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Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 7:28 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Andrew McMunn
The family accidentally donated the bear to a Goodwill in Tennessee.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Debra Worley
Two high school students in Tennessee ended prom night with a little fishing when they made a big catch.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Jordan Gartner
An escaped emu led police on a 20-mile chase after its owner says it got frightened and jumped a fence.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 10:18 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A viral moment from 2021′s Tennessee and Ole Miss football game is now eligible for a Webby award, also known as “the internet’s highest honor,” according to the New York Times.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:47 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Gray News Staff
Police officials said that the four officers involved are still on administrative leave, as an internal investigation is still ongoing.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Gray News staff
Officials were quick to assure the public that the incident was contained to the Y-12 complex, and the public does not need to worry about any impact offsite.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
East Tennesseans are still waiting for answers after the Tennessee Valley Authority had to implement rolling blackouts over the Christmas weekend.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill and Jordan Gartner
Tennessee authorities say a retail store employee has died in a robbery.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:59 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Centers for Disease Control have released data on flu-like illnesses across the United States, ranking the levels of illness in each state.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 2:16 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Vol fans who attended the Tennessee-Kentucky game got a big surprise from the dance team Saturday night, thanks in part to Michael Galyean.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Debra Worley
A Volunteers fan celebrated a little too hard after Tennessee’s winning field goal over Alabama and tore his ACL.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:32 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The iPhone 14′s crash detection feature is causing problems for some thrill-seekers; the phones are dialing 911 for users who ride roller coasters.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 10:08 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Gray News staff
Rangers responded to the scene and found the cub lying in the road, still breathing.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Several attorneys announced a Tennessee lawsuit in the ongoing national athlete abuse scandal surrounding Memphis-based Varsity Spirit Tuesday.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:46 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Debra Worley
The City of Alcoa said the crash happened just after midnight when an American Medical Response ambulance was driving on Alcoa Highway.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Debra Worley
A man in Tennessee is accused of stealing TVs from Walmart and selling them in the parking lot of the store, according to an incident report obtained by WVLT.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A man was arrested for stealing TV’s from the Chapman Highway Walmart, then selling them in the parking lot of the store, a report states.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 2:08 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Parton performed for the Queen in London in 1977.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 9:14 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A Knoxville man was arrested after stripping naked on top of a parking garage Thursday, an incident report obtained by WVLT News said.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Tennessee are investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Andrew McMunn
A statement provided by the school said that school officials contacted police as soon as they were told about the weapon.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Those visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon need to buy parking passes for their visit, park officials announced Monday.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 1:50 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Tennessee Supreme Court selected Jonathan Skrmetti, a Memphis lawyer, as the state’s new attorney general Wednesday.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The school system is asking for patience as the busses begin alternate routes.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 11:17 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The app allows people to confidentially report threats or acts of violence.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 7:19 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Andrew McMunn
A Tennessee man was indicted and taken into custody after a woman’s unborn child died following after police say she was “struck or dragged” by the man’s car.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A Knoxville man and woman were charged after stealing food from a softball park concession stand, an arrest report states.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:50 AM CDT
|By Carissa Simpson and Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Father of Summer Wells, Don Wells, released a letter from jail that he wrote addressing his missing daughter and her possible captors.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 8:52 AM CDT
|By Kelly Ann Krueger, Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey, Paige Hill and Savannah Smith
The disappearance of Summer Wells, the 5-year-old Hawkins County girl at the center of a Tennessee AMBER Alert, has captured the attention of thousands across the region.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Officials with the Metro Nashville Health Department, along with state health officials, are investigating a case of monkeypox in Tennessee’s capital.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 1:47 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Debra Worley
According to the documents, Monica Jemison got stuck on the waterslide after flipping onto her stomach and lodging her foot into the roof of the enclosed ride.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:31 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and WTVF
A new report claims that Gov. Bill Lee did not stand up for Tennessee’s teachers as a state education advisor mocked and belittled them.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 8:13 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
A 90-year-old bear attack victim is thankful to be unhurt after a bear and three of its cubs had a close encounter with her while she sat on her front porch.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 8:14 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Dollywood earned a spot on Tripadvisor’s 2022 Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards Tuesday, taking the spot for best theme park in the United States.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery said that the move is unlawful and could harm students that depend on government funding.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 10:57 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Great Smoky Mountains National Park-goers have recently captured pictures and videos of humans getting too comfortable with bears while visiting the park.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
“Delilah was just such a sweet soul, she loved her daddy so much, she was my best friend.”
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 8:37 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
East Tennessee pastor Rev. Brandon Berg said he has stopped donations from his congregation to Holston United Methodist Home for Children.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:50 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
"Red flag" laws allow courts to restrict someone’s ability to own or purchase a gun if they pose a threat.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 1:32 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The bill will allocate more funding to the FDA to help with the ongoing national baby formula shortage.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:05 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
East Tennesseans were surprised to see a mystery flying object flying high above Wednesday night.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 7:41 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Paige Hill
Oscar Smith will not be executed Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Jordan Gartner
Recent comments made by a Tennessee state senator when lawmakers were discussing a homeless bill are raising some eyebrows.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 7:54 AM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The footage comes from Samuel Torres III’s helmet, and shows him as he battles flames near cabins and in wooded areas.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2022 at 3:38 PM CDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Kelly Ann Krueger
Dollywood officials have closed Drop Line, their drop tower ride, after a 14-year-old fell to his death at Orlando amusement park Icon Park.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2022 at 2:30 PM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Andrew McMunn
A Jane Doe and her parents have filed a new lawsuit against a Tennessee school district asking them to ban chewing gum and eating in classrooms.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
TBI is asking for assistance locating two missing siblings from Humphreys County who were last seen on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2022 at 11:20 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Dolly Parton has put another accomplishment under her belt; she has been nominated to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 3:22 PM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Paige Hill
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, a Knoxville native who lost his life in the Kabul airport bombing last month, returns to East Tennessee.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
Responders managed to help a stranded hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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