Lauren Meyers
Digital Producer
Knoxville, TN
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Her contributions to WVLT's coverage are vast and far-reaching. She covered a deadly bar stabbing that severely injured a University of Tennessee student, a Union County murder, and a mother accused of leaving her small children alone in a bathtub.
The 50th anniversary of Big Ed's Pizza was one of Lauren's favorite stories to cover. She enjoyed showcasing the community's continued support for the famous East Tennessee restaurant.
Lauren is a recent graduate at the University of Tennessee and studied abroad in Prague where she completed a correspondent course and worked with Transitions Online and Reuters.
In her free time, Lauren loves spending time at the gym, shopping, and hanging out with her friends.
A Knoxville restaurant owner took to Facebook after his employees at a local bar received a shocking tip Saturday.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a new bat species, found high in the mountains of West Africa.
A Wisconsin mother who gave birth to her fourth child while she was in a coma, while also battling COVID-19, is out of the ICU.
The Tennessee Smokies Baseball team is in mourning after the loss of its beloved usher.
A Tennessee State Representative has introduced a bill proposing a Dolly Parton statue to be installed at the State Capitol.
Chick-fil-A is giving away free chocolate fudge brownies throughout the month of January.
The adorable dogs of the Transportation Security Administration want to help you schedule your own trip with its 2021 calendar.
2-year-old Evie from Memphis is a baker and every Wednesday dons her apron and chef hat and starts recording her cooking show.
As a mob of President Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building Wednesday, one face stood out from the crowd in photographs: A tattooed, shirtless man donning horns and red, white and blue face paint inside the chambers.
Tennessee is seeing an increase in movers, according to U-Haul.
A cat missing for six years is back home just in time to comfort his owner, a nurse who’s battling COVID-19.
A reboot of the classic family drama “Little House on the Prairie” is reportedly in the works, according to multiple sources.
Eligible parents who welcomed a new baby in 2020 and haven’t received an economic impact payment for their child as a dependent could qualify for up to $1,100 of extra stimulus money, according to an MSN report.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation along with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 36-year-old woman.
Officials were warned Anthony Warner was making bombs in his RV more than a year before the Christmas morning bombing in downtown Nashville.
Metro Nashville police released bodycam video Monday showing Officer Michael Sipos help evacuate families ahead of the bombing Christmas morning.
Investigators have avoided using the term ‘terrorism’ when describing the downtown Nashville bombing that occurred on Christmas morning.
A Nashville-based apparel company is selling shirts to raise money for those impacted by the Nashville bombing Friday.
According to Metro Nashville police the song ‘Downtown’ was played in the RV during the Nashville bombing incident Friday.
AT&T announced Sunday, there has been significant progress made in restoration efforts following the downtown Nashville explosion Friday.
The police officers who first responded to the scene of the explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning “saved lives” with their quick actions, the city’s police chief said, as federal investigators continue to search for clues.
A law enforcement source told CBS News a person of interest has been identified in connection to the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville. The person is connected to the RV that exploded.
Dollywood officials announced Friday afternoon that the amusement park will remain closed on Saturday, Dec. 26 due to hazardous road conditions.
Governor Lee has requested President Trump to declare a ‘State of Emergency’ following the downtown Nashville explosion Friday.
One customer at an Ohio restaurant is certainly taking their lead from Santa Claus
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library documentary raised over $240,000 after its Dec. 10 premiere.
Delta is opening a “quarantine-free” travel corridor for flights from the U.S. to Amsterdam and Rome.
The countdown to Christmas has begun and ‘Operation Santa’ is underway at the U.S. Postal Service.
If fruitcake isn’t your holiday go-to, you’re not the only one in the Mid-South.
A FedEx driver makes her regular delivery stops in an Indiana neighborhood when she’d come across a young boy playing basketball with an old rusty, bent hoop, CNN reported.
Jennifer Lawrence’s family farm in Kentucky was destroyed by a fire over the weekend, according to the camp.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has supported “the first mass air shipment” of a COVID-19 vaccine, CNN reported.
Ann Turner Cook was only 4 months old when she became famous as the original Gerber baby. Ann turned 94 on Friday.
It’s not uncommon that you might see a dog or a cat walking along the sides of a neighborhood road, but it’s not often you see a massive hog on the side of the road,
According to a statement by Coach Fulmer, he learned he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Health experts and government officials are warning people in the U.S. not to get together with people from other households for the holidays as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge all across the country.
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Oreo is releasing gluten-free versions of its traditional and Double Stuf cookies early next year.
Zoom has announced it will be lifting its 40-minute meeting limit for families who choose not to spend the holiday together amid the pandemic.
Chick-fil-a announced it has just launched online ordering on its website.
A new study shows it is extremely rare for newborns in the hospital to have a severe case of the coronavirus.
Red Lobster is out with a special treat for the holidays.
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency awarded grant funds to Tennessee’s Community Assistance Corporation that will help with down payment assistance to purchase a new home.
Shares for AMC and Cinemark Theatres have surged Monday morning after Pfizer revealed a vaccine breakthrough.
Nineteen trees have been planted at a newly dedicated Cookeville Strong Memorial Tree Grove in remembrance of the lives lost to the March tornado, WTVF reported.