Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Trenny Gibson vanished during a class trip to the Smoky Mountains, her disappearance remains one of the region’s most enduring mysteries. Gibson, a Bearden High School student, was last seen at Clingman’s Dome, now called Kuwohi, in October 1976. She...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knox County Schools held a meeting on Thursday to discuss and vote on the budget for the 2026-2027 school year. On Thursday, KCS leaders approved a $717,685,000 general purpose budget while also voting through an $82,011,000 capital budget and a #33,943,000 school nutrition budget. One of...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (April 23, 2026) — A portion of the Melton Lake Greenway will be temporarily closed as the City of Oak Ridge begins scheduled maintenance work next month. Officials with the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, working alongside the Public Works Department, say improvements will take place from May 4 through May 15.

ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — Alcoa police officers and firefighters are on the scene of a crash on Pellissippi Parkway that is expected to impact traffic for several hours. At 11:25 a.m. Thursday, Alcoa Police shared that crews had responded to the crash. According to Alcoa Police, both of the Alcoa Highway ramps that merge onto […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A North Carolina police dog is back home after becoming the first K-9 officer transported by air ambulance in Tennessee. Luca, a Belgian Malinois with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, was flown by Erlanger LIFE FORCE to UT’s College of Veterinary Medicine Monday after being inadvertently exposed to concentrated ozone.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Next Step Initiative, a Knoxville nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders, was found to have over $76,000 in unexplained transactions in less than a year, according to the Tennessee Comptroller's Office. The office found at least $76,585.57 in suspicious spending from the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The fire that broke out at Tiffany Square Apartments, killing a person, was started accidentally. The Knoxville Fire Department made the announcement Thursday morning. The fire happened around 10 a.m. Sunday and was caused by an electrical appliance, KFD Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said. “There is...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department has taken an attempted first-degree murder suspect into custody. According to the department, 42-year-old Mallory Jones was involved in a domestic assault case that left the victim hospitalized. It happened at an apartment on Taliwa Court, KPD said. The victim was taken...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Knoxville Police Department said a convicted felon is in jail again after threatening a man with a gun during a verbal altercation in Fort Sanders. Officers responded to a reported disturbance near Clinch Avenue and 22nd Street around 1:15 a.m. Thursday, KPD said. A 22-year-old man at the scene told officers someone in a Toyota Corolla "threatened him...

It happened April 21. Records say officers responded to a hotel on Papermill Drive around 1 p.m. and began making arrests.