Knoxville TN

KENNETT SQUARE, Penn. (WVLT) - Genesis HealthCare, the provider who runs two retirement homes in the East Tennessee region, has filed for bankruptcy. An announcement from the company said the filing shouldn’t impact seniors at Genesis facilities. “This process is designed to ensure that the Company can continue...

As supplies dwindle, Judge Tim Irwin is reaching out to the community for help refilling the courts stuffed animal's, items they give to kids caught in the system. Retirement home company with facilities in East Tennessee files for bankruptcy. Updated: 3 hours ago. |. Genesis runs two facilities in East...

Knox County Property Assessor Phil Ballard faces one count of official misconduct for, in the words of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, improperly using a “county vehicle approximately 150 times while receiving a $7,600 annual travel allowance and repaid $2,776.95 after the improper use was discovered.”...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County government launched a new website for Operation Hero’s Hill, an initiative to give tiny houses to homeless veterans in the community. During the first phase, the county intends to make 20 tiny homes, built by students from Knox County Schools’ Career and Technical Education...

Knoxville, Tenn. – A minor earthquake shook parts of East Tennessee on Tuesday afternoon, with tremors felt southeast of Knoxville. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 2.5 magnitude quake struck around 3:29 p.m. local time, centered about 6 kilometers southeast of Seymour in Sevier County. According to the Center...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville man was arrested for elder abuse at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. Law enforcement said Robert Cooke was arrested after he threw Carmen Locket to the ground after he passed Locket’s car on a narrow road and then turned into...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two apartment complexes in Knoxville are preparing to offer up more than 200 new units aimed at lower-income individuals and families: The Overlook at Baumont and First Creek at Austin. First Creek at Austin. First Creek at Austin is a development run in conjunction with Knoxville’s...

A rare summer cold front pushes into north Alabama this afternoon and that increases our chance of stronger storms across the area. The Storm Prediction Center has a portion of north Alabama under a *Level 1* MARGINAL RISK for severe storms this afternoon. The main threat will be damaging winds.

You only get a street named after you and a day proclaimed in your honor if you’ve truly earned it. Bill Williams did. Williams, one of East Tennessee’s most beloved news anchors, died Aug. 18 at his home, WBIR reported. He was 91. For more than two decades, Williams anchored WBIR’s evening newscasts, appearing in...

TBI, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office investigating after man critically injured in shooting. The incident happened Tuesday morning in the 700 block of McGaha Chapel Road in Cosby, according to Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball. Knoxville City Council delays vote to sell part of Chilhowee Park to Emerald Youth. Updated:...