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News Seymour Volunteer Fire Department respond to Knox Co. structure fire Forecast Marco & Laura near Gulf landfall as we heat up locally News Knox County commissioner tests positive for COVID-19, two others in quarantine TOP HEADLINES News 17th annual Home and Garden Show returns this weekend Updated: 13 hours ago | By Lauren Meyers and Abby Kousouris The 17th annual Home and Garden Show returns this weekend at the Knoxville Expo Center featuring more than 100 companies showcasing their services. News Knoxville Black Lives Matter mural to be repainted following vandalism Updated: 13 hours ago | By Alivia Harris , Lauren Meyers and Abby Kousouris The mural was defaced on July 29. News Karns resumes football activities after canceling Friday’s game Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 9:28 AM EDT | By Maggie Gregg and Lauren Meyers Karns High School announced it will be resuming football practices, games after canceling Friday night’s game, according to a report from Sports Commentator Mark Packer. News Friday night lights brightening a dark time for some families Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 8:16 AM EDT | By Gwendolyn Ducre and Lauren Meyers There’s something about high school football that, without question, brings out the smiles, the wallets and families. High School Varsity All Access: Scores from first Friday of 2020 high school football season Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 2:38 PM EDT | By Nash Armstrong Varsity All Access brings scores from all over East Tennessee. News Two Louisville men arrested in Blount County on drug charges Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 4:02 PM EDT | By Arial Starks Two Louisville men were arrested on multiple drug charges in Blount County Saturday. 8-Day FEATURES LATEST VIDEO News Families find strength in Knoxville's Drug Overdose Support Group News Dolly Parton interview on the CBS This Morning News “You are my angels” Mother of crash victim thanks first responders Grace Christian Academy heading back to school for in-person learning MORE NEWS News Remains found believed to be that of missing person, Hamblen County officials say Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 11:01 PM EDT | By Maggie Gregg The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working a missing persons case. News Founder of Pal’s Sudden Service turns 90 Updated: 6 hours ago | By Arial Starks The founder of one of East Tennessee’s favorite burger spots, Pal’s Sudden Service, turned 90 Sunday. News NASA says asteroid heading our way before Election Day Updated: 6 hours ago | By Lauren Meyers According to the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a celestial object known as 2018VP1 is projected to come close to Earth on Nov. 2. News Trump campaign unveils 2020 Republican National Convention speakers Updated: 7 hours ago | By Arial Starks The Republican National Convention is set to kick off Monday, August 24, and will feature four nights of speakers ranging from the president's most vocal supporters on Capitol Hill to members of his family to Americans who the Trump campaign says have written "the great American story." News Southeastern Louisiana officials concerned about back to back storms Updated: 7 hours ago | By Lauren Meyers Residents of low lying areas of Southeast Louisiana are being asked to take precautions with voluntary evacuation orders already in place on the Grand Isle, CBS affiliate WVUE reported. News President Trump to arrive in Charlotte Monday on first day of Republican National Convention Updated: 12 hours ago | By Lauren Meyers President Donald Trump will arrive in Charlotte, N.C. Monday on the first day of the Republican National Convention, CBS affiliate WBTV reported. News TBI investigating officer-involved shooting in Hamilton Co. Updated: 12 hours ago | By Lauren Meyers Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting incident in Hamilton Co. Saturday night. News Bear taking stroll in downtown Gatlinburg no surprise to experts Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 9:37 PM EDT | By Kyle Grainger Bear experts say it’s not surprising to see a bear in downtown Gatlinburg, but what’s shocking is the bear seen in a video recently doesn’t seem bothered by all the people. News KPD: Child found safe Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 10:28 PM EDT | By Maggie Gregg The Knoxville Police Department is asking for the public's help in the search for a missing 9-year-old boy. News CDC advises cities to let homeless camps stay put amid pandemic Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 6:02 PM EDT | By Arial Starks The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising cities across the country to no disturb homeless camps during the pandemic. News Jason Wright makes history as youngest, first Black NFL team president Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 4:29 PM EDT | By Arial Starks Wright, a former player and partner at McKinsey and Company, is the first Black person to hold that title in NFL history. At age 38, he's also the youngest. News Cat sneaks aboard 1,800-plus mile flight from California to Maine Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 3:45 PM EDT | By Lauren Meyers A cat snuck into a C-17 cargo plane flying out of Travis Air Force base in California and landed in Bangor, Maine earlier this summer. MORE NEWS News Bear spotted roaming around ETSU campus Friday Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 11:22 AM EDT | By Lauren Meyers A bear was spotted roaming around the campus of East Tennessee State University Friday. News Gov. Lee signs bill reinforcing penalties on some protests Updated: Aug. 22, 2020 at 10:33 AM EDT | By Lauren Meyers Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill Thursday reinforcing penalties on protesters breaking laws during demonstrations. News SC parents charged in baby’s death Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 10:58 PM EDT | By Maggie Gregg Two people are in custody in the death of a baby who died in May, South Carolina investigators say. News Thousands of Hasbro water guns sold at Target recalled due to lead Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 10:50 PM EDT | By Maggie Gregg More than 50,000 water guns sold at Target are being recalled by Hasbro, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. News Blount County officials performing mass testing after several inmates tested positive for COVID-19 Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 6:28 PM EDT | By Arial Starks The Blount County Sheriff’s Office announced it will perform a mass COVID-19 testing event in its corrections facilities after several inmates tested positive for the virusover the past two weeks. News Nazi graffiti sparks investigation in Gatlinburg Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 6:17 PM EDT | By Maggie Gregg Gatlinburg police are investigating after a swastika was spray painted outside a store on the strip. News Nashville woman accused of kicking nurse in the face, biting officer at hospital following alleged DUI Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 10:17 PM EDT | By Arial Starks A Nashville woman is facing at least seven charges after police say she kicked a nurse and a police officer in the face and bit another officer. News Hamblen County officials searching for man missing for more than a year Updated: Aug. 21, 2020 at 10:09 PM EDT | By Arial Starks Accordi...