Corryton, TN

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) warns the Knoxville community of potential hammerhead flatworms in the area.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — A woman filed a lawsuit against Dollywood and companies associated with the park after saying she was injured while riding the Mountain Scream waterslide. The waterslide is an enclosed length of tubes that weave and turn down a hill, with streams of water running through...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - A couple is suing the Dollywood company after a woman was injured on the Mountain Scream waterslide at Splash Country, court documents obtained by WVLT said. According to the documents, Monica Jemison got stuck on the waterslide after flipping onto her stomach and lodging her...

An employee of Gold Rush Stables in Pigeon Forge has been arrested after a video posted to social media showed a horse being whipped.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — The Pigeon Forge Police Department said a person was arrested Friday after they learned about a video posted to social media that showed a horse being whipped several times in a row after it appeared to try and run away from an employee. Police said...

July 1 (UPI) -- Firefighters responded to a Walmart store in Tennessee to rescue a kitten heard mewing from inside a Pepsi vending machine. The City of Morristown said in a Facebook post that employees at the Morristown Walmart store contacted the Morristown Fire Department when they heard a kitten crying from inside the Pepsi vending machine.

Have you ever dreamed of living like a country music icon out on tour across the world? Imagine living it up in a luxurious bus as you stop off in different cities, states and countries, the dream. Well now, you can pretend to do just that by spending a few nights in Dolly Parton’s old tour bus at her Dollywood Resort in Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Sunflowers are blooming again in South Knoxville so it's time to start planning those summery photo shoots. The fields are at the Forks of the River Wildlife Management Area near the Ijams Nature Center. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency plants the sunflower fields every two years...

OXFORD, Miss (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to buy an assault rifle after making racist threats online. The man pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Oxford to charges stemming from threats he made on a white supremacist website in late 2020. He wrote that […]

Tennessee basketball’s latest roster addition came on Friday, with the signing of New York power forward Tobe Awaka. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound Awaka, out of Hyde Park, N.Y., committed to the Vols in May as a 2023 prospect, but reclassified to 2022 to join the Vols. He’s the fifth member...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – In the year 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, President Woodrow Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize, and one living Knoxville man was born. Delbert “D.R.” Gilbert grew up on a farm in middle Tennessee with his parents...

Tyree Weathersby didn’t go into his official visit to Tennessee last weekend expecting to make his college choice while he was there. But the Vols had already been standing out to him for weeks, if not months, and he was sold on them by the end of his weekend stay in Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Crews with the Morristown Fire Department and a Walmart employee Lindsey Russell rescued a small kitten from a Pepsi machine. Morristown Fire said it’s still unclear how the kitten was able to get inside. Officials with the fire department said this could’ve been a very...

There are two things you can always count on during the traditional Fourth of July fireworks: Car alarms will go off and more than a few dogs will escape their yards and flee in terror. More pets go missing over the July 4 weekend than any other time of the year, according to Knox County's Young-Williams Animal Center, which annually faces an influx of hundreds of pets after the holiday. ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It’s all about community for the Vols of Tennessee baseball. The summer months are no exception, as nearly all of the Vols are hosting camps and clinics to give back to their hometown communities and Vol fans. A couple of Knoxville’s very own Ben and...

Occurred on June 16, 2022 / Sevierville, Tennessee, USA Info from Licensor: These twin bears visit our property almost daily. In this video, you can see them being playful and 'fighting' with each other while momma bear is in the background.

Tyree Weatherbsy knew before he left his official visit with Tennessee this weekend  that he was ready to make Knoxville his future home. The touted DL announced his commitment moments ago, and we take a look at what he brings to the Tennessee defense in this impact report.  Background ...

Tennessee is red hot on the recruiting trail, and following their final official visit weekend of June, they have added the commitment of New Manchester (Ga.) standout defensive lineman Tyree Weathersby. The 6'4", 250lbs defensive lineman just announced his decision on social media moments ...