Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The parents of Daevon Montez Saint-Germain, the 18-year-old Knox County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team members shot and killed in January of 2025, have sued the sheriff’s office. In the lawsuit, Saint-Germain’s parents — Raymond and Savanna — said KCSO’s SWAT team entered the Knoxville...

ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — Trailhead Steak & Trout House in Alcoa is closing after fifteen years with its last day on December 31. The restaurant announced the closure over social media, thanking guests. The restaurant’s Townsend location was destroyed in an electrical fire in November 2024. “To every guest who chose to...

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — East Tennessee hospitals are welcoming the first babies of 2026. UT Medical Center said the first baby born at the hospital this year is named Adeline. They said she was born early on New Year's morning. Prisma Blount Memorial Hospital said its first baby arrived at...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s rivers and streams are among the most biodiverse freshwater systems in the world, but one of their most important inhabitants is increasingly at risk. Freshwater mussels — often overlooked and endangered — play a critical role in filtering water across the country. Now, a...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has released its initial report on the deadly crash that claimed the life of Blount County Deputy Justin Mowery.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One person is dead after the Knoxville Police Department found a gunshot victim minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Neyland Drive where 60-year-old Barry Evans of Knoxville was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While many places were closed for New Year’s Day, the Love Kitchen continued a routine it has followed for decades: serving meals every Wednesday and Thursday at lunchtime, no matter the holiday. This year, both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day fell on those regular service days. Mark Riggins,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville is planning several events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the federal holiday falls on Jan. 19, which is four days after Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday. Nationally, it is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year. The MLK...

Traffic Engineering installed the first camera for the Knoxville Police Department's Real Time Information Center (RTIC), KPD said.