Man charged after off-duty police officer assaulted in downtown Knoxville
A man has been charged, accused of assaulting on off-duty Knoxville Police Department officer downtown Knoxville early Thursday morning. Knoxville Police said the officer was not injured.
Knoxville teen was going 100 mph before crashing into Powell home, report says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville teen is facing charges after he crashed a car into a Powell home, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. Rural Metro Fire reported the crash late Monday night, saying the car went into the side of a home on Fieldstone Farms Lane around 11 a.m. The crash prompted a...
Warrants: Speeding 18-year-old driver lost control, slammed into house after passengers begged him to...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — An 18-year-old Knoxville man faces charges after authorities say he crashed his vehicle into a Powell area house after driving as fast as 100 mph. Warrants identify the driver as Jayden M. Ingersoll. He's due in Knox County General Sessions Court on Monday. Ingersoll is charged...
Driver uninjured after I-40 tractor-trailer crash, fire in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Fire crews responded to a tractor-trailer crash along I-40 in Knoxville that sparked a fire and caused major traffic disruption Wednesday evening. The crash was reported off of I-40 E between N Campbell Station Road and Lovell Road around 6:30 p.m. A Rural Metro Fire spokesperson said a...
From Paris to Knoxville: Clarence Massamba adjusts to life in U.S. one meal at...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WMMB) — Tennessee freshman guard Clarence Massamba, born and raised in Paris, France, is settling into his new home on Rocky Top, though he admits he’s still learning his way around. “The welcome here was good, first of all, because everybody on the team is doing a great job,” Massamba said. “I...
Knoxville woman returns home to mold, spoiled food after power line cut accidentally
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Imagine you are away for weeks and the power to your home is cut off, but you don’t know about it for more than two weeks. Then, when you return, you are confronted with a nightmare. Rebecca Bryant said she was out of the country when the power to her home […]
Knoxville Community Relieved as Missing 20-Year-Old Joshua Long Found Safe
Early this morning, the Knoxville community breathed a collective sigh of relief as news broke out that Joshua Long, the 20-year-old who had gone missing from Parkwest Medical Center, was found. An update posted by the Knoxville Police Department on their Facebook page confirmed that deputies from the Knox County...
Knoxville man charged with attempted murder after Knox County shooting, report says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Knoxville man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in southeast Knox County, according to a police report obtained by WVLT News. It happened around 4:40 a.m. at 1320 Jones Creek Way on Oct. 14. According to the report, officers responded to the address and were told the...
Coyote decoys at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville helping keep geese away
KNOXVILLE, Tenn — In the mountains of East Tennessee, you will see coyotes, which is not always a good thing. However, three coyotes at Lakeshore Park in Knoxville do not have people running away. "They look extremely real," Chris Hildebrand from Knoxville said. The idea of the coyotes is...
‘Thank you for every visit, laugh, and burger shared’ | Inskip Grill to close...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The well-known restaurant, Inskip Grill, has announced plans to shut the doors of its Powell location. According to a Facebook post from the restaurant, they will still be serving everyone's favorites at the Fountain City location in Knoxville, but said it was "cooking up something big for the next...