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  • 2 weeks ago | wvlt.tv | Olivia Calfee

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Many WVLT viewers said merging is a big thing that drives them crazy on the roads. Andrew P said, “People who don’t understand how to merge onto highways. I drive a big truck, and it is not our responsibility to slow down or move over.” But it’s not just him.

  • Aug 16, 2024 | wvlt.tv | Kelly Ann Kruger |Olivia Calfee

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - On Thursday night, crews with the Knoxville Fire Department responded to a commercial fire at the Fort Loudon Recycling and Waste facility. In May 2019, a fire at that same facility burned for days, forcing more than 100 people to evacuate the area. Previous Coverage: ‘Burned from one end of the building to the other’ | Crews respond to fire at recycling facility in North KnoxvilleRachel Norman lives near the facility and was evacuated during the first fire.

  • Jul 19, 2024 | wave3.com | Olivia Calfee

    PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - July 28th, 2024, will be the second anniversary of the 2022 flood. It is a day that folks across Eastern Kentucky will likely never forget, and Perry County native Missy Sexton said it is an anniversary that will also hold a lot of weight. "It's a balance of grief and gratitude when you come up on anniversaries like this, "she said. "You know it's always going to be I think."She added that no matter how much time has passed or will pass she will always go back to it.

  • Jul 12, 2024 | wymt.com | Olivia Calfee

    PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A candlelight vigil was hosted Friday evening at Triangle Park in Hazard to honor the lives of Anthony Stidham, 18, and Braxton Marlowe, 20. The two died in a shooting early Wednesday morning on Polly Hollow Road in Perry County. During the vigil, family and friends reflected on memories with the two young men. Braxton Marlowe’s cousin Wally Deaton said the situation still feels unreal.

  • Jul 10, 2024 | wymt.com | Olivia Calfee

    PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection to the deaths of Anthony Stidham, 18, and Braxton Marlowe, 20. Treston Combs, 20, of Bulan, and Emmaleigh Collins, 19, of Jeff, are the suspects in the case. According to an arrest citation obtained by WYMT, Combs reportedly fired multiple shots at people during a fight on Polly Hollow Road. His girlfriend, Emmaleigh Collins reportedly then drove Combs with her car to her home.

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Dennis Seid

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Blake Alsup

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