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6 News is honoring East Tennessee veterans in our annual Veterans' Voices special. The program shares the stories of five veterans from East Tennessee, including their struggles, accomplishments, and service during WWII, Vietnam War, and Korean War.

On Monday afternoon, the snow came down in Blount County. Snowflakes flurried and danced from the sky while folks went on about their business around town. But over by Hot Rods, something strange was happening. “Look up there! What is that?” One customer asked another, pointing to the sky. All the diners rushed to...

Longtime WVLT sports director Rick Russo is receiving an outpouring of support from friends and viewers after sharing a health update. His kidney cancer has returned after more than decade of being cancer-free. "For the second time in my life I have kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma),” Russo wrote on Facebook on...

Thanks to the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies, a toddler from East Tennessee is back with her mother and the toddler’s father and alleged gun thief is behind bars. John-Anthony Tyler Beal, 27, of Fairview, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Food Lion in Ashland City...

Despite Tennessee at Florida being less than two weeks away, things are up in the air in terms of a kickoff time.

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a car on Monday in Blount County. A 41-year-old man was struck by a car just before 6 p.m. on Wilkinson Pike, a Blount County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said. The spokesperson added that the man is alive and was taken to the University […]

Knoxville-Knox County Office of Housing Stability Executive Director Erin Reed confirmed the plan to open the center’s doors Monday afternoon.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation is exploring several solutions to address traffic congestion on Interstate 40 in West Knoxville, the busiest portion of interstate in Tennessee. These meetings come as a new report shows Knoxville is expected to have the most people move here in...

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- Tonight at six, the Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets for the monthly meeting. The board will discuss the positions of city judge and city attorney for the upcoming year (2026). Two invoices are on the agenda to be approved. First is from Herrell’s Mobile Repair...

TENNESSEE, USA — Knoxville/Knox County. In Knoxville, the Eternal Life Harvest Center is opening its doors as a warming center before the planned start date of Dec. 1. The center has two tentative locations at 2410 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. or 1801 Western Ave. Additionally, Knox Area Rescue...