Olivia Calfee

1 week ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Memorial Day is an important day to remember the men and women who died for our freedom. It is also the unofficial start of summer, which means kids are out of school for summer break. Monday is day one of the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers and an important time to bring teens to the forefront. Mike Franken wrote into WVLT on the What’s Driving you Crazy on the Roads form, “My biggest issue that drives me crazy is people not stopping at stop signs or running lights.

2 weeks ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said eight people have died on Tennessee waterways so far this year. The number is prompting them to remind people to stay safe on the water. National Safe Boating Awareness Week aims to keep people safe on the water as the summer season approaches. This year, it falls on May 17 to May 23. Officials with TWRA said they stay very busy during the summer months. “We’re checking to make sure people are safe on the water.

3 weeks ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Each year, hundreds of teens die on roads across the United States. Since 2015, 426 teens ages 18 and younger have died in car crashes in Tennessee. So far, 13 teens have died on Tennessee roads this year alone. Greg Mangan with the Drive 4 Life Academy in Knoxville said he started the driving school after he learned how deadly the roads are. “42,692. That was the number of traffic fatalities in 2006 in the United States,” said Mangan.

1 month ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee |Whitney Turner

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The National Association of Letter Carriers is partnering with FISH Hospitality Pantries for its annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. On Saturday, May 10, residents in Knox County can fill a yellow “Stamp Out Hunger” bag given to them, a plastic bag or a box with non-perishable food items and leave it by their mailbox for their USPS worker to pick up. That food will then go FISH Hospitality Pantries, a nonprofit that feeds about 9,000 families a month in Knox County.

1 month ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and distractions on the road come in many forms. Officials say using a cell phone, tuning in the radio, people in the car and the weather can all be distractions when you drive. David Walker said people’s distractions on the road drive him crazy. “Distracted driving is killing people. It’s killing people unnecessarily.