Knoxville TN

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Rural Metro Fire crews responded to a home in East Knox County Thursday night after a large tree fell, trapping one person inside. Rural Metro said its crews responded to the home around 9:15 p.m. after a large tree fell into a home on Whitlock Lane. When firefighters arrived, they […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Ninth Judicial Drug Task Force, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Oak Ridge Police Department seized 50 pounds of drugs while investigating social media drug sales, the task force announced. “Drug dealers are targeting our kids where they spend the most time...

CLINTON, Tenn. (WATE) — A former principal of Clinton High School was indicted on multiple charges connected to a head-on crash that happened on Clinch Avenue in Clinton earlier this year. According to the Clinton Police Department, Daniel Jenkins, 43, was indicted by the Anderson County Grand Jury on counts of...

This Iconic East Tennessee gas station and convenience store has a reputation for clean facilities, great milk and lighting people up on social media With a history that goes back almost as far as East Tennessee, Weigel’s (pronounced ‘Why-gulls’) is a thriving regional institution. Locations in Tennessee range from...

A Tennessee man who shot his stepdaughter in Myrtle Beach in 2023 was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in 15th Judicial District Court in Conway on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Jeffrey Allen Branam, 63, of Knoxville, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Culbertson. He entered a...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — New numbers from the Knox County Forensics Center show that fewer people are dying behind the wheel in Knox and Anderson counties so far this year compared to 2024. "We need to drive slower...be calmer and be less aggressive and avoid illicit substances behind the wheel,"...

A Knoxville man accused of stabbing his mother and a cat to death appeared in Judge Tammy M. Harrington’s court Thursday morning. Zachary Justin Hayes, 27, was arrested Sept. 9, 2023, after deputies responded to a welfare check at his mother’s house on Samples Road in Louisville on Sept. 8, 2023. There, they found...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — First responders in East Tennessee climbed the stairs of Covenant Health Park for the Knoxville 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. This was the first-ever climb at the new downtown Smokies stadium. "It's to remember and it's to help educate, especially some of the younger generations coming up,"...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — What started as a children’s book character in 2015 has transformed into one of the most sought-after collectibles on the market. Labubu, a small, whimsical creature designed by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung and mass-produced by Chinese toy company Pop Mart has taken the toy world and social...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the United States marked 24 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, thousands of volunteers helped beautify sacred grounds at nearly 70 national cemeteries across the country. Carry The Load, a nonprofit organization, hosts volunteer events to honor the nation’s heroes on Memorial Day,...