Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Crews responded to a “massive sinkhole” in New Market Monday afternoon, according to the New Market Fire Department. Officials said the sinkhole formed in the 600 block of Eslinger Road, adding that drivers are unable to get past it. The highway department is estimating...

A disabled Anderson County veteran has won a battle with the post office after months of inconsistent mail delivery, and the Postal Service has agreed to provide delivery to his door due to his physical hardship.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - While driving, the focus should be following the rules of the road. However, some distractions or dangers pop up around us without expecting them. Benny Bercaw wrote in to WVLT on the “What’s Driving You Crazy on the Roads?” form, “People not tying down their belongings when they are...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A judge granted a motion to dismiss in the case of an Alabama man indicted in the deaths of a Maryville couple in 1977. In May 1977, Helen D. Fine and Maynard H. Fine of Maryville were found dead in their home from multiple gunshot wounds. The Maryville Police Department reopened the […]

UPDATE: Knoxville, TN (WOKI/KPD) : The victim of the motorcycle crash that happened on Friday on I-40 East has been identified as Juliana Goodman, 44 of Talbott, Tennessee. The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on I-40 East Friday night. At around 8 p.m. on...

The principal of Friendsville Elementary School in Blount County, Tennessee, Stan Painter, has been suspended pending a criminal investigation by the sheriff's office, involving allegations of his actions during the 2023-2024 school year.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - A black bear was caught taking a dip and splashing about in a hot tub in Tennessee earlier this month. Felicia Shillingburg said she was in the hot tub of a rental in Pigeon Forge with her mother and a friend when a bear came around the corner and onto the wooden deck.

Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries and Summit Medical Group have opened a primary care center at KARM's downtown Knoxville location to provide dedicated health care services to the city's unhoused population.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville Police Department officer helped save a miniature donkey. A trailer the donkey was riding in blew a tire on Pellissippi Parkway and flipped on its side Sunday, according to KPD. Officer Shuler helped rescue the donkey, who was unharmed. She was loaded into another...

Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 8/18: Knoxville police have arrested the suspect allegedly involved in a robbery at a grocery store. KPD says 37-year-old Joseph Eldridge of Rutledge, Tennessee was taken into custody Monday morning in Sevier County and has been charged with aggravated robbery in connection to Friday’s...