Knoxville TN

An invasive insect has been found in Knox County for the first time, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture shared on Thursday.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Thursday, TVA showcased its River Forecast Center, giving an inside look into how they monitor water levels to try and prevent flooding. The TVA said one of the main improvements it has made since Helene was improvements to communication. “Probably the most important lesson we learned...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon joined Bo Williams on Tennessee This Week to discuss several topics including the debate around the Chilhowee Park proposal, the upcoming local option sales tax referendum, and the future of the former police department headquarters site. A city council vote...

Jeff Comeaux's anguished expressions during the latter stages of the Tennessee-Georgia game were caught on camera and were seen nationally. He had skipped work, and his cover was blown when his boss also saw the animated fan on television.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A suspect has been arrested in a Knoxville stabbing that left a woman dead on Friday. Knoxville police officers responded to the 300 block of Ben Hur Avenue around 3:00 p.m. where a woman was found with multiple stab wounds. The victim was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical...

TENNESSEE — A woman was killed early Saturday morning after crashing head-on into a semi-truck while driving the wrong way on Alcoa Highway, according to the Knoxville Police Department. Officers said the crash happened just before 4 a.m. when the woman, driving a Hyundai sedan, was traveling south in the northbound...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The month of September marks Hispanic Heritage Month, and WBIR is highlighting neighbors across East Tennessee making a difference. You might know him for his energy — or by the way he rolls his r's — but before the microphone and the color orange, Carlos Lopez was a young boy living in Caracas,...

ALCOA, Tenn. — The Vose School, the only place in Alcoa on the National Register of Historic Places, has good bones. Now, it's been transformed to a building that houses four apartments. "To be able to get this worked out with some additional staff we brought on, to bring...

Fountain City Presbyterian Church is hosting a free community pancake breakfast Saturday, September 20, 9-10:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall, located in the lower room of the main sanctuary. Guests may park in the large parking lot or on the sides of the street and join in the fellowship and enjoy a hearty breakfast on...

Earlier today, fire crews from Rural Metro Fire in Knox County, Tennessee, were dispatched to a significant blaze involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 West, near the truck scales. Upon arrival, emergency personnel encountered a grave scene: a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle were completely consumed by...