Hope McAlee

1 week ago | wate.com | Don Dare |Hope McAlee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There’s a lot of equipment behind the hot dog, barbecue, or pizza you might enjoy while watching a Knoxville Smokies game at Covenant Health Park, and the brand new shiny kitchens with state-of-the-art equipment are a chef’s dream, according to the stadium’s executive chef. The Executive Chef at Covenant Health Park, Aaron Gonnelly, guarantees some mouth watering food at the ballpark. Kitchen workers were busy preparing for the opening game.

1 week ago | wate.com | Bo Williams |Hope McAlee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Covenant Health Park is more than just a baseball stadium. To get an idea of what the new multi-use stadium could mean for the Knoxville economy, look no further than Birmingham, Alabama’s Regions Field. “It just spurred so much growth that it has spilled over back into the downtown areas as well as the neighboring communities,” said Cornell Wesley, Director of the Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity for the City of Birmingham. “A billion-dollar impact.

1 week ago | wkrn.com | Hope McAlee

LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A second body has been recovered in the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office search for two missing teenagers who investigators believe may have jumped into the Tennessee River from the I-75 bridge near Lake Drive after a police pursuit in a stolen vehicle early Wednesday morning. Just before 3 p.m. Friday, the sheriff’s office confirmed that a body believed to belong to one of the two missing teens was recovered close to the bridge.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hope McAlee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Officers responded to a crash after an 8-year-old child was struck by a car on North Broadway in Knoxville Saturday afternoon. At 7:50 p.m., Knoxville police shared that officers were on the scene of the crash. According to police, the crash happened as a vehicle was traveling on North Broadway near AtlanitcAvenue. Report: Tennessee moving on from quarterback Nico Iamaleava AdvertisementAdvertisementOne child, an 8-year-old boy, was struck by the car.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hope McAlee

Hope McAleeSat, April 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM UTC1 min readKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The University of Tennessee is moving on from its starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava, according to a report from ESPN. Pete Thamel, a senior college sports insider with ESPN, cited sources Saturday morning, saying Tennessee coach Josh Heupel informed the team of the decision that morning, driven by Iamaleava missing meetings and practice on Friday amid negotiations of a new NIL deal.