Ellie Byrd
Multimedia Journalist
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Rural Metro Fire is giving tips to make sure your turkey fry goes as planned.
With the holiday season swiftly approaching, mental health experts in Tennessee are offering advice for keeping yourself healthy during what can be the most stressful time of the year.
Wyatt Ellis is set to perform a his music he’s written in Nashville on Nov. 10.
Modern day Stay at Home Mom is an organization dedicated to helping mom’s find a job while being able to stay home and raise their kids.
Beaumont Magnet Academy is in the running to win the Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest
People are receiving texts, emails and calls claiming to be USPS trying to deliver a package.
It’s a family’s mission now to be advocates for children suffering from cancer and to raise awareness to find a cure.
In this WVLT News exclusive, former anchor Alan Williams breaks down his experiences in Israel while at war and talks about what he took away from the journey.
Family remembers U.S. Army Spc. Jeremy Evans who was killed when a transport vehicle flipped in Alaska.
Alzheimer’s Tennessee Silver Alert kits making a difference in the community
Kids gym in Pigeon Forge provides safe place to play for kids with disabilities
Blount County has partnered with McGhee Tyson Airport, local airlines and schools to fill these positions and keep them in East Tennessee.
Donating an organ is a priceless gift. One East Tennessee woman said God called her to donate to someone she barely knew.
Andrew Smith, the current band director for Powell High School, is honoring and remembering his former band mate Deputy Tucker Blakely.
Cumberland County Schools partnered with No Kid Hungry and joined the fight to end child hunger.
On Sept. 29, Emily Wyrick released “The Muscle Shoals Sessions EP” featuring three new songs that she recorded at the historic FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Last month Knox County Schools still needed to fill more than 250 teaching positions, and they have been working to fill these spots.
Multiple agencies collaborate to create new East Tennessee Health Plan
Knoxville rapper set to open for Lil Wayne at upcoming concert
The City of Knoxville’s ‘Vision Zero’ Action Plan hopes to stop all roadway deaths by 2040.
Linden Elementary named a National Blue Ribbon School for 2023
How a community came together to help a friend during one of the scariest days of their life.
In the first six months of 2023, Anderson County has seen four babies die because of unsafe sleep practices.
To raise awareness, WVLT News spoke with experts to discover ideas and tips people can implement in their and their children’s day-to-day lives to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The playground is for any and all children to be able to play.
Visitor spending in Knox County generated $187,899,100 in state and local tax revenue.
Knox County opened the Emergency Operation Center Tuesday for the first time for a non-weather related issue.
In downtown Knoxville, city leaders held their annual 9/11 memorial service at the City-County Building.
You can learn more about agriculture from East Tennessee farmer’s at the Tennessee Valley Fair.
The Tennessee Valley Fair is celebrating over 100 years of fun, but ‘Lil Larry’ is celebrating his 22nd birthday.
A non-profit in Anderson County is fighting homelessness and wants to make sure no child is homeless
Tami Manis, an East Tennessee woman, is the Guinness World Records 2024 winner for the world’s longest competitive mullet.
Arthur Bohanan is one man who can never forget Sept. 11, 2001, and he remembers it perfectly.
Aug. 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, honoring those who lost their lives and their loved ones.
Knoxville Area Transit is out with the old and in with the new downtown connector bus.
Ray Mowery, owner of Ray’s Place, which is located on The Hill at The University of Tennessee’s campus, passed away.
Doctors predict by 2030 we will have a shortage of between 20-50,000 primary care physicians in the U.S.
A company is selling HighLight Vapes, a vape pen that contains nicotine but looks identical to a highlighter.
Dog bites increase 11% on days with increased sunshine.
Knox County Community Schools is now part of the United Way of Greater Knoxville for long-term success.
McGhee Tyson Airport is getting ready to expand, and they want input on what should be added or changed.
Last week’s storms badly damaged several apartments, and WVLT News spoke with one woman who decided to move out since there’s no timeline on when she could move back in.
How one business owner handles working in 115 degree temps inside their food truck.
Knox County Commissioner Kyle Ward asked Gov. Lee to repurpose funding for Pedestrian Bridge to go towards the homeless and mental health crisis.
A neighborhood in West Knox is coming together to help one another clean up storm damages from the EF-2 tornado.
The two hikers who went missing for almost 24 hours shared their story with WVLT News.
Exclusive interview with Marcus Pickle, the Waste Management employee who was driving the garbage truck before he was stabbed and carjacked.
When WVLT arrived at the Jayell Ranch operations were continuing as normal despite the state’s Department of Agriculture’s investigation into the ranch’s treatment of the horses.
