A Senate bill would bar adding fluoride to Tennessee's public water systems after a contentious committee hearing in Nashville that split experts and operators.

A Senate committee recommended the Women’s Safety and Protection Act, a bill that would redefine sex in Tennessee law and affect schools, shelters and prisons.

Unseasonably warm midweek: highs in the 70s to low 80s, breezy afternoons and showers likely Saturday.

A Fort Bragg soldier was arrested this winter and is accused of fatally shooting his uncle near Rockwood on Dec. 24, prosecutors say.

Knox County’s forensic center says infant sleep-related deaths jumped and is teaming with health partners to share daily safe-sleep tips and crib resources.

Heil Trailer will produce Army fuel tankers in Athens under a 10‑year federal contract, bringing upgraded production lines and more local jobs to McMinn County.

A Gatsby‑era speakeasy called The Alibi operates behind The Coffee Syndicate on Gatlinburg’s Parkway, trading espresso for theatrical cocktails after dark.

Knox County will ask the school board March 5 to approve rezoning maps designed to pull hundreds of students out of overcrowded Powell Elementary and remove portable classrooms.

Tennessee poison‑control officials report a steep rise in exposures to semaglutide and tirzepatide, driven by dosing errors and unregulated products. Calls climbed sharply from 2021 to 2025.

TVA board chair Bill Renick resigned, a federal filing shows, deepening turnover on a board that recently reversed plans to retire two coal plants. The change shifts decision-making dynamics at the nation’s largest public power authority.

A denied front-yard variance for a planned 119-key hotel at 2215 Payne Ave could prompt a lawsuit against the city and TDOT.

Patchy morning fog fades as Knoxville warms into the 70s, with record-high chances later this week and rain likely by the weekend.

A fatal crash on I‑75 South near mile marker 125 shut all southbound lanes in Anderson County; Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating.