Category Archives: Local News Reel 2
Knoxville Sets Hotel Revenue Record
Photo courtesy of WVLT Knoxville set a record in hotel revenue in 2022, by nearly 30% from the year before."These are numbers just that Knoxville pre-COVID, we just didn't experience, and it's just a ...
Feb 03, 2023
Knox Area Transit Asking for Public Input on Proposed Transit Map
Knox Area Transit announced they are asking for public input on a newly proposed transit map.KAP Transit Map(Knox Area Transit (KAT))The map came from a long process of public input on how a newly ima...
Feb 02, 2023
U.S. Drug Enforcement and TBI Arrest Woman Allegedly Using Greyhound for Drug Trafficking
Photo courtesy of WVLTAgents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrest 26 year-old Jasmine Johnson, 26, after police said she carried nearly three poun...
Feb 01, 2023
Charges Announced for Man Accused of Robbing a Blount County Bank
Photo courtesy of the Blount County Sheriff’s OfficeCharges announced for the suspect in a Blount County bank robbery.CBBC Bank on Topside Road was robbed Tuesday afternoon, Richard Hines, Jr., ...
Jan 26, 2023
Another Pediatric Flu Death Reported in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming a third pediatric flu related death in Tennessee.TDH says the child’s death happened in East Region of our state.Additionally, 17 of Tennessee's ...
Jan 25, 2023
East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers Needs Your Help to Find a Man Wanted in Multiple East Tennessee Counties on Various Charges Including Attempted First-Degree Murder
Have you seen fugitive Demarco Derez Williams? Williams is wanted on Attempted First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault charges stemming from a shooting that took place during the early morning hour...
Jan 24, 2023
An Armed Man is Arrested in Jefferson County for Allegedly Assaulting His Brother and Sister-In-Law
The Jefferson County Sherriff's Office arrest a suspect armed with a rifle.Deputies responding to an address in Strawberry Plains Saturday and spoke to a husband and wife who said the husband's brothe...
Jan 23, 2023
A Tennessee Inmate on Death Row Dies Before Execution
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn inmate on death row in Tennessee has died but not by execution.The Tennessee Department of Correction says 71 year-old James Dellinger died at Riverbend Maximum Security Insti...
Jan 17, 2023
The TBI and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigator Looking Into a Fatal Fire
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office fire investigator are investigating the cause of a fatal fire.A man was found dead inside a Greene County house follo...
Jan 16, 2023
Knox County Commission Set to Hear a Re-Zoning for a Shooting Range Request that Many South Knoxville Residents Oppose
Photo courtesy of WVLTThe Knoxville County Planning Commission held its monthly meeting this week, where they discussed several issues among land use. One issue being the potential firearms range a Kn...
Jan 13, 2023
What's your interest level in Tennessee vs. Illinois in the Music City Bowl?
KNOXVILLE, TN – November 29, 2025 – Quarterback Joey Aguilar #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Elliot Walker/Tennessee Athletics
Voting Ends: Dec 30, 2025 | 9:00 PM