Dollywood gives away steam engine for Hurricane Helene relief donation
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Engine 107 no longer sits on display at Dollywood. Dollywood representative Wes Ramey told WVLT ...
TBI will not investigate death of man who died after time in Knox County jail
District Attorney General Charme Allen will not be ordering an investigation into the death of David Batts, who died after ...
Deadline approaches for Helene debris removal
COCKE CO., Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has announced the deadline for storm-related debris ...
Knoxville man shoots car burglary suspect, police say
A Knoxville man shot a man trying to burglarize a car near downtown Knoxville on Thursday, according to the Knoxville Police ...
Finally above freezing but tracking wind chills and flurries next
The First Alert continues this morning with lows in the low to upper teens for most. Winds are starting to stir around, so we ...
Knoxville man reacts to getting presidential pardon following Jan. 6 riot
This week, President Donald Trump announced he was pardoning more than 1,500 people who were involved in Jan 6. Seven people from East Tennessee received a pardon, including Meteer. “It felt great, it ...
Minus Kim Caldwell, Tennessee comes up short against Texas
Texas outscored Tennessee 25-18 in the second, closing the half making its last four shots. The Lady Vols closed the half on a 4:25 field goal drought. Tennessee stormed back, taking multiple leads in ...
‘Chisel our notes on some stone’ | East Tenn. college students dealing with no technology two weeks into spring semester
“I was saying just the other day that we were going to actually chisel our notes on some stone but we’re out of that so we’re going to papyrus,” sophomore Maggie Bice said. On Jan. 14, just one day ...
Tennessee volunteer fire departments get grant funding from state
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Multiple East Tennessee volunteer fire departments got grant money from the state Thursday. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance announced that 245 departments ...
Two school districts prepare to make up days lost to Helene, snow and ice
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two East Tennessee school districts hit hardest by Hurricane Helene and snow and ice outlined their plans to make up for lost time. Cocke County was not in class again ...
Still cold, just not as cold in the coming days
SATURDAY: It will remain mostly sunny with highs reaching the low 40s. SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with highs in the low 40s. Lows will be near freezing. NEXT WEEK: There’s a small chance of a few showers ...
Lady Vols' Kim Caldwell gives birth to baby boy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Kim Caldwell, head coach of the Lady Vols basketball team, gave birth to her first child Thursday. Tennessee Athletics told WVLT News that Caldwell did not travel with the ...