according to a notice the business filed with the state Monday. Previous Coverage: Knoxville McKay’s set to permanently close after 40 years. The filing, a WARN...

A routine traffic stop on Middlebrook Pike turned into a full-blown bust on Saturday, after Knoxville's Community Engagement Response Team pulled over a blue Kia Sportage and ended up seizing a stolen handgun, suspected marijuana, and more than $900 in cash, according to the Knoxville Police Department. Officers say...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — “Marshal” Andy Smalls, a Knoxville television and radio personality known for “Riders of the Silver Screen,” died Sunday morning at his Loudon home, according to writer Wayne Bledsoe. He was 96. Smalls was one of 12 children born and raised in Georgetown, South Carolina, and he loved Western...

A quiet Sunday in Maryville took a sharp turn when Blount County deputies responded to a shooting at a home on Tomotley Road just before 2 p.m. on March 1, 2026. A man was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that deputies said appeared to be non-life-threatening. The Blount County...

A familiar Knoxville radio voice is going off the air. Morning host and reporter Jon Knowles is leaving WUOT 91.9 at the University of Tennessee, the station announced Feb. 27. Knowles started at WUOT in 2022, according to the station. Listeners may still hear him "from time to time" as he fills in at WUOT, Knowles...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s a mix of sun and clouds for most of Sunday as temperatures once again are in the upper 60s to near 70. SUNDAY - Mostly sunny at times on Sunday. Temperatures near 71 with a north wind at 5 mph. SUNDAY NIGHT - Clouds...

The Anderson County Community Aid Coalition, a 60-year-old Clinton nonprofit that has quietly functioned as a safety net for generations, says it may be forced to shut down in roughly two months without a rapid surge of community support. The group runs a food pantry, clothing closet, and small emergency-assistance...

Six powerful words said by Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker. “Him” in his quote refers to Anderson County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Corrections Lt. Jeff Smith, the Operations Lieutenant for the ACSO Detention Center that houses a daily average of 400 inmates. Jeffery Allen Smith is 55, born...

Nate Oats cannot be happy with his team for their performance Saturday vs. Tennessee. Not much of anything has gone right for Alabama in Knoxville, down double-digits to a rival. Oats is apparently not too happy with the officiating, either. And his constant discussion apparently reached a boiling point. Officials...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs said bidding on the Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss Pedestrian Bridge in Gibbs is expected to begin this spring, with construction starting as soon as June. On Friday, Jacobs said the county expected to receive a notice to proceed from the...