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  • Sex trafficking laws toughen in Tenn. after study

    Margie Quin, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agent in charge, gives a presentation on trafficking at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn., on Jan. 25, 2012. / Kenneth Cummings / File / ...

  • Sen. Bob Corker open to TVA changes

    Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., leaves the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 22, 2013, after several votes on amendments to the budget ...

  • Federal grants help landowners conserve wildlife

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Federal officials have set aside more than $1 million for Tennessee landowners who help conserve wildlife. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said owners of agricultural and forest land can apply by June 10 for funding under the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. Grants are available to help eligible landowners and operators develop or enhance planned upland, ...

  • 5 things to know today

    Free show: Acoustic singer-songwriter Jason Ellis will perform at 9 p.m. today at Irish Times, 11348 Parkside Drive, in Turkey Creek. Admission is ...

  • Departing UT vice chancellor wrote of intolerable situation in internal email

    In a May 7 after-hours email to his boss, the University of Tennessee's vice chancellor for student life lamented a lack of administrative support, referenced "an intolerable situation" and indicated his intent to ...


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Movie Review

Whip and the Body (La frusta e il corpo) [DVD]

Whip and the Body (La frusta e il corpo) [DVD]

Mario Bava began his career as a cinematographer on some 40 films before taking his place in the director's chair for the first time with 1960's Black Sunday (La maschera del demonio). Over the next 20 years, he became one of the most influential horror directors in the second half of the 20th century, although the breadth of his influence has only recently been acknowledged. Co ... ...

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  • Knoxville Wholesale Furniture to build $10M showroom

    ROGER HARRIS/NEWS SENTINEL Knoxville Wholesale Furniture has purchased the former Fowler’s Furniture building on Peters Road, seen here on ...

  • Kick off summer with Ijams Nature Center programs

    Greet the morning in a beautiful way. After all, organizers ask: What better way to start the day than with a walk around the trails at Ijams Nature Center? It's free to members, $5 for ...

  • Tiny street in Bearden triggers big questions about commercial districts future

    photos by MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINEL Knoxville City Council may vote Tuesday to close Ben Atchley Street in Bearden. Anthropologie, an incoming store, was the catalyst for the vote. Some businesses in the neighborhood oppose the closure of Ben ...

  • Calculating College Debt A bachelors degree vs. an associates degree

    Thousands of grade school students descend upon UT Wednesday for the science competition Destination Imagination. But, for many of those students, it will not be long until they actually have to take classes at a college themselves. However, recent data shows not all of them will be going to a traditional four year institution. According to The College Board, the distribution of students ...

  • Jennifer Meckles shares experience of covering Joplin tornado in new book

    Before she worked here at WBIR, reporter Jennifer Meckles helped cover the Joplin tornado while a student working at KOMU in Missouri. She wrote about that experience in the book, "Joplin: Our Words, Our Stories, Their Hope", which shares the experience of two dozen former KOMU reporters who helped cover the story in the wake of devastation. Meckles discussed the book and her ...

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