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Football game with neighboring Blount County high schools raises awareness about substance misuse
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — High school football returned to East Tennessee Friday night, the season started with a warning about substance abuse and opioid abuse. Maryville High School and Heritage High Schools started their seasons with a matchup against each other. The neighboring schools took the chance to make the matchup about more than the rivalry between them. For more than five years, Maryville High School has been home to "drug-free" football games, aimed at raising awareness about substance abuse and overdose prevention.
Plenty of sunshine, feeling more like summer moving forward
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Last week we we’re talking about cooler temperatures, but this week we are in a more summer like pattern. Highs will continue to warm as we move through the next few days with high pressure in control. Join us on the WVLT First Alert Weather...
Notebook: Takeaways from Tennessee volleyball's exhibition against Lipscomb
The Lady Vols volleyball team reached heights the program had yet to reach before the 2023 season. As the calendar flipped towards another season for Lady Vols head coach Eve Rackham Watt, eyes will now be focused on how the Lady Vols respond to losing four starters, while maintaining last season’s momentum.
FBI now offering reward in hopes of finding trio who disappeared in Knoxville in early 2018
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — FBI Knoxville announced Friday it is offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of finding three people who disappeared under suspicious circumstances in 2018. Between January and March 2018, 47-year-old Bonnie Drane, 42-year-old William Inklebarger and 48-year-old Brenda Carroll were all reported missing in Knoxville. The three knew each other and were known to hang out and sometimes live together, and the FBI said none of them had a permanent home.
Surgoinsville Area Archives and Museum to debut WWII exhibit this weekend
SURGOINSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — As 2024 marks 80 years since D-Day, the Surgoinsville Area Archives and Museum (SAAM) is marking two years of hard work preserving the history of World War II’s impact on Hawkins County. “Every community has a story to tell so we want to tell our story,” said Teresa Greer, SAAM’s secretary […]
Three years after Waverly, the state hasn’t funded critical flood preparedness systems
Three years ago, Tennessee set a new record for the heaviest rainfall in a single day — a downpour that also broke the record for a daily rainfall in a non-coastal U.S. state. More than 20 inches of rain fell in McEwen, before washing down through Waverly and killing...
DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents
The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise rental prices. The lawsuit, which was joined by the attorneys general of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington, accuses RealPage of violating antitrust law…
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