Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Christmas is a time for giving, especially when others are hurting. “We’ve met a lot of people in need here in Blount County. So many people struggling with our times. You know, the way it is with our economy,” said Patrick Clancy. “We felt that reaching out and putting a post […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Across East Tennessee, people are celebrating their Christmas traditions. On Christmas Eve, Market Square was full of people making holiday memories and celebrating their traditions. One family, the Pardues, was in Market Square on Wednesday. They were excited to celebrate their annual...

At the request of 6th Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday evening in Knox County. Preliminary information indicates that just before 5:00 p.m., deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An apartment fire at the Collective at Sutherland apartment complex left fifteen people, along with two dogs and one cat, displaced. Two of the victims on the third floor of the complex jumped from their window to escape the flames — Melissa and Darren Brewster.

One person has been taken to a hospital after a house fire in South Knoxville Wednesday.

A Louisville, Kentucky man has been sentenced to serve more than four decades in federal prison after he was convicted of online coercion and enticement of a Blount County teen.

A Muslim woman from Knoxville is now taking legal action against the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office after she says her religious rights were violated without cause while she was in police custody. According to lawsuit documents filed against LCSO and Sheriff Jimmy Davis, Hollie Zaki was arrested in Loudon...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Blount County Commission passed a resolution to allow safe passage in Blount County for a visitor from the North Pole. “If you’re in favor of the resolution vote yes. If you’re not, the coal is on its way,” joked Chairman Jared Anderson.

The University of Tennessee may be one step closer to having a new student recreation center after the University of Tennessee Foundation purchased a former Walmart near the university's campus.

Many houses around the holidays have trees, decorations, lights, and heaters, and Rural Metro Fire said these can all be fire hazards.