Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - For years Knox County Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin has used a stock pile of stuffed animals to comfort kids who have come into his court room through no fault of their own. “They brighten up, they go from withdrawn, anxious, to smiling, happy and it...

A historic Knoxville home dating back over 130 years is back on the market.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s a part of Chilhowee Park, right across the street from where the Tennessee Valley Fair is held. Typically, the lot is gated up, locked and used as only parking for the fair or the occasional car show. Now, the City of Knoxville is thinking about selling this portion of land to the...

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — The site where a $100 million science museum once was going to be built is set to revert back to the city of Knoxville. Entrepreneur and philanthropist Jim Clayton once had plans to build the center on the old city-owned Knoxville Police Department site on Howard Baker Junior Avenue and Hill...

KNOXVILLE, TN (Story courtesy of WVLT) – Officials with the Tennessee Valley Fair have questions about their future in Chilhowee Park. This comes after the city announced Muse Knoxville would move into the Jacob Building in a couple of years. The Tennessee Valley Fair utilizes the Jacob Building for...

The Knox County Ethics Committee met for about 30 minutes Aug. 13, days after Knox County's property assessor and a former high-ranking trustee's office staffer were charged with felony official misconduct, but the scandals were hardly mentioned. That's in contrast to how the City-County Building has been buzzing...

The food truck was closed for a while because of imminent health hazards. The health department continued working with the manager to reopen the place.

Since 2013 a state-funded, residential, addiction treatment program in Morgan County has demonstrated positive outcomes in preventing re-incarceration of nonviolent male felons recovering from substance abuse disorders. The yearlong program has provided the residents counseling, education to improve their life skills...

Reporters Allie Feinberg and Tyler Whetstone will answer your questions Aug. 14 on the Knox News ongoing investigation into misuse of taxpayer money and resources by some Knox County elected leaders and their staffers. Feinberg and Whetstone will host a Reddit AMA to answer questions about what the officials are...

Trinity Clark, 24, has been found guilty of vehicular homicide and related charges in a 2023 drag racing crash on Magnolia Avenue that killed 65-year-old Michael Williams of New Market. The jury also found her guilty of drag racing, aggravated assault and a driver's license violation after a three-day trial in Knox...