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POWELL, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation has started resurfacing work on I-75. Crews are working on the portion just North of State Route 131 at Emory Road to just North of Racoon Valley Road. While that work is just starting, drivers have already been dealing with months...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It is an undesirable journey, but it’s Rick’s. It’s also one that’s shared by thousands of folks in our community, our state, our country, and even worldwide. We’re referring to kidney disease and kidney cancer, which has left many without one, or...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Police Department is investigating what officers think is a homicide that happened at a Knoxville apartment. It happened around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, according to KPD, when officers responded to a welfare check at 1100 Lula Powell Drive. Once they got inside, officers found a man unr

Fatal Shooting on Belleaire Avenue Sparks Conversation Across Knoxville A recent fatal shooting on Belleaire Avenue in Knoxville has quickly become one of the most talked-about local crime stories of the weekend. The incident, which resulted in the death of a man inside a northwest Knoxville home, has sparked online

Don’t underestimate the power of regional convenience-store brands. Both Powell, Tennessee-based Weigel’s and La Crosse, Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip use this to their advantage when it comes to their retail media networks (RMNs). Stu Heifetz, senior manager of retail media sales at Kwik Trip, and Nick Triantafellou, dire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knox County is hoping to crack down on hedge funds buying up large numbers of single-family homes. County commission is planning to consider an ordinance that would bring penalties to any person, or their affiliates, who buy more than 100 homes to put on the market as rental properties.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville City Council will consider a resolution on Tuesday that would ban smoking or vaping indoors at bars or music venues. The ordinance on the agenda for the council’s May 12 meeting would prohibit the use of smoking or vaping inside age-restricted venues like bars and music venues. I

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Louisville, Tennessee man is facing charges after an almost two-hour “stand off” on Fort Loudoun Lake, according to an arrest report obtained by WVLT News. It happened Saturday, when an officer on the lake stopped Justin Ford around 11:30 p.m. The officer said...

A man accused of trying to strangle a relative in Georgia is in the Anderson County jail after being caught in Oak Ridge on Mother's Day. Jose Isidro Morales Martinez, who is days shy of his 29th birthday, resisted arrest by Anderson County Sheriff's Office deputies and fled. He was later caught in a dumpster by the de

Several Maryville College teacher candidates have been recognized as Smoky Mountain Teachers of Promise, an honor that highlights outstanding pre-service educators across the region and affirms their readiness to enter the profession with skill, purpose, and a passion for molding young minds. This year’s Maryville Coll