Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival
The Big Kahuna Labor Day Festival is just around the corner. 6 News' Alayna Verduyn talks with event organizer Matt Beeler to learn more about the event.
KAT to host two-day job fair
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knoxville Area Transit is hosting a two-day job fair next week, hoping to fill positions all across KAT’s departments. The job fair is slated for Knoxville Station, which is located at 301 E. Church Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 21 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Popular restaurant chains Whataburger, Jimmy John’s, CAVA to join others opening on Cumberland Avenue
Cumberland Avenue, nicknamed The Strip, features several classic establishments that generations of University of Tennessee students have come to love. However, as the university grows larger, each year brings new businesses to the area to cater to evolving needs. This fall, popular restaurant chains such as...
Tellico Areas Service System to remove fluoride from Monroe, Loudon County area water supplies
TELLICO VILLAGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Wednesday, the board for Tellico Areas Service System voted to remove fluoride from the system’s water supply. This came after a public meeting that gave citizens a chance to voice their thoughts on the topic, with many supporting and many against the idea of removing fluoriode.
DA: Knoxville man sentenced after drunkenly hitting 2 pedestrians, killing 1 in North Broadway...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A 46-year-old Knoxville man will serve a 10-year sentence after he drunkenly hit two people while they were crossing North Broadway in 2022, according to District Attorney Charme Allen. Kenyan Roshad Warren killed one person and hurt another, leaving him with a skull fracture that exposed...
Driver in fatal DUI crash who reportedly tried to drag victim from road sentenced
A Knoxville man convicted of killing a pedestrian and injuring another in a 2022 DUI crash has been sentenced to a decade in prison.
The most radioactive place in East Tennessee has been cleaned up, says EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it has finished cleanup of a nearly six-acre radioactive superfund site on the outskirts of Clinton after it sat abandoned for almost 50 years. Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank called the site an “environmental cold case,” and applauded the work of the...
Three adopted sisters remember Bill Williams for his kindness and smile
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — We're honoring the memory of our friend and WBIR Anchor Emeritus Bill Williams after he died Monday. Over the years, Williams helped hundreds of children find permanent homes through "Monday's Child." Some of those children have been reaching out to 10News after growing up, now that...
Knoxville Smokies helping Second Harvest fight hunger in East TN
The Knoxville Smokies are stepping up to the plate off the field by teaming up with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help fight hunger.
Knox County man accused of pointing shotgun at baby while intoxicated
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A Knox County man is accused of fighting with family members, pointing a shotgun at a baby and resisting arrest. According to court records, Dakota Crewsonberry, 23, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, child abuse and possession of a gun under the influence.