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• City of Knoxville News

  • NEWS: Knox Co. Health Dept. Offers Free Lunch and Learn Series #

    Knox County Health Department is partnering with the Library again for the 2012 lunch and learn series entitled Health Bites. The program will be presented across the county at various library locations and will offer good tips and easy to follow guidelines to stay healthy throughout the year. The free ...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • NEWS: KUB's New Leaf Stems from Commitment to Environment and Customer Service #

    KUB is pleased to announce it has received its first all-electric, on-road vehicle, the Nissan Leaf. Using no gasoline and needing no oil changes, the new Leaf will reduce emissions and provide KUB the opportunity to learn about how electric vehicles (EVs) use energy from the electric distribution system. As ...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • NEWS: City's Snow Plan #

    With the official arrival of winter just a few days away the City of Knoxville's Public Service Department reminds you that its revised snow plan is now available at http://www.cityofknoxville.org/services/snow.asp.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • Budget Info #

    Check here to view the City's current budget plan.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • Sign Up for Curbside Recycling #

    Over 19,000 Knoxville households are signed up to take part in the City of Knoxville's new city-wide, curbside recycling program.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

• Knoxnews: Local news

  • Gov. Bill Haslam, House and Senate speakers push to amend constitution for judge selection system #

    NASHVILLE — Gov. Bill Haslam, House Speaker Beth Harwell and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey said today they will jointly push for an amendment to the Tennessee constitution to legitimize the state's current system for selecting top judges.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • UT business professor Matt Murray to lead Baker Center #

    KNOXVILLE — A University of Tennessee professor and associate director at the Center for Business and Economic Research will take over as the new leader of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • News Sentinel reporter Jamie Satterfield to dance in Children's Hospital fundraiser #

    After her first lesson earlier this week, Jamie Satterfield is skeptical of her abilities as a dancer.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • Raynella Dossett Leath appeal effort targets Baumgartner's problems #

    Just days before a disgraced Knox County judge rejected an accused black widow's plea for a new trial, he learned he was the target of a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe, records reveal.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • ET college students help count the region's homeless #

    JEFFERSON CITY — Across the kitchen table in a local shelter for women and children, Carson-Newman College senior Adam Tarver asked a 25-year-old single mother of three how long she'd been staying there.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

• Moxley Carmichael Media Room

  • KCDC PARTICIPATES IN THIRD ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD CONFERENCE #

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    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • KCDC CELEBRATES RESIDENT’S 100TH BIRTHDAY #

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    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • FREE CLASS EXPLORES JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF SMALL DOG BREEDS #

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    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • ONEIDA PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC GETS NEW NAME, NEW LOCATION #

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    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • FORTUNE MAGAZINE - MORE COUPLES ARE RUNNING BUSINESSES TOGETHER #

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    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

• Oak Ridger: Local news

  • Couple with baby say they can't go home #

    Dana May said this week that his family can't go back to living in a home near the Kingston ash spill.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • Oak Ridge Playhouse to museum: Great things happened in city, Part II #

    <img src="http://d2nxvnj9b2h8rk.cloudfront.net/archive/x364058981/g082082000000000000bbcf9ef6d4d66e662dfe70de437dd4c19e8ef783.jpg" width="130" height="102" alt="D_Ray_No_Chairs.jpg" title="D_Ray_No_Chairs.jpg" align="left" /> </a> <p> Did you know? &quot;In a national survey by the Gannett Corp.'s Newseum, a poll of journalists and the public ranked the atomic bombs ending World War II as the top story of the 20th century, ahead of even the invention ...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • Missaggia, Higgins marry in Nashville #

    <img src="http://d2nxvnj9b2h8rk.cloudfront.net/archive/x1069937017/g082082000000000000e510fc0db288a9c07d698f983b381bbb7fb770d6.jpg" width="81" height="130" alt="Higgins_wedding.jpg" title="Higgins_wedding.jpg" align="left" /> </a> <p> Gina Elizabeth Missaggia and Matthew Thomas Higgins were united in marriage at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at the Scarritt Bennett Wightman Chapel in Nashville, Tenn.</p>

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • Engagement: Hendershott-Blair #

    <img src="http://d2nxvnj9b2h8rk.cloudfront.net/archive/x1771271448/g082082000000000000ec9dde39c4f0e5998282613641dd3e3baaadb51c.jpg" width="94" height="130" alt="Hendershott_Blair_engagemen.jpg" title="Hendershott_Blair_engagemen.jpg" align="left" /> </a> <p> Christine Elizabeth Hendershott, of Knoxville, and Matthew Dana Blair, of Oak Ridge, will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Knoxville.</p>

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • Engagement: Farrar-Hicks #

    <img src="http://d2nxvnj9b2h8rk.cloudfront.net/archive/x261878560/g0820820000000000009ed931d4cdaf41918aeae499adf7f7ad01f864d7.jpg" width="87" height="130" alt="Farrar_Hicks_engagement.jpg" title="Farrar_Hicks_engagement.jpg" align="left" /> </a> <p> Courtney Leigh Farrar and William Wesley Scott Hicks, both of Oak Ridge, will exchange wedding vows on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Flatwater Grill in Oak Ridge.</p>

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

• The Daily Times: News

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• The Tennessee Journalist

  • news | Josh Sundquist to speak at UC Ballroom Feb. 7 #

    Josh Sundquist, a paralympic skier who lost his leg to cancer at age 9, is coming to the University of Tennessee to speak about his life story and his motto "1 more thing, 1 more time," Feb. 7 in the UC Ballroom.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 2 p.m.

  • sports | Motivated Golden leads Vols past Georgia, 73-62 #

    The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 73-62 at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday night. Trae Golden led Tennessee with 16 points as four Vols scored in double digits. 

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 1 p.m.

  • sports | Lady Vols Tennis take down Lady Irish #

    The No. 17 Lady Vols took care of business on Friday night as they took down the No. 24 Lady Irish 6-1. Brynn Boren and Sarah Toti both had convincing wins and extended their career doubles record to a stout 16-3. The Lady Vols take on Michigan this Sunday at ...

    Posted: Feb. 4, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.

  • Entertainment | North Carolina jam band The Mantras to play The CiderHouse, bring positive vibes #

    Hailing from Greensboro, North Carolina, The Mantras are heading back to Knoxville Saturday evening for a night of live jam music, with local band and special guest opening act Grandpa's Stash. After two years touring elsewhere, The Mantras are hoping they can pull out the same enthusiastic Knoxville crowd they've ...

    Posted: Feb. 3, 2012 at 11:30 p.m.

  • news | UT survey reports drivers feel less safe than five years ago #

    The Center for Transportation Research has conducted a survey revealing that drivers are feeling less safe on the road than they did five years ago. This fear is linked to the rise of texting and e-mailing while behind the wheel.    

    Posted: Feb. 3, 2012 at 6 p.m.

• University of Tennessee: News

  • Book Drive for L&N STEM Academy #

    Help Knox County's newest high school put books on its library shelves by joining the campus book drive from February 3 through February 10. Books must be donated with no strings attached and may be used in any way that benefits the new high school library.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • News Sentinel: UT students take lead in planning, building Haiti school #

    The Knoxville News Sentinel spoke with students and faculty from the College of Architecture and Design who are building a new secondary school in Fond-des-Blanc, Haiti. Through Project Haiti, twenty-five students, who are pursuing majors such as architecture, interior design, and engineering, are leading the project with support from faculty ...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • In Memoriam: Bain Stewart #

    Former UT English professor and department head Bain Stewart died Saturday, January 21, at the age of 96. Stewart came to UT in 1940 when John Hodges was the department head and retired in 1985—a forty-five year career that was interrupted only by service in World War II.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • EUReCA Highlights Undergraduate Achievement #

    The University of Tennessee's sixteenth annual Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement will be held March 28-29 at the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Ballroom. EURēCA highlights research and creative projects completed by UT Knoxville students in collaboration with a faculty mentor.

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

  • UT Economist Matt Murray Tapped to Lead Baker Center #

    Professor Matt Murray, associate director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at UT Knoxville, has been appointed director of the Howard H. Baker Center Jr. Center for Public Policy. He will begin immediately. Murray, the Ball Corporation Professor of Business, will take the place of Carl Pierce, who ...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:31 a.m.

• WATE: Local

  • One I-40 westbound lane opens after Cocke County rockslide #

    COCKE COUNTY (WATE) - T-DOT officials say that all the rock and debris has been removed from the rockslide which struck I-40 in Cocke County allowing one lane to open.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12 p.m.

  • One 1-40 Westbound lane opens after Cocke County rockslide #

    COCKE COUNTY (WATE) - T-DOT officials say that all the rock and debris has been removed from the rockslide which struck I-40 in Cocke County allowing one lane to open.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 9 a.m.

  • One 1-40 Westbound lane opens after Cocke County rockslide #

    COCKE COUNTY (WATE) - T-DOT officials say that all the rock and debris has been removed from the rockslide which struck I-40 in Cocke County allowing one lane to open.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.

  • Knoxville-based RAM aims to help more people in more places #

    Knoxville-based Remote Area Medical offers free care to the poor all over the world. But this weekend they're serving their hometown, like they do every year, at the Jacob Building.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.

  • I-40 rockslide causing headaches for Newport businesses #

    The I-40 rock slide has caused some headaches for Cocke County businesses. They say fewer travelers have been stopping by since the west bound lanes were closed.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.

• WBIR: Local

  • Meet Herschend, Dolly's silent partner in family fun parks #

    Herschend Family Entertainment didn't take center stage last month when country star Dolly Parton and Gaylord Entertainment unveiled plans for a new water and snow family fun park near the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.

  • Mother, daughter injured in Knoxville house fire #

    The Knoxville Fire Department is investigating a house fire in East Knoxville that sent a mother and her daughter to the hospital Saturday night.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 9 a.m.

  • Westbound lanes back open on I-40 after rockslide cleanup #

    Lanes of I-40 Westbound at mile marker 451 in Cocke County are back open for traffic following 2 rock slides last week.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 7:30 a.m.

  • All Westbound lanes back open on I-40 after rockslide cleanup #

    All lanes of I-40 Westbound at mile marker 451 in Cocke County are back open for traffic following 2 rock slides last week.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 4 a.m.

  • East Tennesseans receive free healthcare #

    Hundreds of East Tennesseans gathered at Chilhowee Park Saturday to receive free healthcare from Remote Area Medical.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 4 a.m.

• WUOT: Podcasts

  • Dialogue - A Look Ahead at 2012 #

    2011 was a busy year in Tennessee news. And 2012 is shaping up to follow a similar course. Governor Haslam enters his second year in office, the General Assembly considers legislation on a wide range of issues, and the state's...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • In the Wake of the Baumgartner ruling #

    (Photo credit: knoxnews.com) The situation surrounding former Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner is complex. It almost takes a lawyer just to understand it all. So we called one. Former federal prosecutor Hugh Ward joins WUOT All Things...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • Violinist William Harvey: Cultures in Harmony #

    (Photo by Jonji Balajadia, Philippines) In 2005, violinist William Harvey founded a non-governmental organization called Cultures in Harmony. Just like any non-profit, the NGO needs funding, so Harvey has a full-time job: After serving as concertmaster of the Spokane...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • Y-12 Historian Ray Smith: What Really Goes On at Y-12 National Security Complex #

    This year, East Tennessee PBS is broadcasting a series about the history of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. Ray Smith has worked at Y-12 for more than 40 years. He began in maintenance and at one...

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

  • PolitiFact Tennessee 01: Knoxville News Sentinel Nashville Bureau Chief Tom Humphrey #

    Each Friday morning, WUOT and the Knoxville News Sentinel will bring you a new feature called PolitiFact Tennessee. PolitiFact is a national Pulitzer-Prize-winning movement to weigh the truth in the news... And Tennessee is the tenth state to join....

    Posted: Jan. 27, 2012 at 1:30 a.m.

• WVLT: Local

  • I-40W reopened thanks to rock slide cleanup #

    Less than a week after a rock slide near the Tennessee and North Carolina border closed I-40W, one lane reopened Sunday morning.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 10 a.m.

  • Community comes together to help an injured firefighter #

    While a Roane County firefighter continues his fight to recover from severe injuries, his community is reaching out to help his family.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12:30 a.m.

  • Romney adds to delegate lead with Nevada victory #

    Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates with a big win in the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12 a.m.

  • One lane of I-40 in Cocke County could be open soon. #

    All debris has been cleaned up at the scene of a rock slide in Cocke County.

    Posted: Feb. 5, 2012 at 12 a.m.

  • Thousands of dollars raised at benefit for injured firefighter #

    While a Roane County firefighter continues his fight to recover from severe injuries, his community is reaching out to help his family.

    Posted: Feb. 4, 2012 at 10:30 p.m.