Knoxville TN

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- At 9pm Tuesday, a call came in to La Follette Dispatch about a suspicious person behind the La Follette Police Department. LPD Officer Aidyn Fudala and Sergeant Anthony Mahar arrived to find an older white male standing in the bed of a gray Dodge pick-up truck. The truck was parked between the...

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - It was in the middle of this intersection off Brickmill Road that Melissa Glidewell’s life changed forever. “It was horrible, I wouldn’t wish it for anyone,” Glidewell said. On July 7, Glidewell and her parents were involved in a car crash on...

A judge has issued several new rulings denying motions filed by Lemaricus Davidson, who is currently on death row for his first-degree murder conviction in the 2007 murders of Chris Newsom and Channon Christian.

They are just letting any idiot walk around in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, eh? If I’ve learned anything perusing internet videos that focus on the outdoors, it’s that morons and wildlife don’t mix. Fortunately, a lot of encounters end up being harmless, and just make for scary-but-funny, what-not-to-do...

Dash loved the holidays: the decorations, lights, music, and, most importantly, the sweet treats. He loved caroling, holiday shopping, and stories of Santa. In fact, Dash loved it all so much that he enrolled in Elf on the Shelf school. Every day, he attended classes like Stirring Up Christmas Magic, Best Practices...

Another legendary performer will be making a stop in East Tennessee. Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is scheduled to perform at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum. The concert is part of Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour. The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. April 14with tickets are...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cold cases could be stalled even longer after a change to Ancestry.com's recent change. The DNA and genealogy site clarified its terms and conditions, saying "not to use the services in connection with any law enforcement investigation or judicial proceeding," and "not to use information obtained...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Three men from Detroit are facing drug charges after Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies found more than a pound each of marijuana and methamphetamine in their car, according to court records obtained by WVLT News. It happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. when the deputies stopped...

The Knoxville Police Department has launched an internal investigation after an officer brought an immigration detainee directly to a U.S. Customs and Enforcement office in violation of department policies.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Senior Knox County Judge Don Ash has denied several requests from Lemaricus Davidson, one of five people convicted in the murders of 21-year-old Channon Christian and 23-year-old Christopher Newsom. Davidson faces the death penalty in the 18-year-old case that has since become one of the...