Anakeesta is unveiling the Crystal Express, the world’s only all-glass gondola system, as part of a major expansion, which will provide guests with a 360 panoramic view of Gatlinburg and the …
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that the Boyd Foundation had previously donated $1 million to Cocke County. The $1 million had previously been pledged and has now been …
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The community in Jefferson County is mourning the loss of retired Fire Chief and Reverend Joe Devotie. Devotie died Saturday at age 81. He founded the Lakeway Centr…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — An overnight fire at a hotel in Gatlinburg shook up visitors and locals. The Sidney James Mountain Lodge on Airport Road went up in flames around 2 a.m. Wednesday. No inj…
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A Roane County murder case is headed to the grand jury after a hearing Tuesday. Zackary Lowe, 27, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting an…
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — An annual report from the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) says Knox County needs more than $2 billion for transportation infras…
ALCOA, Tenn. (WATE) — TSA employees have not received a paycheck in more than a month due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, including those that work at McGhee Tyson Airport. These TSA ag…
JELLICO, Tenn. (WATE) — Jellico residents say their utility bills are skyrocketing, and they believe a bitcoin mining data center may be the culprit. The CleanSpark data center is located on Dougla…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Chapman Highway is set for safety improvements thanks to a federal grant. The City of Knoxville announced Monday that a $17.8-million federal Safe Streets and Roads for Al…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee announced Monday that its CEO Elaine Streno is retiring. Streno joined Second Harvest as the executive director in 1993. She has…
TELLICO PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) — It has been more than a year since efforts to build a track in Tellico Plains in honor of Darrah Wiseman began. Wiseman was a Tellico Plains High School senior and st…
