Lauren Meyers
Digital Producer
Knoxville, TN
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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.
For volunteer fire departments like the one in Roane County, they’re fighting more than just fires.
The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing 9-year-old boy.
COVID-19 is changing the way Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley holds its lights on afterschool programs.
Roane County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who has been missing for two weeks.
Do you still have an adult son or daughter with you in your home? Yelp has a new contest to help try and move them along.
J.C. Penney believes it will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings before Christmas, under a proposed ownership agreement that would save tens of thousands of jobs.
A statue of Loretta Lynn joins the Icon Walk at Ryman Auditorium, WTVF reported. The statue joins Bill Monroe and Little Jimmy Dickens.
According to a report from Sports Illustrated, LSU is banning former star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. from its facilities for two years after he appeared to hand wads of cash to LSU players following the team’s national championship game in January.
An Ohio sheriff is responding to the election-time trend of celebrities threatening to move out of the country if the candidate of their political choosing is not elected, WOIO reported.
One of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. has been spotted in Georgia and South Carolina, WTOC reported.
The Knoxville Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol are out on the scene responding to a police chase on I-75 South near East Racoon Valley.
More people are drinking wine in Sevier County during the pandemic.
Roane County police are actively responding to a house fire.
15-month-old Bea the giraffe is leaving Zoo Knoxville to join a new herd and play a role in giraffe conservation.
An East Tenn. woman is raising awareness to domestic violence after facing the monsters of her nightmares head on.
Calling all dogs! The Seymour Breakfast Rotary Club is wanting to see your dogs in their best-dressed Halloween outfit.
Florida deputies say a man bought three Kool-Aid packets and a few other items worth less than $25 to walk out the store with nearly $1,000 worth of stolen store merchandise.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is warning consumers about credit card skimmers at gasoline pumps.
General Motors will invest nearly $2 billion in a Tenn. manufacturing plant to build fully electric vehicles, including the new Cadillac LYRIQ, WKRN reported.
Good grief! You won’t find the classic Charlie Brown holiday specials on broadcast television this year, WANE reported.
University of Tennessee Police Department Chief Lane addressed the recent crime around and on the school’s campus Monday.
A Virginia man was sentenced after pleading guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child while in a custodial relationship, CBS/ABC affiliate WJHL reported.
Wreaths Across America announced it has begun accepting donations for its 2020 wreathing on Dec. 19.
A man’s body has been recovered from Norris Lake after officials said a 51-year-old man went missing following an overnight boating crash Saturday.
Kentucky and Tennessee officials are searching for two inmates who reportedly escaped jail and stole a car.
Tennessee has fired Defensive Line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh after four games this season.
A South Carolina woman has been charged after police said a child tested positive for heroin, WMBF reported.
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs' chief of staff has resigned and his park director has been dismissed.
A Memphis man was arrested for flashing a McDonald’s drive-thru worker early Sunday morning around 12:30 a.m., WMC reported.
CVS Health announced Monday that it is looking to fill more than 200 positions across East Tenn.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said drugs appear to be a factor in a Sunday night crash that sent an SUV into an Ohio home, WOIO reported.
A Tennessee rapper who bragged in a music video about getting rich form committing unemployment fraud was arrested Friday in Los Angeles, California.
The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that a statewide mask mandate “must be implemented” to curb its growing spread of COVID-19.
Arizona police are looking for a missing two-week-old baby last seen wearing a pink shirt with pink pants on Saturday, Oct. 17.
The ‘Real Men Wear Pink’ campaign started Thursday, Oct. 1 for the start of breast cancer awareness month.
Chicago has topped the list of the ‘rattiest cities’ in the United States for the sixth year in a row.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired 60 more Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center with another set awaiting launch Wednesday from the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
There are more sharks in the water off the coast of Southern California than ever before, according to the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab.
Have you ever wanted a private screening to yourself? You can now rent an AMC movie theater for only $99.
Dozens of women turned out for a march in downtown Knoxville Saturday morning.
Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban has been cleared to coach in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs following a positive COVID-19 test earlier in the week.
The Knoxville Police Department responded to an incident at an off-campus apartment complex at the University of Tennessee Saturday morning.
A 3-year-old Oklahoma boy is safe after a nearly 11 hour overnight search ended with his rescue, KXII reported.
Half the tree means half the price? There is a new trend of half Christmas trees, where you can now save yourself some time and space this holiday season.
Alabama coach Nick Saban has tested negative in a follow-up test for COVID-19, leaving open the possibility of a return to the sideline for the Georgia game.
A Tennessee probation and parole officer was arrested on drug charges after authorities reportedly found illicit substances in his home in Milan, Tenn. Thursday afternoon.
State University of New York at Oneonta president has resigned after more than 700 students tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the semester.
A suspect was being questioned by detectives Thursday evening after police said he was seen sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl during remote learning.
University of Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban, tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon and says he is feeling great and would hate to miss Saturday’s game against No. 3 Georgia.
Do you know a kid with a mullet? The USA Mullet Championships released the ‘Top 10 Kids Mullets’ in the country.