Anderson County's early voting opens Wednesday with sites in Clinton, Oak Ridge and Andersonville. Key hours, deadlines and ID rules are listed.

Knox County’s median January sale price dipped to $375,000 as recorded transactions fell to 501, according to Realtor.com deed data reported locally. The shift signals a modest cool‑down after recent gains.

Kenneth Francis Lee was sentenced to 99 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $7,022,140.12 after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money‑laundering. Court records show prosecutors say the scheme ran from 2019 to 2024.

Mid-80s and gusty winds Tuesday in Knoxville; low humidity raises fire risk.

Knox County deputies shot a knife‑wielding suspect after an early‑morning traffic stop near Clinton Highway. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will review the shooting.

Loudon‑based Protomet says it will hire about 50 workers and hold a career fair April 23 to fill assembly, machining and welding positions as part of an "AI‑proof" push.

Monroe County paused open burn permits Monday as forecasts show low humidity and gusty winds across East Tennessee.

A $10M, 27,000‑square‑foot remake of a historic armory will bring duckpin bowling, VR and a restaurant to 496 Ellis Avenue in downtown Maryville this summer.

A Knox County grand jury indicted Shiane Haynes after investigators say she supplied the fentanyl that killed a 40‑year‑old woman at a Cedar Bluff Road hotel in December 2024.

A small single‑engine plane crashed off Burchell Road near New Market, killing two people and touching off a brush fire that was later contained.

A Knox County jury convicted two people in a trafficking bust; prosecutors say one defendant could get 72 years and both are due to be sentenced June 24, 2026.

Clear Monday and a quick warm‑up into the 80s; gusty afternoons and low rain chances raise fire concerns.

A 69-year-old man died after his tractor slid off an embankment and overturned on Sherm Mountain Road in Sneedville, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.