Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Thousands of children across Tennessee are without health insurance even though coverage options are available, according to a new state report. The 2025 State of the Child Report shows more than 6% of kids across the state didn’t have insurance in 2024. Two-thirds of those...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Community Development Corporation (KCDC) hired a director of philanthropy to lead the Family Investment Foundation, which seeks to help improve conditions in the community. Daniel Watson, the new director of philanthropy, has almost two decades of experience fighting housing...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A nonprofit serving children and adults with disabilities is putting out a call for foster parents. Evergreen Life Services provides services for individuals and adults with disabilities. Advocates say being a foster parent provides stability, belonging, and changes lives permanently. In Tennessee...

The new year is here, and we are keeping you aware of construction projects impacting traffic across East Tennessee in this week's Upcoming Road Work livestream.

POWELL, Tenn. — Many students across East Tennessee are wrapping up their first full week back to school, bringing back routines for students, families and school staff. That includes school bus drivers like Araina Hyatt with SCU Bus Lines. They begin their days well before sunrise to make sure students arrive on time.

A federal law enforcement agency is looking for an 11,000 square foot space in West Knoxville with space to question detainees.

I recently hiked the Middle Prong Trail from the end of Treemont Road to the junction with the Panther Creek Trail. This trail parallels the Lynn Camp Prong, a large stream. The trail is on what was a logging railway built by the Little River Lumber Company before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was...

C.S. Harrop Architects, in collaboration with Hickory Construction, designed this stone farmhouse in Walland, a community tucked into Miller’s Cove, a peaceful valley in the northwestern foothills of the Smoky Mountains. The project team crafted this home to make the main house appear to have been built in the late...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County deputy who was critically injured while on-duty during an incident that was captured in a live TV filming has undergone surgery, his girlfriend said Friday. Stephania Pumphrey wrote on social media that Dalton Swanger has undergone a cricotracheal resection procedure, which...

The National Weather Service in Knoxville has issued a series of advisories for the region, warning residents of heavy showers and potential flooding, alongside gusty conditions across the higher elevations. According to the latest update, there's a 90% chance of precipitation today with new rainfall amounts between...