Knoxville TN

At least one person was injured after a shooting in East Knoxville.

An East Tennessee's couple's home video is making national television and could be bringing home a cash prize this weekend after being named a finalist on America's Funniest Home Videos.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — With the federal government shutdown now underway, some Tennessee families are worried about the possibility of losing access to food assistance if federal funding stalls next month. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps more than 690,000 Tennesseans put food on the...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Federal workers in Oak Ridge are facing furloughs and possible layoffs as the government shutdown continues. One of the hardest hit groups, employees with the National Nuclear Security Administration, including those in East Tennessee. The shutdown is already creating uncertainty for...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At least two people said they were kicked out of Food City Center for dancing during the GloRilla concert last Saturday and now they're asking for a refund. Rachel Easter said she went to the concert with her cousin and several other people. She said she...

POWELL, Tenn. — More than 100 people gathered at Powell Church to remember Savannah Copeland and support each other a year after her death. She was killed on Oct. 22, 2024. Her father, Michael Copeland, said the family hadn't planned to do anything one year later. "We had originally...

Introduction: The Promise of Equity—But for Whom?. Knoxville's proposed half-cent sales tax increase has been promoted as a triumph for "equity," promising to generate roughly $10 million annually for the next five years to fund affordable housing, infrastructure, and neighborhood revitalization. The resolution and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -Fall weather is here with mild afternoons and chilly mornings. THURSDAY: After waking up in the 30s and 40s, with patchy frost, temperatures will climb into the upper 60s and low 70s this afternoon. Full sunshine all day long!. FRIDAY: Another round of patchy frost and even...

The new Knoxville Unified Development Ordinance aims to transform decades-old codes, consolidating them into one, accessible document. This will transform the city’s major policy sectors by combining topics like development policy, zoning policy, street standards and subdivision regulations into a single framework....