Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Bentley White's road to recovery is still going, but today, he's hitting a new milestone — he's heading back to school. White was hurt in Kentucky storms last year when flying debris hit his family's car while they were seeking shelter. The White family was...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A familiar face is returning to East Tennessee and the anchor desk at WVLT. Harry Sullivan, who stepped away in 2025 after anchoring WVLT’s morning show for six years, is coming back to anchor the Noon, 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. newscasts. The 4 p.m....

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — Knoxville Police Department officers responded to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where a gun had been fired in a patient’s room on Monday morning. Officers said that an elderly woman who was being treated at UTMC grabbed a gun from her purse and fired...

TENNESSEE — While Tennessee is not typically associated with heavy snowfall, historical weather data show that it is entirely possible for parts of the state to receive a foot of snow or more from a single storm in January under the right conditions. January is climatologically the coldest month in Tennessee,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A “social media agitator” has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a north Georgia ICE agent, according to federal prosecutors. Anthony Noto, 63, of Ronkonkoma, New York, pleaded guilty Tuesday to knowingly transmitting a threat to injure the wife of the deportation officer,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A City of Knoxville program aimed at improving safety on residential streets is now open after a two-year pause, with changes intended to simplify the application process for neighborhoods. Residents along Fairmont Boulevard say speeding had become a growing concern over the years. “It got worse...

The community of Clinton, TN, breathed a collective sigh of relief as the local police department announced the safe recovery of a missing senior citizen. Millard Dameron, who had been the subject of a Silver Alert after disappearing yesterday morning, January 5, was found and is now safe according to an update...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Friends, family, law enforcement and community members gathered for Blount County Deputy Justin Mowery‘s burial on Monday. He was laid to rest at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery following a procession from First Baptist Concord Church. “Yes we grieve because Justin has gone before us, but...

Around this time 41 years ago, I was just starting back to classes for winter quarter at the University of Tennessee. Yes, we were on quarters back then. After the month-long holiday break, I was just a week into my studies when I came down with a raging case of mononucleosis. My boyfriend at the time, it turns out,...

Dec 30, 2025; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Texas and No. 21 Tennessee did not open their Southeastern Conference schedules the way they wanted to over the weekend, but another opportunity arises when they meet Tuesday night in Knoxville, Tenn. At Arkansas in its opener and riding a three-game winning streak, the...