Stacey Payne with the East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers shares insight on reporting crimes after the recent shooting at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville. WATE Midday News on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Alcoa continues its dominance in Class 3A by toppling East Nashville 42-20 to win its 22nd state title in program history. Alcoa opened up the scoring with a 43-yard pick-six by Micah Jones, and the Tornadoes never looked back.

Veronica Ogbe is in Gatlinburg as the city prepares for its 48th annual Christmas Parade.

While the Tennessee football regular season may not have reached the highs of 2022, there is one positive to come out of it: it’s paying off in a big way for families traveling to Knoxville to get treatment for their kids at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital.

The rising cost of living in East Tennessee is a matter of concern for many residents. Renters in the region are feeling the pain of significant rent increases. According to the MarketPulse newsletter from the East Tennessee Realtors group, Knox County is the number one metropolitan area for rent increases in 2022 despite having a saturated market.

The Tennessee Valley Authority officially retired the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton on Friday, according to a release from the TVA.

A felon is facing drug charges and weapons violations after deputies found drugs, weapons, and vacuum sealed bags of cash during a “raid” in the Frankfort area, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.

Sandra Day O'Connor was a trailblazing figure in both the political and legal spheres of the United States. WATE's Dominic Webster reports.

As we get ready for the holiday season, it's time to see what fun events are going on in Downtown Knoxville.

A Cocke County nonprofit has been chosen for Tennessee’s First Lady Maria Lee’s 12 Days of Giving Campaign.

Education will be a major topic of discussion next session and most of the debate will be over vouchers. But we haven't heard the end of retention or holding back students for bad test scores. As state capitol reporter Chris O'Brien tells us expect a new debate for fourth graders this upcoming session.

Congressman Tim Burchett is expressing his frustrations about the recent meeting held by the United States Postal Service concerning relocating distribution operations from Knoxville to Louisville, Kentucky.

As the ceasefire in Gaza between the Israeli government and Hamas ends, protestors supporting a free Palestine gather on U.T.'s campus.