Knoxville TN

A good hot dog can stop you in your tracks. One bite and suddenly the world feels a little easier. Across Tennessee, old-school counters and long-running neighbourhood stands keep that feeling alive with sizzling grills, toasted buns, and toppings piled high. Some places have been feeding loyal crowds for decades.

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — A Kodak man regrets taking his truck to a restoration shop a year ago, and paying more than $25,000 upfront, because today his truck is still in pieces. Court records show the shop owner has a history of failing to finish his work. He’s been...

Knoxville Police Officer Razmig Semerdjian has been named the Knoxville Police Department's Officer of the Month for January after what his bosses describe as a cool‑headed response to a chaotic and deadly night on I‑640. The award was handed out during the department's night‑shift roll call on Monday,...

Hark! Do you hear something? It’s a tail wagging so hard, you can hear the thump-thump-thump from miles away. Hark was always a happy dog with a knack for words. He was tired of all the “bark barks” and “ruff ruffs” and “awooos.” He had an impressive vocabulary and was ready to use it. He decided to join a writing...

Early on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, a Royse City Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on FM 2642, but the driver refused to stop and fled westbound on IH30. The pursuit continued into Rockwall, where the suspect crossed the median onto the service road near FM 3549 and stopped in a...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office gave Deputy Matt Kirchner the 2025 Deputy of the Year and the Medal of Valor awards for helping drag Deputy Dalton Swanger to safety after he was struck in the head with a rock. On June 21, Kirchner, Swanger, and Deputy Gendreau responded to reports […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman is charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in the Five Points neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Knoxville Police Department. KPD said Michelle Martin, 45, was arrested after officers responded to a reported stabbing at the Five Points Apartment Complex in East...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — 6 News anchor Lori Tucker is retiring after more than three decades of keeping East Tennessee viewers informed. Tucker started at WATE-TV 6 On Your Side in 1993. She has spent the last 33 years here working on projects she loves, from the Project Grad Knoxville laptop telethon, helping local...

On a Wednesday morning in 2011, just more than 15 years ago, Billy Espiritu lost his beloved Uncle John Dillard, or “UJ” as he was affectionately called by his nephew, nieces, and friends. UJ died inside his apartment in his wheelchair at the Eastowne Village Apartments, high on the hill behind what was then...

As we continue to move toward our nation’s semiquincentennial, I’m still focusing on elements of the Revolutionary War effort of attaining independence and the related contributions and connections of families of the Fork, the Knox County lands between the French Broad and Holston Rivers. Most people drive along...