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The Department of Child Services following up on a situation of a three-year-old child left at the Knoxville Public Safety Building Tuesday morning.

The trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections official before escaping prison on a tractor has been delayed until next year.

An official says voters who don’t receive an absentee ballot by Oct. 28 can go to any polling site, sign an affidavit saying they did not receive the ballot and vote in person.

If you see her, call 901-545-2677.

According to the report, only 6 percent of deaths have COVID-19 as the only cause mentioned.

Morristown investigators are searching for missing 28-year-old Joseph William Ricker.

The Vols are back in the top 25. Tennessee is ranked #25 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.

he University of Memphis says specialists from its earthquake research center are traveling to North Carolina to monitor aftershocks of this past weekend’s 5.1 magnitude earthquake.

Some are worried their districts are unable to offer a strong virtual learning program.

Officials said it is an active investigation.

According to reports, Hollomon’s 13-year-old was sitting in her lap when the crash happened.

Police said 17-year-old Katelynn Longworth was last seen just after 5 p.m. Monday evening.

The Blount County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit will to investigate the incident.

Starting in August, Medic Regional Blood Center will screen all donors for COVID-19 antibodies in an effort to identify and recruit potential COVID Convalescent Plasma donors.

Hundreds of people were already in the parks across from the federal courthouse and Justice Center as of 8 p.m. Monday night.

Two people were arrested and a person believed to be the gunshot victim had non-life-threatening injuries.

TDOT said the cargo fire was reported around 7:00 a.m. Friday on the northbound side of I-75 at mile marker 130.

Officials said Homeland Security was notified about the incident.

The company says it did so to protect phones with older batteries.

The Knox County Education Coalition issues reopening recommendations in an open letter to the school system.

The Gary Sinise Foundation provides a mortgage-free home to Purple Heart recipient with support from Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville.

Two other federal executions are scheduled for later this week, though one is on hold in a separate legal claim.

Due to the recent increases in COVID-19 cases the Drive-In Concert Series has been postponed until September.

Memphis protesters said they have been told to relocate or they could be arrested for unlawful assembly.

Tennesse EMS Director indicted after being paid improperly

Tulsa police are investigating after they said two officers were shot Monday morning.

All 502 inmates and approximately 100 staff will now be tested.

Officials said that Laurel Creek Rd. to Cades Cove is temporarily closed due to the slide.

Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police.

As of Wednesday morning, no arrests have been made.

Cineworld Group, the owner of Knoxville based Regal Cinemas, will begin reopening movie theaters July 10 following a three-month shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities are on the search for three men after they reportedly fired various rifles and handguns at deputies in North Carolina Sunday night.

Tulsa Police Department have released body camera footage from two officers who arrested a black teenager and handcuffed a second for jaywalking last week.

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer announced Thursday — a long-awaited step in the global vaccine race.

The U.S. government is set to issue its latest report on the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but that have markedly slowed as many businesses have partially reopened and rehired some laid-off workers.

The 57-bed facility will provide care to patients recovering from a stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation and other complex conditions.

A new poll by Vanderbilt University suggests the political partisanship of Tennesseeans strongly influences their views on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Confederate statue removed in Kentucky, A controversial monument in the Highlands was moved from Cherokee Triangle on Monday.

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Deputies with the Knox County Sheriff's Office were called to a home off of East Governor Sevier Highway just after 11:30 P. M. Saturday for a stabbing.

Kids are invited out for free fishing on Saturday June 8th on the Clinch River.

Morristown police are investigating a shooting Saturday morning that left two dead and one injured.

Governor Bill Lee has appealed the recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision to deny his request to provide Individual Assistance to residents in five counties including Sevier, impacted from the flooding and severe storms of Feb. 19, to March 30, 2019.

The No. 8 Lady Vols used a Haley Bearden bomb in the seventh inning to edge No. 16/22 Georgia, 7-6, in Game 2 on Saturday, setting up a series-deciding rubber match on Sunday.

With #HighSchoolMeVsAdultMe trending on Twitter, the WVLT News team decided it's time to dive into the past and compare photos from high school to today.

Horrifying moments clouded with unforgettable experiences will forever mark a day that changed Sevier County forever.

A 10-year-old girl displaced by the wildfires in Sevier County called a Red Cross shelter a "miracle."

Some students are fighting back after Knox County Schools passed a new dress code in August.

Knox County Schools said parents and students did not raise concern at the time the dress code was approved in 2009.

Local 8 News Assignment Manager David Sikes and his wife Kim grew their family on Tuesday. Their adoption of a little boy named Gabriel became official.