Sevier County has acquired the Wears Valley Volunteer Fire Department as part of efforts to improve fire services, with plans to upgrade facilities and support full-time staffing.

Knoxville's weather forecast predicts a mild high of 55 degrees and clearer skies by afternoon, followed by a cooler evening. Anticipating showers Wednesday night with an increase in temperature on Thanksgiving Day.

Kairos Power chooses the K-25 site in Oak Ridge for its nuclear project, leveraging the site's infrastructure and proximity to nuclear research facilities and expertise.

ORNL researchers won Welding Journal's top award for their paper on innovative repair methods for the high g' IN-100 superalloy used in jet engines, which may reduce cracking.

ORNL appointed technology transfer liaisons to facilitate research commercialization, aligning with efforts to advance market-ready innovations and solutions for challenging problems.

The NWS forecasts overcast skies with fog and a comfortable high of 67°F for Knoxville, with rain expected overnight and warmer conditions persisting into Thanksgiving.

A major accident on I-40 West near Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville resulted in significant delays, prompting the Knoxville Fire Department to advise using alternative routes. Traffic was backed up for miles before the interstate was later reopened.

Dense fog enveloped East Tennessee and surrounding areas, with NWS advising poor visibility and potential freezing fog creating dangerous driving conditions. The area anticipates heavy Thanksgiving rainfall with flooding concerns.

Researchers win the Gordon Bell Prize for quantum molecular dynamics simulations on the world's most powerful supercomputer, Frontier, achieving a major computational milestone.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have advanced the development of lightweight polymer membranes for fuel cells, with a study using neutron scattering and computational models.

Seven ORNL researchers have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors, acknowledging their contributions in transferring technologies from the lab to the market.

Researchers from KAUST won the Gordon Bell Prize for creating an exascale climate emulator on the Frontier supercomputer, enhancing climate model resolution while reducing costs.

Knoxville Police released body-cam footage of an officer-involved shooting where Christopher Arons, charged with assault and vandalism, was shot but is recovering.