Knoxville Police and the University of Tennessee Police Department posted photos and paid tribute to Sgt. Whaley Wednesday; few details were released.

Boone-based Samaritan's Purse added 19 rebuild locations after Hurricane Helene; dozens of homes are complete or underway and applications are open across four states.

Hundreds gathered Saturday on Lamar Alexander Parkway for a "No Kings" rally organized by Indivisible Blount County. Police monitored the crowd while volunteers handed out water and food.

Blount Memorial filed a state WARN notice saying it will lay off 85 employees, a cut that will touch the county’s only hospital and trigger state rapid-response services.

A petition with hundreds of signatures asks Jellico leaders to review a CleanSpark bitcoin data center after residents reported sharply higher electric bills. City officials and the company say the site is not driving costs up, but neighbors disagree.

Council adopted a new parks master plan, approved youth-service contracts totaling more than $520,000 and voted 8–1 to deny an appeal over a proposed day center.

Knox County and the McNabb Center broke ground on a 13,000‑sq‑ft recovery high school that will expand the Elevate program and let students get treatment while earning credits. The new campus is expected to open this fall.

A Year Three report shows the East Tennessee Collaborative served 872 families across ten counties, boosting earnings and projecting about $101 million in state savings.

A new iSelect index finds Tennessee 14th nationwide; households are now spending nearly 3% of income on electricity as prices climb.

A 60-year-old Clinton charity warns it may close in about two months after losing key federal support and is asking residents for donations.

Two sisters in Tennessee say a statewide hemp overhaul is making the full‑spectrum CBD oils they rely on harder to find and endangering consistent care.

TCAT Knoxville topped out its new 105,000‑sq‑ft main campus, adding labs and industry gear as classes are scheduled to start January 2027.

Local coverage said most Tennessee counties lost jobs in 2025, but state and university data tell a messier story: gains were concentrated around Nashville while many counties lagged.