Knoxville TN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Wednesday, more than 130 East Tennessee veterans will travel to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials built to honor their sacrifices. The flight is thanks to HonorAir Knoxville, from Prestige Cleaners and Tuxedo. It will be making its 37th flight to the nation’s capital, and the public...

Knoxville forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms today, mainly before 4 p.m. Skies will gradually shift from cloudy to mostly sunny, with a high near 84 degrees. Winds will be light and variable before turning southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent, with rainfall...

Nuclear energy is usually the Tennessee Valley Authority’s largest source of electricity, but use plummeted this past year as outages plagued all seven reactors owned by the utility. TVA reported 14 unplanned or maintenance outages over a 13-month period, according to a WPLN News review of data from the...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Drivers in East Tennessee are sounding the alarm about the rules of the road, letting us know breaking rules don’t just drive them crazy, but also put their fellow motorists in danger. Sonya Patterson wrote into WVLT’s “What’s Driving You Crazy on the Roads?” form,...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ijams Nature Center is giving advice to those who find injured animals by highlighting a one of a kind turtle. The center shared a photo of Trinity, a female eastern box turtle who came to Ijams way back in 2005. Trinity was hit by a lawnmower, losing her front left leg. This injury makes it...

Add one more attraction to your Smoky Mountains itinerary. It's Scooby-Doo Mystery Putt in Pigeon Forge. "Ruh-roh, Raggy!"

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Rural Metro Fire rescued a person in South Knox County who was thrown from a car and seriously injured. The person’s car crashed into a guard rail on the 7900 block of Martin Mill Pike and went into a creek, Rural Metro said. The person, who was not wearing a […]

When Cedar Recovery launched its first opioid methadone treatment program, its team did not anticipate an expansion in the number of new patients or the staff needed to treat them. Cedar Recovery treats several different types of addictions while touching on all aspects of recovery, including the emotional and...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A disabled Knoxville firefighter, injured in the line of duty, is battling the Social Security Administration for disability benefits. Chris Patterson has been trying to gain social security disability benefits for a year and a half. He was medically retired from the Knoxville Fire...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee is announcing new work requirements for certain adults receiving food assistance. The Department of Human Services said the changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) impact able-bodied adults without dependents. Starting soon, adults aged 18 to 64 who don’t...