1981 cold case victim identified in Blount County
The Blount County Sheriff's Office announced that human remains found on April 4, 1981 near East Millers Cove Road have been identified as William Thomas Green of Knoxville. The identification was made using new DNA technology in partnership with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Knoxville woman has hot water again a month after water heater nearly caught fire
A Knoxville woman says she's lucky to be alive after the electrical plug above her water heater caught on fire in the middle of the night two months ago. After not having hot water in her house since January, she's happy to have a working water heater once again.
A View From Their Hospital Room Inspired These Twins’ Distinctive Southern Names
They had come to Tennessee in April 2025 for a specialist visit, a precautionary trip to Knoxville to check on a possible cleft lip and palate in one of their unborn twins. It wasn’t supposed to be anything major, just a quick trip. At 28 weeks pregnant with boys,...
Man charged after stabbing woman sleeping at warming center, police chief says
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A man has been charged after he allegedly stabbed a woman while she was sleeping at a warming center in Maryville. According to Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp, the incident happened at the warming center at First Baptist Church at around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. On...
11 Tennessee Patio Restaurants Where One Meal Turns Into A Long Stay
Tennessee has a way of making you slow down, and nowhere is that more obvious than at its best patio restaurants. Whether you’re watching the sun dip behind the Smoky Mountains or listening to live music drift through a Nashville neighborhood, eating outdoors here feels like a full experience.
Tennessee Night Storm Warning: Knoxville & Chattanooga Families Urged to Prepare for Tornadoes While...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Nashville, TN – Spring break travel across Tennessee brings a high overnight threat as tornado-capable storms can develop after dark, leaving just minutes to respond while most people are asleep. According...
Community coming together to restore neglected cemetery
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Community members are coming together to restore a long-neglected cemetery in West Knoxville. "Longview Cemetery is the one we had a clean up in this last week; they're all historical black cemeteries in the Westview neighborhood in Knoxville," said Lizzie Gaver, Executive Director of Keep...
Sinus infections, allergies on the rise as weather shifts in the Tennessee Valley
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The swing from warm temperatures to high winds and snow this weekend may be behind a rise in sinus infections and allergy cases across the Tennessee Valley, according to a local nurse practitioner. Christopher Finch, a nurse practitioner at Five Points Family Medicine, said drastically...
Daycare investigated after 2-year-old left alone outside, state says
After the incident, the state said the daycare tried to stop investigators from interviewing children and staff.
Batteries cause Knoxville apartment fire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Wednesday morning. It happened around 6 a.m. and was caused by something you likely have in your home: batteries. Crews responded to 604 Waterfront Dr., Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said, after getting a call that a hoverboard...
