Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Nonprofit group Variety of Eastern Tennessee is making a major impact on the lives of children with special needs by helping parents get the equipment they need. Three-year-old Dolly Hamilton got a new tricycle on Tuesday. You could see it meant the world to her and to her dad, Michael. She...

Residents in the neighborhood near Clinton Highway were put on alert earlier this week as Rural Metro Fire crews responded to a major house fire on the area’s outskirts. The fire broke out at a mobile home on Wade Daniel’s Lane, a distressing afternoon event that fortunately did not result in human injury. According...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A structure fire in Bluff Mountain is under control, according to the Walden’s Creek Fire Department. Crews said the fire started at a structure in the 2400 block of Highview Road. Walden’s Creek Fire, along with the state’s forestry department, Sevier County Fire and Rescue,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Rolling roadblocks are continuing on Alcoa Highway as work on the multiyear Alcoa Highway corridor project stretches on. Starting Monday, December 15, through Saturday, December 20, rolling roadblocks will be conducted on Alcoa Highway (US 129/State Route 115) between Woodson Drive and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When winter temperatures drop, the advice from doctors often stays the same: keep moving. Many health experts recommend getting between 7,500 and 10,000 steps a day, even when it’s cold outside. While some people continue walking outdoors, others in Knoxville are choosing a warmer option.

A fatal hit-and-run incident on Clinton Highway has led to the arrest of 57-year-old Steven Dockery from Knoxville. According to a social media post by the Knoxville Police Department, the collision occurred on the afternoon of December 13, 2025, involving a motorcycle and a black Chevrolet Uplander. During the...

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Jimmy Davis for allegedly forcing a woman to remove a hijab for a booking photo. The lawsuit was filed for Hollie Zaki, a Muslim woman who lives in Knox County....

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Bridge Refugee Services says Knoxville has one of the largest Sudanese populations in the country. As more people move to East Tennessee from countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Ethiopia, the African population in the region is growing. Many of those newcomers now...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Rural Metro Fire said crews are investigating the cause of a house fire that claimed the lives of three pets Monday afternoon. According to Rural Metro, crews went to the fire off Clinton Highway shortly after noon on Monday. There, they found a mobile home with heavy fire in the middle.