Tennessee’s Rick Barnes blasts AP poll voters after getting crushed by unranked Florida
Tennessee is coming off a 24-point loss to unranked Florida, and after the game Rick Barnes took aim at AP poll voters.
Bitter cold Monday, isolated rain and a few snow flurries possible Wednesday
We're waking up to frigid temperatures this morning, many of us feeling like the mid-20s with frost on car windshields. We'll see plenty of sunshine throughout the day today but similar to Sunday, it does not do much for our bottom line warmth. Our high temperature this afternoon will rise only to the upper 40s....
Deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis leads to protests in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Several people across Tennessee are participating in protests against ICE after a deadly shooting involving an ICE officer and a woman in Minneapolis. On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered in Downtown Knoxville to protest ICE. On Sunday, the organization, Nashville Indivisible, held a...
While You Are Sleeping: Local coffee shop brews up business
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Local coffee shops across Knoxville are busy early each morning preparing for the day ahead, often before many people wake up. In Sequoyah Hills, Treetop Coffee Shop opens its doors at 6:30 a.m. Co-owner Rachel Casstevens said the early hours help set the tone for the day.
Former Teacher Charged with Destruction and Tampering with Government Records
Clinton, Tennessee – Friday, Carrie Jenkins, age 43, had a Preliminary Hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division I on charges of Destruction of and Tampering with Governmental Records which is classified as an E Felony. Jenkins had been previously charged by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in...
Former Teacher Found Guilty to Nine Counts of Falsification of Education Records
Clinton, Tennessee – Friday, Clay D. Turpin, age 27, pled guilty to nine (9) charges of Falsification of Educational Records which is classified as a Class A Misdemeanor. Mr. Turpin received a sentence of 11 months and 29 days suspended to supervised probation with judicial. diversion once his probationary...
Bear ransacks Tennessee candy store for fourth time
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating after a bear ransacked a candy store in the town of Gatlinburg.
Fire damages Sutherland Avenue business; no injuries reported
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — A fire damaged a commercial building on Sutherland Avenue on Sunday night, but no injuries were reported, according to the Knoxville Fire Department. The Knox County Emergency Communications District received a 911 call at 8:31 p.m. reporting a large amount of smoke coming from a building near...
Quick-thinking keeps fire from spreading at Sevierville apartment, SFD says
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Sevierville Fire Department is crediting quick-thinking from residents at an apartment complex to prevent a fire from spreading Saturday morning. SFD said crews went to an apartment complex on Mount Drive in Sevierville shortly before 7 a.m. after multiple callers reported a fire on...
Sevierville Police save man from jumping off bridge over French Broad River
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Sevierville police officers saved a man from jumping off a closed sky bridge above the French Broad River. According to a release from the city, someone called about a man in crisis on the edge of the sky bridge just before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8. Officers with SPD’s Crisis […]
