Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The long-awaited Buc-ee’s travel center is part of I-40′s Exit 407: The Gateway to Adventure.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A man was shot in Victor Ashe Park Monday, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 11:15 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Knoxville Fire Department officials are investigating a possible arson after taking a man into custody Monday afternoon.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Two people from Detroit are now in custody as part of the 313 Initiative, a project by law enforcement aimed at stemming drug traffic from the Detroit area into East Tennessee.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
TCAP scores have Tennessee third-graders sweating about summer school, but how does Tennessee rank nationally?
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The University of Tennessee athletics department announced Thursday that the university had sold out of season tickets for the 2023-24 football season.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Tennessee Department of Education has released district-specific data on third grade English TCAP scores.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Christyn Allen
The shooting happened around 5 p.m. on West Emory Road near Karns Valley, officials said, and could’ve been sparked by a road rage incident.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:20 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A woman is dead after officers shot at a woman in Cocke County after she led them on a car chase, according to officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Three people were shot in the Lonsdale area, according to the Knoxville Police Department.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 10:32 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A Sevier County Schools parent is claiming that the school system discriminates against girls in their sports programs.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 10:26 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
It will include a fly over by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office HUEY helicopter, words from Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and a playing of Taps from the 1965 South High Band.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A Knoxville man reportedly threw the victim on the ground and bit a piece of his face off.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Jacobs Engineering, a management company contracted by the TVA, has settled with employees suing over working conditions.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Don’t be surprised if you see a helicopter, SWAT and patrol cars in the area.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:57 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The University of Tennessee is looking to house more students in the coming years, addressing an on-going housing issue the campus has been seeing recently.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 2:53 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Three people are in jail after a fight involving a machete, Madisonville Police Department officials said.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The committee, which provides an independent review of police activity, will present information on cases from the Knoxville Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:01 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Mountain Soul Vocal Competition honors the songwriting of East Tennessee’s Queen Dolly Parton.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
WVLT News was honored with eight East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Golden Press Card Awards Thursday.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A lucky Powerball player in Oneida won a half-million dollars Wednesday night.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Knox County announced Thursday that a new activity van, called “Park & Play,” will be making stops at county parks over the summer.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A woman was reportedly found at an Alcoa Highway crash with gunshot wounds.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The ex-boyfriend of Desheena Kyle, a woman who went missing for months in 2021, was found guilty of her murder Wednesday.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 3:18 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Major developments could be coming to the University of Tennessee in the form of a new entertainment district near Neyland Stadium.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Knox County schools will be holding graduation ceremonies throughout the month of May and into June.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 12:17 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The news comes just a few months after the Witt Utility District violated EPA regulations, failing to test for several chemicals in their tap water.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 11:44 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
WVLT News has been honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Writing.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
John Boles was 21 at the time of the crash, accused of driving under the influence and crashing a truck, filled with eight people, on New Henderson Road in Anderson County.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
WVLT Chief Meteorologist Heather Haley helped one Pond Gap Elementary teacher earn some points.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 12:18 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Severe weather moves Tennessee baseball game against Belmont up.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 10:17 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
It’s been 700 days since Hawkins County child Summer Moon-Utah Wells went missing, and investigators are still trying to find out what happened.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The man exposed himself at Fulton High School while a kids football team was practicing, the report said.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:11 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Police stopped the man outside of the First Bank in Powell and found a loaded handgun in his car, a report says.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 9:10 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A Knoxville man was charged after leading officers on a chase and hiding in a bush, an arrest report states.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
An investigation by the TBI into a Scott County deputy’s death has ended in the indictment of a man on murder and rape charges.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Free dental services will be available to those in Knox County in June.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Knoxville Police Department officials said two people were arrested in connection with a Lay Avenue shooting.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 10:52 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Tennessee’s Jalin Hyatt took five Knox County teachers on a shopping spree for Teacher Appreciation Week.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Dolly Parton is set to release her rock and roll album Rockstar.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 12:17 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The shooting happened on Monday near the Strawberry Plains Pike exit on I-40, according to KPD.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A bear has been spotted in Alcoa, and now city officials are trying to trap and relocate it.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 1:47 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Knox County Mayor Glen Jacobs is offering Sheriff Tom Spangler significantly less than asked for in this year’s budget, claiming to avoid tax increases.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 9:33 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The suspect reportedly barricaded himself in a Lenoir City home after hurting his family's dog and threatening his father.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 8:44 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Big Bear Mountain will soon open at Dollywood.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Ellie Byrd and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Seller on StubHub revoked tickets 48-hours before Taylor Swift Era’s Tour concert, leaving one family heartbroken.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 10:25 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
At this time, WVLT News has reached out to Knoxville and Knox County law enforcement to learn more about what has caused the soft lockdown.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
According to an incident report, Cocke County deputies began the chase on I-40 near mile marker 438 after clocking the car, a red van, going 102 mph.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 2:58 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Knox County Health Department is hoping the community fridge will promote healthy eating and reduce food insecurity.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Clinton High School and Anderson County High School were both on lockdown briefly due to a fake gun threat.