Knoxville TN

SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — AT&T is changing their landline services. Several communities in East Tennessee, especially those in the mountains rely on landlines. In these so called "dead zones" people have little cellular or internet services or none at all. William and Sandy Phillips live in the mountains of...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation is warning drivers of rolling roadblocks on Alcoa Highway starting Monday. The rolling roadblocks will be between Woodson Drive and Cherokee Trail. The roadblocks will be intermittent everyday through Saturday, Oct. 25 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Commonwealth Attorney Michael A. Taylor announced on Monday that he will hold a public forum regarding the plea agreement of Harvey Gollahan, the man charged for his part in the murder of 17-month-old Elena Hembree. After the announcement that Gollahan had accepted a plea deal, the...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Two Knox County Commissioners proposed changes to the requirements nonprofits have to meet before they can be awarded a grant by the County. Commissioners Andy Fox and Angela Russell proposed 12 requirements any nonprofit, charitable or civic organization must comply with before receiving a grant...

Shop animals are becoming more common around Knoxville. These four-legged friends are not only making the shopping experience better, but they are also doing their part in helping with business. Lincoln’s Hemp Collective. Lincoln’s Hemp Collective, an educationally focused hemp gen store, is known for having two...

Edgar, otherwise known as Edgar Allan Pup, was known for his spooky stories. He would write all night and then take his stories and poetry to his doggie writing workshop to read them aloud to his fellow canine writers. “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, over many a table scrap dropped upon...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A disabled Knoxville man has waited months for maintenance to complete work inside his apartment that started months ago. Arthur Howard said the unfinished work inside his apartment could likely have been completed within a day or two, but it’s taken nearly four months, for management to...

Rockford Police arrested several teenagers over the weekend following two separate incidents involving guns. According to a Rockford Police press release, SCOPE officers were attempting to pull over a vehicle near 9th Street and 16th Avenue late on Friday night (10/17), when the driver sped off before stopping in a...

A Kia Sedan struck a 10-year-old girl in Knoxville, resulting in serious but not life-threatening injuries, the Knoxville Police Department said.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A quick-thinking witness helped officers in Knoxville take a man into custody Monday, charging him with his fifth DUI, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. It happened around 3 a.m. at the Shell gas station at 8901 Oak Ridge Highway, the report said,...