Three Rivers Rambler gearing up for 2025 Christmas Lantern Express
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Three Rivers Rambler in Knoxville is gearing up to take guests on this year’s Christmas Lantern Express journey. The tradition shows riders festive decorations, offers holiday treats and includes a story time with celebrity readers. This year’s event will also include a special visit...
GroovesGiving at Kern’s to Benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Groovesgiving is a community food-drive event led by Knoxville musician and radio host Brian Clay in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. On Friday, November 21 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Kern’s Food Hall, Brian and his band will present an...
Fantasy of Trees returning to Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is gearing up for the 41st anniversary of their biggest fundraiser of the year, Fantasy of Trees. Guests are invited to travel through a forest of more than 350 beautifully designed trees, holiday accessories, mantels, door designs, table centerpieces and...
Movies and TV shows casting in Knoxville
The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a...
Zoo Knoxville announces birth of first gorilla born at zoo since 2016
Zoo Knoxville is celebrating the birth of a new Western lowland gorilla. This is the fourth gorilla born at Zoo Knoxville in the zoo's history, and the first gorilla birth since 2016.
‘It drives me nuts’ | Cotton Eyed Joe owner works to repair chronically broken...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — If you've been stuck in traffic on I-40 in West Knoxville (and who hasn't), chances are you've seen the sign for Cotton Eyed Joe nightclub. The 60-foot high sign is a staple. Long-time Knoxville residents say it's always been kind of broken. Chuck Ward bought Cotton...
Second Harvest Food Bank to host holiday food distribution in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee will be hosting a holiday food distribution in Knoxville on Wednesday. “Second Harvest staff and volunteers will be distributing items for a traditional holiday meal along with other shelf-stable goods, fresh produce, and frozen turkeys,” the food...
Man with lung cancer holding 200-mile relay run to raise money for research
Joshua Branson will be joined by friends and family for the relay. Participants will run from Shelbyville to Knoxville starting on Friday.
Judge to review withheld execution records in case involving Chattanooga man on death row
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As the execution date approaches for the only Chattanooga resident on Tennessee's death row, a Knoxville judge now wants to take a closer look at records the Tennessee Department of Correction has refused to release. Harold Wayne Nichols, who's been on death row since 1988 for...
Advocates fear Tennesseans will lose health care due to TennCare cuts
Many East Tennesseans are already bracing for the loss of Affordable Care Act tax credits that saved families thousands of dollars and TennCare cuts will make the issue worse.
