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Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel made it clear the day he was hired in early 2021 that his plan was to "chase championships" on Rocky Top. It's been nearly five years since Heupel made those comments. And while the Vols haven't won a championship yet, Heupel has put the program in position to ...

For years, thousands of people have passed by the car on Gatlinburg's Parkway, with who owns it a mystery.

Dollywood is renowned for its combination of thrilling rides and rich Southern culture, but one feature truly sets it apart from other theme parks: the Robert F. Thomas Chapel. Established in 1973, years before the park’s official opening, this tranquil chapel offers a unique opportunity for guests to experience a...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — A Knoxville man is using his personal experience to change the lives of others. Josh Webb was once unhoused, and now he's making it his mission to help others out of that situation. That's why three years ago, he started the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit Making a Difference in Knoxville Inc.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report from Yelp has named the top 100 coffee shops in the U.S. for 2025. for a cup of coffee, baked goods and more. The top ten of the list is dominated by locations in California, Hawaii and Nevada. Below are the Tennessee representatives...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — Due to increased rates of community influenza and other respiratory illnesses, Prisma Health, which owns Blount Memorial Hospital, will be restricting anyone under the age of 15 from visiting hospitalized patients in its hospitals starting Tuesday, Dec. 30. Prisma Health said that this...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The last time Rick Russo anchored a WVLT sportscast was November 11th. Nearly two months later, Russo is continuing to recover from a procedure to remove his second and final kidney after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer a second time. Russo has been undergoing dialysis...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office identified the one person that died after a house fire around 8 a.m. on Dec. 20. on Ridgeview Road in Northeast Knox County. Deputies said that Richard Beeler, 80, died after the fire. KCSO officials also confirmed that the house...

The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) has launched a high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign to run through the Christmas holiday, in a bid to curb fatal and serious injury crashes. A social media post by the department, dated December 25th, outlined the initiative. "Starting today and running through the...

The parents of an elementary school student were alarmed to find their child had a gun at home that he obtained from another student while at school earlier this month.