Knox County Drug Bust Nets Four Arrests
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Knox County Sheriff’s Office’s narcotics unit, agents with the FBI and the Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force netted four arrests after a drug bust Wednesday. According to a court report obtained by WVLT News, the three groups came together to search...
Knoxville brewery is closing along with owners’ nearby Cajun kitchen
Saint Lucille's Kitchen and one of its affiliated Knoxville breweries will close on the same day in January. The Cajun and Creole restaurant opened less than two years ago as a collaboration between owners involved with Last Days of Autumn Brewing and Crafty Bastard Brewery, whose flagship Emory Place taproom is just...
Kentucky fights in Knoxville with Tennessee’s bully ball extending beyond the buzzer
It all came apart for the Vols and that frustration led to both teams being separated, see the video inside.
Community gathers to remember ‘World’s Fair Mayor’ Randy Tyree
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Many Knoxville residents knew Randy Tyree as "The World's Fair Mayor," but Niki Tyree knew him as "Dad." "I was always a daddy's girl ever since I was very little," Niki said. Niki says, out of his four children, she was his favorite daughter mainly because...
Beloved Knoxville philanthropist, community leader Natalie Haslam passes away
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Natalie Haslam, a beloved philanthropist and a community leader in Knoxville, has passed away at the age of 94, according to a release from MC2 Consulting. Haslam, who was a 1952 graduate of the University of Tennessee, was the first woman to have a college at...
Dr. Tom Kim, founder of Kim Health Center, passes away
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Sources confirmed on Saturday, Jan. 17, that Dr. Tom Kim has passed away. Kim started providing free health care for people who were working but uninsured in 1993 when he founded the Free Medical Clinic of America, which was renamed Kim Health Center in 2023 in his honor.
East Tennessee Family thankful for ALS Association donation at UT Medical Center
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A nonprofit dedicated to helping people with ALS is donating money to a specialty clinic in Knoxville. The ALS Clinic at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is a one-stop treatment center for people facing the progressive disease that attacks the nervous system. There is no...
Another cold rain and mountain sleet/snow on the way tonight
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A quick-moving round of cold rain will move through overnight. There may be a wintry mix of sleet or wet snowflakes on the Cumberland Mountains, higher terrain of the Plateau and high elevations of the Smokies. How much snow? A dusting to an inch in areas where the temp falls low enough, but...
Ex-Priority employee was arrested on drug charges in November
KNOXVILLE — A man who identified himself as an employee of Priority Ambulance was arrested on drug charges in Knoxville in November. Chad Wesley Strange was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of controlled substance, vehicle registration violation and the...
Rural Metro: Tree falls on moving truck in West Knox County, driver unharmed after...
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Rural Metro Fire Department responded to a reported tree fallen onto a vehicle in West Knox County on Friday afternoon. Upon arrival, RMF crews said they discovered a large tree had fallen onto the roadway and onto a passing truck. Rural Metro said it...

















