WBIR team shares back to school photos
We wanted to share some back to school photos of our team.
Car show, celebration on Saturday
Tomorrow (8/9/25) is the 11th annual Travis Wegener Memorial Car Show and the Powell Station Celebration. The car show will be in front of Powell High School from 9-3, and the Celebration is next door at Powell Station Park. There is no admission charge for spectators to either event. Proceeds...
KPD K-9 returns to Knoxville after searching for last remaining child missing from camp...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville police said one of its K-9s and its handler have returned from Texas after looking for the last remaining missing child who was lost when flood waters hit Camp Mystic over the 4th of July weekend. K-9 Pearl and her handler, Candy Stooksbury, searched for...
Full moon, meteors, heat, storms, oh my!
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Buckle up, y’all! The clouds will soon part and we’re due for a substantial warming trend. The nineties are returning and, at least after Saturday, we’re also entering a drier pocket of weather. Make sure you have the WVLT First Alert Weather app...
Tennessee comedian Leanne Morgan’s dream Knoxville activities: ‘I need closet space’
Leanne Morgan credits her Tennessee upbringing for her comedy success. “I had a lot of storytellers around me, I was raised around my grandparents, my extended family and we had a ball,” Leanne told us in Nashville during a meet and greet with fans. “You know when elderly people...
Pedestrian hit by vehicle along the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, flown to hospital with...
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Emergency crews in Pigeon Forge flew a pedestrian to the hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle hit them along the Parkway Friday evening. According to the Pigeon Forge Police Department, officers responded to a crash involving a pedestrian on the Parkway near the Dollywood Lane...
Roberson Family Restaurant is waiting on you
“Hey, come on in, we’ve been waiting for you!” It’s like a family dinner where you are the guest of honor. We are talking about Roberson Family Restaurant at 10211 Chapman Hwy. The friendly, homey atmosphere grabs you as soon as you walk in with booths and...
Knoxville Man Convicted of Attempted Murder of Ex-Girlfriend, Faces Over 30 Years without Parole
A Knoxville man has been found guilty of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend, District Attorney Charme Allen announced. The conviction was secured by the Major Crimes Unit against 28-year-old Jevess Deron Craigmire, who now faces a minimum of thirty-one years in prison without the possibility of parole after...
East TN raptor center seeks support to expand, help more injured birds of prey
In East Tennessee and beyond, when birds of prey are born in the wild and get injured, many are sent to the Owl Ridge Raptor Center in Grainger County.
Sevierville mother found guilty of murder in 3-year-old’s death
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Sevier County woman was found guilty of murder charges in the death of her 3-year-old. Brenda Behunin was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, felony murder on August 7 by a jury. She was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Behunin was arrested in March...