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Tax Free Weekend in Tennessee Set to Begin Friday
Parents looking for bargains while back to school shopping for their kids can take advantage of saving a little cash this weekend.Tax Free Weekend in Tennessee starts tomorrow (Friday) and ends Sunday...
Jul 28, 2022
A Young Girl Dies in the Great Smoky Mountains After a Tree Falls on Family’s Tent
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers say a seven-year-old girl from Georgia has died after a tree fell on the family’s tent in Elkmont Campground.The other family members, including fathe...
Jul 27, 2022
Design Changes Proposed to New Multi-Use Stadium in Downtown Knoxville due to Rising Materials and Labor Costs
Knoxville Sports Authority officials proposing some design changes for Knoxville's upcoming multi-use stadium at a meeting Tuesday morning.Rising materials and labor costs have inspired the stadium ch...
Jul 27, 2022
Knoxville Police along with Negotiators and the Special Operations Squad end Hours Long West Knoxville Standoff with a Man who Barricaded Himself in Home
Photo courtesy of WVLTKnoxville Police and Negiotiators along with the Special Operations Squad involved in an hours long standoff with an armed man who barricaded himself in a West Knoxville home.The...
Jul 27, 2022
Officials in Union County Searching for a Runaway Teen
Photo courtesy of WVLTUnion County authorities are searching for a runaway teenager.Skyler Linville was last seen at her home in Maynardville. Officials say she was possibly last seen in a red or blac...
Jul 27, 2022
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is Searching for Two Runaway Teens
Anderson County Police are searching for two missing teens who they believe ran away from home.15 year-old Kynlea Kimbell and 17 year-old Samuel Smith ran away from a home in Anderson County.Anyone wi...
Jul 27, 2022
Knoxville Police say a Man is Indicted for Felony Murder, Vehicular Homicide and Other Charges After His Unborn Child Dies Following a Domestic Dispute
A Knoxville man is indicted and taken into custody after a woman's unborn child died at UT Medical Center following a domestic dispute.26 year-old Payton McCarty, the father of the unborn child, was i...
Jul 26, 2022
TDOT Warns Sevier County Motorists of an Indefinite Bridge Closure
The Tennessee Department of Transportation says drivers in Sevier County need to be aware of a bridge collapse that has closed State Route 339 (Jones Cove Road) near Wilhite Road in Sevier County.Heav...
Jul 26, 2022
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office Alerting Resident’s of a Scam
A scam caller impersonating officers has been making rounds in Blount County, according to authorities.Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong warned citizens to be careful after getting reports of an...
Jul 25, 2022
Knoxville Police Arrest a Man in Connection to Vandalism of Austin East Magnate School’s Baseball Field
Photo courtesy of WVLTAn arrest is made in the vandalism to Austin-East's baseball field.Police say that 41 year-old Grady Chandler drove his pick-up truck onto the snow-covered baseball field in Janu...
Jul 25, 2022
