Lauren Meyers
Digital Producer
Knoxville, TN
/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/gray/587f1b0c-99d2-423b-ba67-5917a0d491f9.png)
Her contributions to WVLT's coverage are vast and far-reaching. She covered a deadly bar stabbing that severely injured a University of Tennessee student, a Union County murder, and a mother accused of leaving her small children alone in a bathtub.
The 50th anniversary of Big Ed's Pizza was one of Lauren's favorite stories to cover. She enjoyed showcasing the community's continued support for the famous East Tennessee restaurant.
Lauren is a recent graduate at the University of Tennessee and studied abroad in Prague where she completed a correspondent course and worked with Transitions Online and Reuters.
In her free time, Lauren loves spending time at the gym, shopping, and hanging out with her friends.
The Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tenn. has returned $30,000 back to Metro Schools after the money was not used as intended, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
The Lebanon Police Department is searching for a suspect involved in a hostile road rage incident Wednesday morning.
A DNA match has solved the 1996 strangulation murder of a teenager in southeast Alaska.
Fisk University placed President Kevin Rome on leave Monday after learning a judge granted a temporary order of protection that an acquaintance sought against him.
Tennessee Titans Linebacker Jayon Brown changed his hairdo but is maintaining the same mindset for this upcoming season, the Tennessee Titans reported.
Microsoft announced Wednesday it will be releasing its first Android phone, the Surface Duo, for $1,400.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina announced their K-9 Roscoe died Wednesday morning after being shot while tracking suspects.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announced Wednesday it is limiting its hunter education classes during the pandemic.
The Knox County City Council approved a vote Monday to allow select restaurants serve beer outside.
The Metro Nashville Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing woman, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
Dunkin’ announced it is launching a cereal line based on two of its most popular coffee drinks.
The City of Knoxville along with the Helen Ross McNabb Center has launched a helpline to assist people who are struggling during the pandemic.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement Tuesday on Big Ten and Pac-12′s decision to cancel its fall football season this year.
Disney announced on Monday, 20th Century Fox, one of the most-recognized names in entertainment is no more.
You can now stay at the world’s last Blockbuster video store in Bend, Oregon on AirBnb.
Registration for Knox Co. Schools students in the virtual learning program who are wanting meals are now available.
The Pentagon plans to free up its military airwaves in the U.S. for high-speed internet service.
State and local CARES Act funding will now be administered through United Way of Greater Nashville, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
The Cookeville Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was found deceased with gunshot wounds Monday night.
A lawsuit has been filed in the death of a teenage worker at a construction site in Nashville, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
A memorial service for Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen will be held Friday at the Houston high school Guillen attended, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.
Tennessee offensive lineman Trey Smith responded to playing this football season despite health issues.
According to Rural Metro dispatch, a car fire erupted in West Knoxville Monday afternoon.
The University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman met with the football team to discuss the upcoming season Monday.
Developers are innovating a walk-through sanitizing station in the fight against COVID-19.
According to The Bureau of Transportation Statistics, preliminary data on Monday, shows U.S. airlines carried almost twice as many passengers in June than in May.
On Monday, the University of Tennessee released a video promoting wearing a mask to fight COVID-19.
A fatal crash has shut down the southbound lanes of I-75 at mile marker 67 in Loudon County.
A hotel full of Rocky Top, the Great Smoky Mountains and all things Tennessee made its debut in Knoxville Saturday.
District Attorney Russell Johnson released a statement after three fatalities occurred on local interstates in less than 24 hours.
he Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said they had crews responding to a reported boat fire in Roane County Saturday night.
There have now been a total of 4936 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Knox County.
According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Sparta, North Carolina around 8:07 a.m. Sunday.
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a double homicide in East Knoxville.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Marsha Blackburn released a statement Saturday of the National Basketball Association’s failure in China
NASA announced it is removing racially insensitive names of its celestial bodies.
According to “USA Today,” the Memphis’ Peabody Hotel has been named as the top historic hotel in the country, CBS affiliate WMC reported.
Zoo Knoxville announced it is hosting its annual Zoofari event virtually Saturday, August 22 at 8:00 p.m.
A Seattle artist inspired to change the way people viewed immigrants and refugees wrote a book including illustrations of refugee survivors in the United States.
The Mid-American Conference announced it has canceled its 2020 fall sports season Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty has won the Tennessee Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat behind the endorsement of President Donald Trump.
Memphis environmentalist, Black activist and single mom Marquita Bradshaw has won the Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Department of Health reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths Thursday.
Star Trek Lower Decks show is now streaming only on CBS All Access.
According to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, tomorrow is the last day for negotiations before President Trump steps in.
Hillcrest Healthcare, a network of senior living centers in Knoxville delivered 1,500 lunches to seniors Thursday for a mobile meals program.
According to the Tennessee Department of Correction, it has renamed its Tennessee Prison for Women as the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center.
An East Tennessee teacher is using former notes from students as a motivation to teach now more than ever during the pandemic.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday it is immediately revoking its decision to lay off IT workers as part of the restructuring process.
The Knox County Parks and Recreation announced The Cove at Concord Park will be closed Friday, August 7.