Knoxville Police Department continues to make recruitment a top priority
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — In 2024, Patrick Venable was a cadet with the Knoxville Police Department. Now, he's a full-time police officer. "The cadet program was great. It got my foot in the door, kind of gave me a little bit of experience of what officers get to do. I got to interact with a lot of officers. A lot of them...
Oak Ridge electric bills to increase again this fall
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Oak Ridge Electric customers may notice their bills getting more expensive this fall. Beginning in October, the City of Oak Ridge Electric Department will be implementing a 2.75% rate increase, which they say will help them keep pace with rising service and infrastructure costs. While the...
New board continues efforts to reform Knox County juvenile detention center
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center board of directors met Wednesday to give updates and reviews of the current state of the center. This was the second meeting the board of directors has held since its appointment in June. The board heard from the Tennessee Department of...
City Council considering ordinance to expand opportunity for patio use agreements
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - If you’ve dined downtown, you may have enjoyed sitting on one of the many outdoor patios along a sidewalk. Now, you could soon be able to enjoy that same feeling in different areas of the city. City Council is considering an ordinance that would expand...
Knoxville Apartment Complexes Offering Affordable Rental Units
KNOXVILLE, TN (story courtesy of WVLT) – Two apartment complexes in Knoxville are preparing to offer up more than: The Overlook at Beaumont and First Creek at Austin. First Creek at Austin is a development run in conjunction with Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation. As part of Phase III of an ongoing...
TBI director says cartels are trafficking drugs through the mail
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it is seeing a shakeup in how drugs are coming into East Tennessee. TBI said latest data shows that meth is still the number one drug in Tennessee, followed by marijuana and fentanyl. TBI Director David Rausch said the state...
Rutledge man stole $1,200 from victim in Knoxville robbery, police report says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Court records obtained by WVLT News are giving more insight into a robbery that happened at a Knoxville Kroger last week. It happened on Aug. 15. A police report filed in Knox County’s arrest records said officers responded to the Kroger on N. Broadway after a person said a man — 37-year-old...
Knoxville police searching for man wanted on aggravated assault charges
Knoxville Police are searching for a man who is wanted on charges of aggravated burglary stemming for an incident that happened on Sunday.
‘Straight from the Heart’ | Community members react to Bill Williams’ passing
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Across East Tennessee, people are grieving the loss of WBIR anchor emeritus Bill Williams. "I grew up listening to him and watching him and hearing Good Evening, I'm Bill Williams," said Kim Hansard, Co-host of The Marc and Kim show on Star Radio. Hansard said when...
10Investigates: Knox Co. Trustee says trucks central to state’s review are being used with...
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County Trustee Justin Biggs was questioned Monday by finance committee members on the use of county pickup trucks that were central to a state investigation. Biggs told committee members his office's leased Chevrolet Silverado trucks are still being used--and that GPS data of that...
