| Tough love: drug trial rests on exes' remarks But whether it is his love for accused co-conspirator Ralph T. O'Neal III or the testimony of a stable of ex-lovers that should determine his fate is now in the hands of a federal... | |
| Two look to lead Knox County school board The newly constituted nine-member board will choose its chairperson during its first voting meeting next week. It also will select a vice chairman or vice... |
| Labor Day weekend will be busy time for Knox law enforcement Knoxville Police Chief Sterling P. Owen IV speaking with the media about traffic enforcement plans for the Labor Day holiday weekend, on Wednesday at Volunteer... |
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| Business Briefs: Sept. 3 General manager leaving WATE-TV Television stations WATE in Knoxville and WKRN in Nashville are looking for a new general manager. Gwen Kinsey, who has been WATE's general manager for three... |
| Man jailed over video, threatens judge in rap posted on YouTube Franklin Delano Jeffries II, 36, of Knoxville was charged with retaliation for past action, a felony, after he allegedly threatened to kill Knox County Chancellor Michael W. Moyers in video posted on... |
| H.T. Hackney mulling downtown Knoxville market A customer walks out of the General Store, downtown in the Fidelity Building, on Thursday. Food wholesaler H.T. Hackney, whose headquarters are in the building at the corner of Gay Street and Union... |
| Roddy to run for city mayor Knoxville City Councilwoman Marilyn Roddy announced Thursday that she is running for city mayor, saying the "city is in excellent shape and now is not the time to lose... |
| BlueCross to make job cuts CHATTANOOGA - BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee executives are trying to minimize employee layoffs as it seeks to carve 140 jobs from its TennCare division by November, a spokeswoman... |
| 4 garages, parking lots free for Boomsday To assist with parking for Knoxville's annual Boomsday celebration Sunday, the city of Knoxville says four downtown area parking lots and garages will be free to the... |
| Chrysler Jeep dealers group not sponsoring Boomsday this year Boomsday 2010 Economic fallout from the U.S. automobile industry - hit hard by the recession - has reached Knoxville's Boomsday celebration, which will be minus its Chrysler Jeep major sponsor this... |
| Early wildfire season expected MARYVILLE - A woodland blaze inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and two more elsewhere in Blount County are heating up suspicions that the fall may bring an earlier-than-usual season of... |
| Knox County law director: 'No legal basis' for resigned trio's payout Three top-ranking Knox County employees who resigned last week and were granted a combined $78,000 in severance packages will have to sue if they want the... |
| Update: Three wildfires continue in Blount County Three wildfires continued to burn in parts of Blount County Thursday night, though authorities said they were not threatening any structures. Heavy smoke was seen billowing over parts the county in... |
| Developing: Shooting at West Knoxville cafeteria Authorities responded to a report of a shooting at a cafeteria in West Knoxville Thursday night. Rural/Metro said one of its ambulances responded to a shooting at S&S Cafeteria on Kingston Pike... |
| Alabama's Dareus suspended 2 games by NCAA Alabama defensive tackle and BCS Defensive MVP Marcell Dareus has been suspended for two games by the NCAA for improper benefits. The NCAA report claims Dareus accepted almost $1800 dollars for... |
| Vol Walk returning to more traditional route Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley announced the football team's Vol Walk will be modified to include more fans and to pay homage to the Volunteer... |
| Cashier shot in West Knoxville restaurant robbery According to a witness, the suspect shot the cashier at the S&S Cafeteria, 4808 Kingston Pike, shortly before closing time. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of... |
| Neyland renovations will score big with Tennessee fans Prepare to be amazed as you enter Neyland Stadium at Tennessee's home opener Saturday against UT Martin. The 89 year old landmark is new and improved thanks to a $19 million dollar facelift. Among... |
| Parking near Market Square is free on gameday Game day is fast approaching, and part of the game day experience is planning where to park. One part of downtown Knoxville is really hoping you'll take advantage of free parking in certain garages.... |
| Service & Sacrifice: Foreign Burials for East TN Soldiers Calvin "Jerry" Lyons is a retired Army Colonel and Vietnam veteran who spent the last several years searching for a way to honor and memorialize WWII veterans. After a trip to the D-Day Cemetery in... |
| Cocke Sheriff breaks barriers When 13-year veteran Armando Fontes became sheriff of Cocke County, he said he's "still kind of in awe." He started his new position on August 31, and has already dealt with drug busts in the... |
| Knox DA's Office: Nuisance raids to continue on "fairly regular basis" Authorities have shut down a third Knoxville business just as another is reopening. Wednesday night, Knoxville police raided Micky T's Sports Bar on North Central Avenue, dubbing it a nuisance... |
| Tahoe driven by former mayor Mike Ragsdale up for sale one promise he made after he was sworn in on Wednesday. Burchett said he planned to make a number of changes, including getting rid of take-home vehicles for mayor's office employees. Now, the... |
| Blue Cross says more than 100 jobs 'in jeopardy' CHATTANOOGA — BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has notified more than 100 employees that their jobs are “in jeopardy” as part of planned cuts in its TennCare... |
| Magazine: TVA one of top utilities KNOXVILLE -- The Tennessee Valley Authority has been picked by Site Selection magazine as one of the top 10 utilities in the country in terms of economic... |
| Sevier commission to consider clerk's resignation SEVIERVILLE - The Sevier County Commission will hold a specially called meeting next week to discuss the resignation of the county's clerk, Joe... |
| Former BankEast director drops suit In June, Terry Dotson filed a lawsuit in Knox County Circuit Court, alleging that in 2008 BankEast Chairman Fred Lawson solicited a $1 million investment in BankEast Corp. from Dotson but omitted key... |
| What you need to know about Boomsday! Knoxville's most explosive event is scheduled for Sunday, September 5th along the downtown waterfront. Before you head out to watch the fireworks and enjoy the family friendly event, here's what you... |
| Marilyn Roddy confirms plans to run for Knoxville mayor Marilyn Roddy made it official on Thursday-- see is running for Mayor of Knoxville. "The city is in excellent shape, and now is not the time to lose momentum," said Roddy. Roddy, who served two... |
| I-40 lanes opened at NC rockslide for Labor Day; nearby bridge bottlenecks remain Drivers may find it easier to be in the fast lane this holiday weekend as crews open as many lanes as possible. However, drivers should be prepared for bottlenecks on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee... |
| Court will allow shut down Knoxville motel to re-open on conditions closed in August as a public nuisance to re-open if the owners comply with certain conditions. When it was closed, police said drugs and prostitution were commonplace at the Deluxe Inn at 2801 East... |
| 10 women arrested in Knoxville prostitution sting KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Police conducted a prostitution sting for several hours in Knoxville Thursday resulting in the arrests of 10 women. The sting lasted from 11:00 a.m. to around 3:00 p.m. Police... |
| New food store on Gay Street? KNOXVILLE -- H.T. Hackney is weighing the future of a convenience store in the Fidelity Building (at the corner of Gay Street and Union Avenue) and one idea is to re-work the space to offer more food... |
| General manager leaving TV station WATE Gwen Kinsey, who has been WATE’s general manager for three years, said her last day will be Friday as she shifts focus to a consulting business she’s starting in... |
| Half Off Depot taps Knoxville marketing firm KNOXVILLE -- Atlanta-based Half Off Depot has tapped a Knoxville marketing firm to help the company as it moves forward with rapid expansion... |
| KPD charges 10 women in prostitution sting Sarah Russell, no age available, was charged with aggravated prostitution because she is HIV positive, according to a Knoxville Police Department press... |
| Officials plan 2 more rounds of mosquito spraying in E. Knox KNOXVILLE - Knox County Health Department will conduct two follow-up sprayings in the Milligan Street area of East Knox County area where West Nile Virus was found in... |
| Sinkhole closes lane of I-40 in Roane County The left lane of I-40 eastbound was closed Thursday morning between mile markers 355 and 356 in Roane County. According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, maintenance workers found the... |
| Health Department to spray again for mosquitoes in east Knox County The KCHD is spraying the Mulligan Street area of east Knox County Sunday night in to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus by infected mosquitoes. This is a follow up to a previous spraying in the... |
| Councilwoman Roddy throws her hat in Knoxville mayor's race ring KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Councilwoman Marilyn Roddy made it official Thursday. She's running for mayor of Knoxville. The two term at-large councilwoman will formally kick off her campaign at an event... |
| TN may allow hunting of once-imperiled sandhill cranes A once minuscule group of sandhill cranes that migrates through the Southeast has succeeded in rebounding to a healthy population, but it could spell trouble for the big bird in Tennessee. The state... |
| Marilyn Roddy: I'm running for Knoxville mayor The two-term, at-large council member will formally announce her campaign Sept. 14 at the Tennessee Theatre with 147 members of the community serving a hosts for the event, Roddy said in a news... |
| Sinkhole closes a left lane of I-40 in Roane County KNOXVILLE — A left lane of Interstate 40 East in Roane County, between mile markers 355 and 356, has been closed after the discovery of a sinkhole in the... |
| Law director: Ex-Knox employees must sue if they want payout Judge Tony W. Stansberry swears in Joe Jarret as the Knox County Law Director in June, 2010, ceremony. KNOXVILLE - Three former top ranking Knox County employees who resigned last week but... |
| 10 About Town: September 3-5 will present three concerts in September, premiering this week, with a performance by The Grassabillies. All the concerts begin at 7:00 pm and are presented in the Heritage Center's outdoor... |
| Knoxville interstate project honored KNOXVILLE (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartFIX40 project in Knoxville is being recognized as one of the top transportation undertakings in the country. The American... |
| Park delays reopening of Elkmont area trails The work consists of repaving all of the connecting roads to the popular trails in Elkmont, creating formalized parking areas for the trailheads, and a new day-use parking area at the Appalachia... |
| Police, prosecutors padlock North Knoxville bar under nuisance law KNOXVILLE — Prosecutors and police closed a North Knoxville sports bar Wednesday night, the third business closed under the city’s nuisance law since... |
