Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — New details are being released after a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on I-40 West near Mile Marker 372 on Sept. 17. Rural Metro Fire crews responded to the early morning crash and found both a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle fully engulfed in flames. According...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Work requirements for those eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are changing in Tennessee. According to the Department of Human Services, adults 18 to 64 who don’t have a disability and don’t live with children under 14 may only get SNAP benefits for three months in...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released staggering numbers regarding child exploitation in Tennessee. Related Coverage: Tennessee child exploitation cases increase to ‘monumental’ degree, TBI says. Here in East Tennessee, advocacy groups are seeing that same jump. “We’ve...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A former Knoxville police officer who stole kratom while on duty was granted judicial diversion, court records show. Tyler Wheeler, 32, was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days of judicial diversion, with conditions requiring him to maintain good behavior and stay away from 7001 Kingston Pike,...

A four-year-old golfer in Knoxville recently hit the shot of his young life and the incredible moment was captured on video by his dad.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Buyers are starting to move into a luxury downtown condominium complex as construction wraps up. The Delaney Building, developed by businessman Randy Boyd, sits along first base at Covenant Health Park. The building boasts 47 high end residential units, office space and retail space. Bars and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Bryan and Blair Begbie said all they want for Rowan — their youngest daughter — is the chance to be a kid. However, the Food and Drug Administration issued what is called a Complete Response Letter to pharmaceutical company Ultragenyx in July, which makes it hard for Rowan to get the treatment she...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The deadline to file a claim in a lawsuit against a soda brand that sells sparkling prebiotic drinks is this week. Poppi is set to pay out $8.9 million in a legal settlement after being accused of false advertising. According to the class action settlement, the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knox County leaders are working to implement a new unified development ordinance as the last part of the Advance Knox plan, encouraging development across the county. The plan promotes mixed housing, improving roads and infrastructure. Consultants said several misalignments exist, including place,...

Maybe Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell never lived here, though they did both work with a future UT scientific scholar Brown Ayres, honoree of Ayres Hall, early in his career. Still, for at least 150 years, the city has seen its share of innovative thinkers. One of the most...