Knoxville TN

Don't get too comfortable with the spring weather, because it's gonna get cold again. While Knoxville will get to enjoy another warm weekend with highs in the 70s, a cold front early next week will cause temperatures to dip . A "strong cold front" will move into East Tennessee on March 16. The high that day will be...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Crews are working to restore power after a crash caused damages to a utility pole in West Knox County early Saturday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., Lenoir City Utilities Board reported that an outage in the area of Kingston Pike and Perimeter Park Road had been caused by a crash. The utility...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Mayo Garden Center, a Knoxville landmark for nearly 150 years, has begun its final sale as the business prepares to close permanently. Owner Elizabeth Cox said the store has served as East Tennessee’s destination for outdoor and gardening needs for more than a century, drawing customers from...

The year 1788 was a particularly bloody time in what would become Blount County’s history. The Kirk Massacre at Nine Mile in May set off a firestorm when young John Kirk took revenge against the Cherokee for massacring 11 members of his family by murdering several Cherokee chiefs, including one known as Old Tassel....

Tucked along East Lee Highway in Loudon, Tennessee, Carl’s Drive-In has been serving up nostalgia and classic American comfort food for decades. This cash-only spot isn’t just a restaurant—it’s a time machine that takes you back to when carhops delivered meals on trays and families ate burgers in their cars under the...

There won’t be a new sheriff in town, but there could be some new enforcement by the deputies. The Blount County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution out of its Thursday workshop session to approve an interlocal agreement between the town of Louisville, Blount County, the Sheriff’s Office and the General...

A routine trip to the Great Smokies Flea Market turned into a full-blown mystery after a white 2025 Mazda CX-30 was reported stolen, then later found burned. Now East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers and Sevierville Police are asking the public to help identify three people seen at the busy Kodak marketplace on the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Bassmaster Classic fishing competition took off in downtown Knoxville Friday morning. The official takeoff from Volunteer Landing was scheduled to take place at 7:45 a.m. Friday. The competition is also scheduled to have takeoffs on Saturday morning and Sunday morning at the same...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 2026 Bassmaster Classic has begun in Knoxville. Known as the Super Bowl of bass fishing, people launched onto the Tennessee River Friday morning to cast, catch, weigh and repeat. White River Marine Group, a sponsor and exhibitor at the event, showcases high-end fishing boats, including...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With one day in the books at the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour, the storyline for much of the field is change. Anglers enjoyed warm flip-flop weather during pre-tournament practice days in Knoxville, Tenn. Since then, the weather and water conditions have done the...