Knoxville TN

Seventeen-year-old Nicole Williams is missing, according to the Knoxville Police Department.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Department of Justice said a Knoxville manufacturer has paid $2 million to resolve federal allegations that it improperly obtained a second-draw Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan. Koide Tennessee, which specializes in custom-cut-to-length steel and aluminum tubing, was ineligible...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dolly Parton won an honorary Oscar on Sunday for her charity work. Parton won the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy’s 16th Governors Awards on Sunday. While she couldn’t attend, she sent a video expressing her gratitude. Lily Tomlin, who was her costar in “Nine to Five”,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Members of a Knoxville Church are helping people who struggle to buy food. Every Tuesday afternoon, the Overcoming Believers Church hosts a food pantry, and members told WBIR that they have seen crowds grow from about 60 people to more than 300 people since Nov. 1.

As a consumer products company reports an overall sales drop, its Knoxville location is closing, leading to more than 100 people being laid off.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Tuesday, the University of Tennessee Police Department posted on Facebook, congratulating K-9 Bruno on his well-earned retirement!. K9 Bruno joined Cpl. Jeffery Quirin was in 2018 when he was just 18 months old. Born in Germany and trained in Poland, he came to the United States through Iron...

Smithwood Baptist held a box brigade on Saturday, November 15 to load their Operation Christmas Child boxes on a truck. Smithwood works on filling these boxes throughout the year. This year’s mission provided 6851 boxes. One hundred seven volunteers from Smithwood, Fellowship North, and Fountain City Presbyterian...

University commitment to free speech, due process and shared governance resolution. The Faculty Senate passed a resolution at its Monday afternoon meeting aiming to restore confidence in UT governance following controversy over the termination of Tamar Shirinian. The resolution, proposed by Eva Cowell and David...

Powell, Tenn. (WVLT) - Powell Elementary School has nearly 800 students enrolled. However, some students have classes in the outside portables, and parents have brought up concerns about the condition of these classrooms. Issues such as holes, heating/cooling and more are just some of the things that parent said are...

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