A fired Knoxville police officer is seeking reinstatement after the police chief was suspended for misconduct. John Pickens was fired after pleading guilty to domestic assault for choking his wife.

As the Tennessee Valley Authority gains momentum with its plans for small next-gen reactors in Oak Ridge, its nuclear goals are expanding with the possibility of additional reactors in upper Middle ...

City leaders could convert a key block of Union Avenue to one-way traffic, though business owners are starkly opposed to the change because they're worried the move will deter longtime customers.

Readers debated whether high school football commit David Gabriel Georges should skip his senior season after securing a major NIL deal. The discussion highlights the growing influence of money and ...

Police Chief Paul Noel has been nationally recognized for his work to promote ethical policing. In Knoxville, he made strides to clean up racism and sexism in the department, and to improve KPD's ...

A recent draft of a new Knox County zoning map would reclassify certain land as "rural residential," leaving property owners with two options to protect their land with classifications they feel are ...

A development going up on Kingston Pike will bring a new Starbucks, an Edward Jones Investments branch and several medical offices to Farragut. Plans for Kingston Pike Village, a four-building space ...

Sevier County football TE Parker Newman had a YouTube channel when he was younger. He didn't know it would help in his ...

University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland Band practices on August 12, 2026 during its yearly marching band camp ...

The Venable-Smith-Deaton-Hill families recently held their annual gathering at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. Various family committees oversaw food, sun protection, and entertainment for the event ...

Knox County Mayor-elect Henderson on future county development plans, in the Knox News photo studio, Aug. 11, 2026.

Dean Fick, projectionist, explains how a movie in IMAX 70mm film is shown on the big screen at Regal Opry Mills.