Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Monday morning, around 1,303 homes and businesses lost power near Byington Solway Road in Knoxville, said the Lenoir City Utilities Board. At 9:10, it announced that power had been restored. The outage began around 7:08 a.m. LCUB said it was also affecting Oak Ridge Highway, Hackworth...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Four family members are breaking what some people say is a cardinal rule: they're mixing business and family. The Sugar Queen is a whole-family affair. The business is co-owned by a mother and her three daughters — and while their father doesn't run the business with them, he helped build it from...

The walk-in emergency department at UT Medical Center is doubling in size with a new entrance, new lobby and new patient exam rooms. As the region’s only Level I Trauma Center, the ED is hopping 24/7. A physician who practices at UT Medical said the new space is needed...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville police are trying to identify two men after a man was hurt in an assault. The Knoxville Police Department said a 21-year-old was sent to the hospital with minor injuries after an assault that happened in the early morning of Thursday, Dec. 11, at The Half Barrel on Cumberland Avenue.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks with the City of Knoxville Fire Department said that Middlebrook Pike is currently closed. Wilbanks said that a contractor struck a gas line near Vanosdale Road in West Knoxville Monday. KUB is on the way to the location and KFD is monitoring...

The incident happened at around 8 p.m. on Friday, according to Cody Bengel with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office.

48 First Alert Weather Meteorologist Eric Burke talks about the overnight cold front coming to the Tennessee Valley.

A strong cold front will move in Sunday night bringing much colder weather, gusty winds, and chances for rain.

A large and enthusiastic crowd watched Knoxville’s five new city council members take the oath On Saturday, December 20, with outgoing Vice Mayor Tommy Smith presiding. Each new member was accompanied to the Knoxville Convention Center’s Lecture Hall stage by family members and District 6’s Denzel Grant got the...

As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at the stories that mattered most close to home. These are the moments, milestones and everyday scenes that defined Blount County in 2025, as seen through the eyes of Life Editor Melanie Tucker. From quiet acts of kindness to celebrations that brought...