A cold Monday with some snow flurries
A chilly Monday with frigid wind chill values and isolated snow flurries. Today: (20%) Cloudy and breezy with passing snow flurries, especially in the mountains. High: 36°. Tonight: The coldest night of the week, but it will not be as windy. Low: 20°. Tomorrow: Variably cloudy and breezy....
Volunteer Assisted Transportation is opportunity to serve
Volunteer Assisted Transportation, a CAC program, is an ongoing need and a volunteer opportunity here in the Knoxville community. What is Volunteer Assisted Transportation? The program utilizes community volunteers to provide transportation to Knoxville residents in need of the service. Key Features:. Vehicles and...
Firefighters reunite with dog they saved from Knoxville apartment fire
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Fire Department received a special visitor on Sunday: a dog crews saved from an apartment fire. “Kappy brought her humans by to say thank you for saving her during the fire at the Collective Apartments,” KFD wrote. “Thank you for visiting and feeding us.” The department shared...
The Black Dog Is Back With Beer, Bites & a Little Rock ’n’ Roll
The space at 2419 North Central Street, formerly home to Elst Brewing Company, became The Black Dog in summer 2024, after BBN Hospitality took over when Elst closed. The group behind Chivo, The Brass Pearl, and the recently expanded Stock & Barrel kept the brewery running while laying plans for a major transformation...
Victim identified, charges pending, after fatal crash on Clinton Highway Tuesday
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol gave the name of the victim in the Clinton Highway crash on Tuesday. It also said that charges were pending against a driver. James Pruitt, Jr., 21, of Tennessee, was identified as the victim who died in the fatal crash. According...
Silver Alert: Tennessee authorities seek help finding missing 68-year-old Edward Ward
CLINTON, Tennessee — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Clinton Police Department in search of missing 68-year-old Edward Ward. The TBI said Ward was last seen on Feb. 12 in the area of Park Place in Clinton, and Ward has a medical condition that may impair his ability to...
Knoxville Police working to identify woman after road rage incident
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department is trying to identify a woman who it said assaulted another woman after a road rage incident. Police said the road rage incident happened on Wednesday near the I-640 east exit ramp on Broadway. They added that she was driving a white Toyota Tacoma at the time....
‘What they have is no belief’ — former Lady Vol takes a blow torch...
Things are not going well in with the Tennessee Lady Vols in recent weeks, to put it mildly. The team has lost six of their last eight games and three straight overall. They got destroyed by national championship contenders UConn (96-66) and South Carolina (93-50) on the road during that stretch. ...
City leaders blundered on police shooting lawsuit | Opinion
The legal action against the city of Knoxville and four police officers over the shooting death of 17-year-old Anthony Thompson Jr. in a bathroom at Austin East Magnet High School in 2021 has concluded. How quickly medical care was provided to Thompson was the central point of what remained of the lawsuit. City...
Final report released for 2023 plane crash in Giles County that killed pilot, father
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report and the probable cause of a plane crash that left a Knoxville pilot and her father dead in Giles County in 2023.
