Knoxville TN

Every moment, millions of mitochondria, the tiny power plants fueling our cells, keep us alive. When they fail, organs begin to shut down. For patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), this failure can strike suddenly, causing life-threatening damage with little warning and no effective treatment. Aman Bajwa, PhD,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A firefighter who was injured after responding to a laundromat fire in West Knox County Thursday night has been released from the hospital, according to Rural Metro Fire. The fire happened around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 at Cedar Bluff Coin Laundry located in the 400...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Thursday night, Rural Metro Fire responded to a commercial fire that broke out at a laundromat in the 400 block of N. Cedar Bluff Road. Crews were able to contain and extinguish the flames, but two firefighters suffered minor injuries, and several businesses sustained significant damage....

For SEC teams hoping to slow down the Tennessee offense in the coming weeks, Joey Aguilar isn't ready for that to happen.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first wave of data is in after Gov. Bill Lee’s new school voucher program promised to transform education in Tennessee and now, we are learning what cities and ZIP codes received the most school vouchers statewide. WREG’s Alex Coleman took a deeper look into the numbers, revealing sharp divides...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn — A Knoxville woman is opening the first black owned coffee shop in the city. Mis Amores Bookshop Cafe also serves as a romance novel book store, with an emphasis on titles involving marginalized communities. Anaika Anderson, better known as Anya, was born in the Dominican Republic...

Data obtained by News 2 from the Tennessee Dept. of Education shows the majority of the new "Education Freedom Scholarships," or school vouchers, were awarded to students who live in the metro/urban areas and some of the wealthiest suburbs in the state.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two firefighters were injured as crews battled a fire at a West Knoxville business on Thursday, a Rural Metro Fire spokesperson said. Crews responded to a fire at Coin Laundry in the 400 block of N. Cedar Bluff Road around 7:30 p.m., where heavy fire was observed on the front side of the...

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train just outside of Rocky Top Thursday night.

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — In Anderson County, leaders at the sheriff's office launched a new program they hope will give people being held in jail a second chance. Anderson County Sheriff Russell Barker said the work release program has been in the works for about a decade, with the dream finally turning to reality in...