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Making A Difference
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 10:42 PM EDT
|By Ashley Bohle
A group of people who were once homeless have been transforming their lives while working on a garden.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:22 PM EDT
|By Ashley Bohle
Thirteen year old girl is bringing Disney characters to life with her sidewalk chalk talent.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 9:32 PM EDT
|By Ashley Bohle
Knoxville girl creates jewelry, sells it, then uses money to buy toiletries for people at KARM.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 10:08 PM EDT
|By WVLT Staff
WVLT Meteorologist Ben Cathy gave an aspiring meteorologist a virtual tour of the news station for his birthday.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 12:43 AM EDT
Every Wednesday afternoon members of Second United Methodist Church provide groceries to those in need. They say now the need is greater than ever.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By WVLT Staff
An officer with the Murreesboro Police Department helped a man in a wheelchair cross the street on Tuesday.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By WVLT Staff
A Knoxville nurse who spent weeks fighting COVID-19 on the front line in New York City, returned to East Tennessee and went straight into quarantine.
Updated: May. 16, 2020 at 9:58 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
Members of City Hills Church decided to help the community by giving out free masks.
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
WVLT Meteorologist Austin Bowling doesn't just report your local weather coverage, he saves baby owls in his spare time!
Updated: May. 9, 2020 at 9:36 PM EDT
|By Arial Starks
The Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Department in conjunction with Hamblen County community members, gave one man the birthday surprise of a life time Saturday afternoon.
8-Day
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
Former Vols football player Josh Dobbs donated hundreds of bottles of water to the Knoxville Police Department.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By Amanda Hara
A Knoxville nurse who left East Tennessee to fight COVID-19 in New York City was shocked to learn her stay wouldn't last long.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2020 at 10:52 AM EDT
|By Lauren Meyers
Willy's Butcher Shop announced it will be donating 450 pounds of ground beef to anyone in the Knoxville community who has experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 8:47 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
In all, viewers watching WVLT and other stations in Gray Television raised $1,026,000 dollars, which will provide more than four million meals.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2020 at 3:27 PM EDT
Employees who are used to sewing upholstery for watercraft now are turning out 120 new N95 masks each day.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2020 at 7:50 PM EDT
|By Erica Lunsford
Knoxville's Care Cuts put down its’ scissors and clippers to pick up pots and pans to help feed the homeless Easter dinner.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 11:32 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
Anna Bennett Curtis rounded up her closest friends and a few classmates and created a video of each student sharing encouraging quotes to nursing home residents who aren't able to have visitors amid COVID-19 restrictions.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 11:41 AM EDT
|By WVLT News
The Gatlinburg-based moonshine and whiskey producer, Sugarlands Distilling Company donated 10 gallons of hand sanitizer to ambulance crews with Priority Ambulance.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2020 at 7:56 PM EDT
|By Erica Lunsford
Members of the Facebook group "Knoxville Area Masks Makers" said they are making nearly 10,000 masks for essential workers in the area.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By WVLT News
KPD said Karim Boghani, owner of Ian’s Market on Cumberland Avenue and several local Kenjos donates several hundred bottles of sanitizer.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2020 at 10:52 PM EDT
|By Ford Sanders
Governor Lee told Tennesseeans Friday that there has been an increase in domestic violence and child abuse.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 9:50 PM EDT
|By Ford Sanders
A 3D printer at Maryville College that would normally be used to print student's projects is now being used to make face shields for Blount Memorial Hospital.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2020 at 10:14 PM EDT
|By Erica Lunsford
People in Loudon County have a new way to keep busy and have fun during the corona virus quarantine.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2020 at 9:52 PM EDT
|By Erica Lunsford
Twelve-year-old Hunter Simmons enjoys playing his saxophone.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2020 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By Arial Starks
Students can go to North Clinton Elementary School over the next few weeks to pick up a free grab-and-go meal for breakfast and lunch.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2020 at 11:23 AM EDT
|By Arial Starks
Mount Olive Elementary School is one step closer to starting a project that will beautify the community.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2020 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Arial Starks
To be a member of the Kindness Club, students have to have their parents' permission and fill out a short application.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2020 at 8:45 PM EST
|By Ford Sanders
With all of the money, clothes and other items being donated to Middle Tennessee families following March's deadly tornadoes, one family decided to get a bit creative on their contributions.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 5:59 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Joey Hall was painting his father-in-law's boat dock on Saturday afternoon when a fire broke out at the neighbor's house across the street.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2020 at 6:52 PM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Sanctuaries like Wolf Paws are now once of the only places for the animals to go. For 7 years, Jennifer Ackley has been caring for wolf dogs at her sanctuary.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 3:59 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
A group of local business owners are coming together to collect stuffed animals for children to use in juvenile court.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2020 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Kyle Grainger
A Pigeon Forge hotel plans to bring the flavor of New Orleans and help raise money for babies in need at the same time.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2020 at 5:41 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Rooted Ministries collected clothing donations on Saturday morning to distribute to people in need.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2020 at 4:46 PM EST
|By WVLT News
The Weigel's Foundation presented a $40,000 check to Make-A-Wish Foundation of East Tennessee Wednesday morning.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2020 at 8:20 AM EST
Vol For Life Trey Smith showed off his prize after taking the title in the Read City wing eating contest.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2020 at 10:01 PM EST
|By Ford Sanders
Pucketts Pigeon Forge will be donating proceeds of their sales in a new program called "Giving Tuesdays."
Updated: Feb. 9, 2020 at 7:50 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
The Mayme Carmichael School Organization held a fundraising event in Oliver Springs Sunday afternoon to raise money towards their efforts to open an African American History Museum.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2020 at 6:51 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Church members went to Family Bubbles laundromat in Knoxville on Saturday morning, offering to pay for washing and drying services for customers. The group does this as a way to minister to the community.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2020 at 7:25 PM EST
|By WVLT News
Walters State Community College hosted a benefit concert with Con Hunley.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Vienna Coffee House in the Regas building is under new ownership. The new owners decided to designate their profits to local ministry efforts.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2020 at 5:41 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Veteran Communty Care, Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association and Second Harvest Food Bank held a food drive on Saturday as a way to give back to local veterans in Dandridge.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2020 at 5:34 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Norris has been recognized as a 'Rising Star' a title awarded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to individuals around Knoxville that exemplify leadership qualities.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2019 at 8:00 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Tiffany and Johnnie Skinner applied for a Habitat for Humanity home two years ago and were originally denied. Several months later, Tiffany re-applied and received the call of a lifetime, said she was approved and could come check out some property to start building a house on.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2019 at 11:22 AM EST
Colgate-Palmolive’s Morristown, Tennessee Oral Care manufacturing facility put a new spin on how they reinforce the importance of quality assurance through a collaborative “Build a Bike” challenge that empowered employees to sharpen their skills while assembling children’s bicycles for charity.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Two KARM Berea students were surprised with cars two days before Christmas. KARM's Berea is a six-week program that helps homeless people get back on their feet. Andrew Mosley and Tammy Jeffries are both current students in the program. By the end they will have worked 200 hours, taken 200 hours of life-skill classes, and volunteered for 36 hours.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:41 PM EST
|By Arial Starks
Spark, an organization that helps people with disabilities gain access to adaptive technology & services, held their annual Toy Tech Holiday Party on Thursday night.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2019 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Gwendolyn Ducre
Some Blount County kids making a difference by helping a group in need after they were struck by crime.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2019 at 10:09 PM EST
|By Kyle Grainger
The Rowdy Bear Adventure Park is trying to get enough toys to help 100 local families this holiday.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2019 at 6:43 PM EST
|By WVLT News
For those who are homebound or couldn't leave their house this Thanksgiving, Mobile Meals of Knoxville was there to help.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2019 at 7:54 PM EST
|By Kyle Grainger
The Gatlinburg Festival of Trees will open up on Wednesday with the goal to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains at the Gatlinburg Chamber Foundation.