Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Vietnam veteran who is paralyzed is questioning the results of a recent VA Home Health Care Assessment of his condition. The report that Ron Higgs received from the VA is called a veteran’s functional assessment; it’s part of an application that his new primary caregiver applied for. The bot

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The Knox County Commission is expected to consider the appointments of seven people to the East Tennessee Regional Juvenile Service Center Advisory Board at its meeting on Monday night. The board was created about 10 months ago in response to a whistleblower investigation, alleging medication...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knox County Commission met and appointed seven members to the East Tennessee Regional Juvenile Services Center Advisory Board Monday evening. The seven-member board will help oversee the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center after its previous administrator, Richard L. Bean, resigned a

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The city is working to make it easier for those attending one of the Savannah Bananas games this weekend to get to the stadium while attempting to reduce congestion. Knoxville Area Transit will be shuttling people to Covenant Health Park and Neyland Stadium for the upcoming Savannah Bananas ga

Knox County, TN (WOKI / WVLT) – Former Knox County Sheriff J.J. Jones and Assistant Chief Deputy David Amburn turned themselves in Monday at the Knox County Courthouse following indictments in a wide-ranging theft conspiracy case. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Jones and Amburn are among more...

Budweiser Clydesdales set to appear at Food City #678 on May 20 and Covenant Health Park May 21 through 22.

TAZEWELL, Tenn. (WATE) — Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, East Tennessee law enforcement is launching a traffic safety campaign aimed at reducing speeding on State Highway 25E and Highway 33. The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), Tazewell Police Department and New Tazewell Police Dep

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Texas DNA lab has solved 18 cold cases in East Tennessee and more than 600 nationwide using technology unavailable anywhere else. Othram, a Houston-based forensic lab, uses what it calls “identity inference” and “forensic grade genome sequencing” to identify unknown victims and suspects. The

Why So Many People Are Moving to Knoxville Right Now Over the past several years, Knoxville has quietly transformed from a city many people overlooked into one of the most talked-about places in Tennessee. What used to feel like a hidden gem in East Tennessee is now appearing on relocation

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The last three current and former Knox County Sheriff's Office employees who were indicted on state charges after an investigation centered around theft involving members of the agency's Narcotics Unit and Special Investigations Unit turned themselves in on Monday. Former Knox County Sheriff Jimmy “J