Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 3:43 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Tennessee Representative Diana Harshbarger released a statement Tuesday voicing opposition to attempts by the House of Representatives to remove President Donald Trump from office following a riot on Capitol Hill last week.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 12:50 PM EST
|By Amanda Hara and Maggie Gregg
If you've been on social media lately, you might have seen #SaveOurChildren. It's a hashtag many people on Facebook and Twitter have been using with the intent to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2021 at 10:24 PM EST
|By Alivia Harris and Maggie Gregg
Representative Gloria Johnson and Representative Tim Burchett took to social media to condemn the woman’s actions.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2020 at 5:15 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A study from the London School of Economics says 50 years of tax cuts for rich people, intended to “trickle-down” and create jobs and boost all people’s incomes, have not done that and have actually only positively impacted the rich.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
WalletHub released its list of 2020′s best college towns, and Knoxville landed on it.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 4:42 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Better Business Bureau say it has seen an uptick in reports of a scam that claims your Amazon, Paypal or other account has been compromised. Experts say scams like this hope to panic the victim and get them to lose their money.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 4:20 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The National Wreaths Across America Day. occurring this Saturday, has undergone changes due to the pandemic
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 9:07 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Senator Lamar Alexander released a statement Monday night urging President Trump to “put the country first,” hours after California’s electoral votes officially pushed President-Elect Joe Biden over the threshold needed to secure the presidency.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2020 at 4:06 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A Maryville College student’s nonprofit organization has won $10,000 to continue its efforts to save the bees.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 8:03 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of one of its retired K-9 officers Friday evening.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 5:56 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A former nurse from Memphis has been sentenced to 29 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is inviting the public to help name two baby loggerhead sea turtles currently in the aquarium’s care.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 10:06 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Knoxville Vice Mayor Gwen McKenzie released the final draft of a city resolution that asks the city council to formally acknowledge racial injustice against the African American community.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 7:27 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Knox County Board of Education met Wednesday night shortly after the school system announced all schools would be switching to virtual learning beginning Monday, December 14.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Governor Bill Lee announced a joint initiative with Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Jeff McCord to get Tennesseans employment.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 6:39 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Google released its “Year in Search” for 2020 Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 5:21 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
At least one bar is fighting against citations it received over Knox County’s coronavirus curfew.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley confirmed to WVLT News Wednesday that all its Knox County locations would be open for students after Knox County Schools announced all schools would be going virtual.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Three more schools have shifted to online learning just before the Christmas holiday, Knox County Schools announced Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 10:56 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
East Tennessee State University is suspending fan attendance at all university athletic events through December 27.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Police want to know who kidnapped, tortured and fatally shot two truckers execution-style before dumping their bodies on a South Florida street.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 9:15 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Knoxville Police Department said they are searching for a person accused of robbing a Papa John’s pizza delivery driver at gunpoint Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 8:34 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
One neighborhood in Knoxville might just be the Christmas capitol of Tennessee.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that a man was charged after allegedly striking a patrol cruiser December 7 on I-40 in Knox County.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A Tennessee man was ordered to repay the state after investigators said he was fraudulently enrolled in TennCare.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Tennessee hits a grim milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 3:19 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Knox County Schools announced Tuesday that multiple schools would be switching to online learning beginning Wednesday, December 9.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 2:44 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Two men accused of raping victims in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2012 and 2015 pleaded guilty to two counts and were sentenced to prison Monday, December 7.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 8:55 PM EST
|By Gwendolyn Ducre and Maggie Gregg
The Knoxville Police Department is searching for a missing 86-year-old man who has a history of medical issues, including dementia.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 8:22 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Monday, East Tennessee veterans and community leaders gathered together to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 7:58 PM EST
|By Gwendolyn Ducre and Maggie Gregg
Looking for some holiday cheer? Jewelry TV has you covered at its West Knoxville location.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2020 at 2:47 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Knox County Schools announced Gibbs Elementary School and Halls Middle School will be moving to online learning starting Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 11:29 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Whether you’re a cool cat or kitten, you probably know the name Carole Baskin by now.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 8:54 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Investigators say passport fraud led to the arrest of a man the Department of Justice calls a “drug kingpin.”
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:39 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
West Tennessee police are investigating the murder of a Dollar Tree store clerk after he was shot and killed Friday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Gatlinburg Fantasy of Lights Christmas parade has been canceled, according to a release from the city.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 4:11 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Governor Bill Lee faced some criticism from Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro Friday for his response to coronavirus in the state.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A man accused in the murder of a Georgia family has been arrested nearly 20 years after the murders were committed
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A Virginia man was sentenced on Thursday to serve 70 years and a day in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2016.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 10:48 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Five people were indicted in connection to a homicide that occurred in June 2019 in Wilson County, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Knox County Board of Health meets Wednesday evening to discuss multiple issues, including reviewing the county’s social gathering regulations and face coverings.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A new report from the White House is encouraging public health orders to compel “Tennesseans to act differently” to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 7:06 AM EST
|By Maggie Gregg and Alivia Harris
A Vols football player faces multiple charges following an arrested that occurred Tuesday afternoon on Neyland Drive, according to a police report.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 6:43 AM EST
|By Maggie Gregg and Alivia Harris
A large law enforcement presence was drawn to a West Knoxville apartment complex Tuesday night.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 7:35 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A man classified as a violent sex offender by Tennessee was arrested after being accused of raping a seven-year-old.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 7:35 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
Alabama police are searching for a teenager last seen in March.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
The Tennessee Department of Corrections announced that it has suspended visitation to four facilities until further notice due to a surge of COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 5:18 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
TN Promise needs 2,000 mentors by Friday.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 8:39 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 14-year-old boy was airlifted to an area hospital after a fight over marijuana edibles, deputies in Manatee County, Florida said.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 8:38 PM EST
|By Maggie Gregg
An Alabama woman is taking care of 12 children after the unexpected death of her younger sister, who succumbed to COVID-19.