Retired UT mascot Smokey X continues care for kidney cancer
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The University of Tennessee’s retired mascot Smokey X continues to receive care after being diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. Veterinarians discovered a small mass on Smokey X’s kidney during a biannual appointment last year and diagnosed the bluetick coonhound with kidney cancer....
Knoxville woman charged with stealing thousands while working as bank teller, report says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville woman is facing several charges after she reportedly stole thousands while working at a Farragut bank as a teller. According to warrants obtained by WVLT News, 54-year-old Sherry Manz stole a total of $8,450 from multiple accounts while she was working at a bank on Parkside Drive...
‘We’re scared to go out’: Man speaks out about violent assault in downtown Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Violent crime is down in Knoxville; this is the big picture takeaway from the Knoxville Police Department’s preliminary 2025 priority crime report. However, while violent crime dropped across the board, there were increases in a couple of different areas, including a 2% rise in aggravated...
Anchor Abby Ham leaves WBIR: ‘This decision does not come lightly’
Longtime anchor Abby Ham is leaving WBIR. Ham announced her decision on air Jan. 6. Ham, 45, said she's walking away from the morning anchor job because she simply needs a change. "This is such a special place, and this decision does not come lightly," Ham said. Ham spent two decades anchoring the news for Knoxville,...
Knox County Sheriff’s Office chief enters race for sheriff
It comes just days after KCSO Chief Deputy Bernie Lyon, who was also running for sheriff, was laid to rest.
Murders down, assaults up in Knoxville in 2025: KPD
The Knoxville Police Department released its preliminary priority crime report for 2025, showing that murders and non-fatal shootings were down, but assaults were up.
Oak Ridge companies receive $1.8B to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment
Two Tennessee companies have received more than $1 billion from the federal government to support uranium enrichment within the United States.
Knoxville man faces robbery, evading arrest charges after downtown incident
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man is facing multiple charges including evading arrest and assault on a law enforcement officer after a report of an armed robbery in downtown Knoxville. Austin Rehagen, 27, faces multiple charges including aggravated robbery, assault on a law enforcement officer, evading arrest,...
Clinton man found safe in Grainger County following TBI Silver Alert
(UPDATE) — Millard Dameron, 82, has been located in Grainger County and is safe after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert Monday afternoon. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Silver Alert 82-year-old for Millard Dameron on behalf of the Clinton Police...
Oak Ridge Jane Doe hauntingly known only as the Lady in the Lake still...
The Oak Ridge Jane Doe hauntingly known only as the Lady in the Lake. Her nude body was discovered floating in Melton Hill Lake on March 6th, 2000. Investigators say that her last meal came from the Iron Skillet on Watt Road and that she was deceased for up to two weeks before she was found, but they still do not...

















