KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — You may have heard someone say in passing that all of Knoxville’s drinking water comes from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Helene became a catastrophe in East Tennessee on Sept. 27 when it turned small tributary rivers into chaotic rapids, but ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee RiverLine Project officially launched Friday at Knoxville’s Suttree Landing Park with speeches from state leaders and a dedication of 60 kayaks. Organizers call ...

Dan and Zita Elrod bought a wooded property overlooking Tennessee’s Duck River nearly 20-years-ago, hoping to find a peaceful ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful is hosting four cleanups beginning in October, which is Keep the Tennessee River Watershed Beautiful Month. “Keep the Tennessee River ...

The Tennessee River froze near Knoxville at the end of 1917. Ongoing freezing and thawing cycles spelled trouble. Dynamite was one solution to break up the blockade of ice. Can you imagine walking ...

In an epic cleanup effort, volunteers removed more than 9,000 pounds of trash from the Tennessee River, one of the dirtiest rivers in the country. Over the course of three days earlier this month, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The vehicle that went into the Tennessee River after a crash on I-75 South in Loudon County Friday ...

The Tennessee River is one of the most ecologically diverse rivers in the world. It is also one of the most polluted. By Margaret Renkl Contributing Opinion Writer See more of our coverage in your ...

Hurricane Helene became a catastrophe in East Tennessee on Sept. 27 when it turned small tributary rivers into chaotic rapids, but the Tennessee River that flows through Knoxville is not expected to ...