Knoxville TN

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — McNabb Center’s Blount County Transition Campus, which is meant to treat incarcerated men with mental health conditions and people struggling with substance use, had its ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. The five-building campus is intended to help people with recovery and reentry into the comm

A Knoxville man is frustrated by the developer-owned lot next to his home, which has been overgrown with weeds. He is asking the builder to maintain the yard and protect him from coyotes.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – A fugitive was taken into custody on Wednesday after a three-hour standoff involving the Carter County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and the U.S. Marshals Service on Gap Creek Road. The U.S. Marshals Service said Jeffrey Scott Brewington, 42, was serving a sentence at a rehabilitation center (com

A Walland family, already under scrutiny for a high-profile animal rescue last winter, is facing fresh trouble after deputies say they found a dog inside the same Blount County home at the center of the earlier case. According to an arrest report, deputies were allowed into a Patterson Road residence...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — For the sixth year in a row, local PGA pro Allie Knight is set to compete in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one of the five majors on the LPGA tour. Knight teeing up to compete with some of the best in the world. “You definitely can get starstruck out there […]

The Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, the Sunset Rotary Club and Altrusa International of Oak Ridge have joined the Breakfast Rotary Club in establishing Oak Ridge’s international presence for raising peace poles in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday. Also a Peace Pole Workshop is set for 2-5 p.m. Sunday, June 21 (Father's D

ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — A unique intersection in Alcoa will soon undergo an improvement project that will have some impacts on area traffic. The Diverging Diamond Intersection that connects Alcoa Highway to Middlesettlements Road and Bessemer Street will be repaved in a two-stage project in partnership with the Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Another calm day before all eyes are on Thursday, a First Alert Weather Day!. WEDNESDAY: Mixture of sun and clouds through the day. Most of us will stay dry, but an isolated stray downpour cannot be ruled out. We are looking at a hot and humid afternoon with highs climbing to the middle 80s.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Community members will come together in Knoxville this week to celebrate Juneteenth and the commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The day’s festivities will begin with the MLK Jr. Parade/ March at Chilhowee Park, which will begin at 10 a.m. on June 19. This year’s edition will f

A Knoxville nonprofit that started by offering free haircuts now provides meals, clothing, showers, document assistance, and healthcare connections for free to people facing hardship.