Knoxville Wholesale Furniture donates $50,000 to groups serving military, first responders
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Knoxville Wholesale Furniture donated $50,000 to several groups across East Tennessee, including the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the Respect and Remember Foundation and Operation Hero’s Hill, during Wednesday’s “Knoxville Wholesale Furniture’s 250th Celebration. Honoring Our Past. Investing in Our Future.“ event.
Urban Outposts: Driving Down Chapman Highway, Part II
Today we continue our Urban Outposts series, highlighting local, small businesses, returning for our second visit on and around Chapman Highway. Check out Part 1 for the first three small businesses. Today, we visit Chef Mo’s Cafe and South Knox Event Space, The Sugar Queen, and Tea and Treasures.
Oak Ridge nonprofit working to get increase in pensions for Dept. of Energy retirees
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (CORRE) focuses on retirement benefits for those receiving pensions from companies contracted by the Department of Energy. They said over 15,000 people who have retired from Y-12, K-25 or ORNL who were not federal employees have not seen...
Earthquake reported near Tennessee-North Carolina border
CLAY COUNTY, Tenn. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake in Tennessee near the North Carolina border early Thursday. Officials say the 2.2-magnitude quake reached a depth of 6 kilometers. It was reported near the epicenter around 12:26 a.m. The quake hit about 6.1 miles west-northwest...
Rain-slicked roads in the Tennessee Valley lead to multiple crashes and injuries
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Rain-slicked roads made for a difficult drive during the morning and evening commutes across the Tennessee Valley, with first responders called to numerous wrecks. A car slammed into the divider at the southbound on-ramp of North Memorial Parkway near University Drive Wednesday afternoon, with HEMSI and...
Kamari Blair leaning on fellow freshman offensive linemen to settle in quickly at Tennessee
Tennessee freshman offensive tackle and former Top247 recruit Kamari Blair discusses his first spring with the Vols and how he and fellow rookies Gabriel Osenda and Ed Baker have helped each other this offseason.
SB Preview: #5 [5] Lady Vols Open SEC Tournament Against [13] Ole Miss
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The fifth-ranked and fifth-seeded Lady Vols will play 13-seed Ole Miss on Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. ET as they open postseason play in the SEC Tournament at Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium. BROADCAST INFORMATION. Thursday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Beth Mowins...
Dozens of dead vultures dumped in national park, investigation underway
It's illegal to harm or kill the birds, which are a federally protected species.
Impressive freshman TJ White describes Tennessee’s LB room: ‘Everybody’s trying to take a job’
Impressive Tennessee freshman linebacker TJ White, a former top-50 recruit out of Jackson, Miss., explains learning new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles's defense during spring ball and what it's like every day in the Vols' deep, experienced linebacker room.
Meet Pedzi, the prickliest resident of Zoo Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - While walking around Zoo Knoxville, there’s a chance you could see a porcupine going on one of her walks. Wild Ambassadors keeper Carrie Owenby spoke to WVLT about the prickliest resident of Zoo Knoxville. “So, this is Pedzi. She is our African cape porcupine here...
