Leaders working to improve two heavily traveled roads in Knox County

Knox County engineers have outlined plans to widen lanes, add sidewalks, realign an intersection, and install a new traffic signal on two heavily traveled roads.

FIRST ALERT: Temperatures rise this week along with rain chances by Wednesday night

THURSDAY: Heavy rain at times. Highs in the mid 50s. 1-2″ of rain possible. Rain should slowly end by Thursday night. FRIDAY: Clouds will give way to afternoon sun. Highs will top out near 60 with ...

Nate Ament picks up sixth SEC Freshman of the Week honors

Nate Ament is tabbed with SEC Freshman of the Week for the 6th time this season. Ament is one of 6 SEC freshmen ever to be awarded this honor 6 times in a season. Ament averaged 21.0 points, 7.5 ...

Trial dates set for former Harriman councilman, son in deadly Mr. Clean shooting

Howse was shot and killed at a Labor Day weekend party at the Mister Clean business in Roane County. A grand jury indicted ...

Tennessee reenters AP Poll after wins over Oklahoma and Vanderbilt

Tennessee reentered the AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll Monday after its wins over Vanderbilt and Oklahoma. Previous Coverage: Tennessee edges past #19 Vanderbilt, 69-65 The Vols now sit at No ...

Vehicle fire causes I-40 backups in East Knox County

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Knoxville Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on I-40 Monday afternoon. The fire happened between Midway and Strawberry Plains Pike. According to the Tennessee ...

Lady Vols drop from AP Top 25 after Oklahoma loss

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Lady Vols have fallen out of the AP Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Poll. It comes after a loss to Oklahoma Sunday. The Lady Vols fell short against Oklahoma, ...

As Lakeshore Park sees explosive growth, conservancy’s executive director to retire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Julieanne Foy, who has led the Lakeshore Park Conservancy as executive director since 2019, will ...