Four Sullivan County deputies shot and killed an armed man wanted on felony warrants at a Kingsport apartment complex Sunday morning. TBI is now independently investigating the shooting at the request of the district attorney.
In a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Tennessee Division of Forestry, controlled burns will take place in three locations of woodland and grassland areas on the DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation on Monday, Oct. 26 and Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Airbnb is rolling out new rules that change what hosts can require of guests. In East Tennessee, a Pigeon Forge host and several visiting renters have differing reactions to the change.
Nearly 20 years ago, Parton shared that she had always dreamed of being a Girl Scout as a child. According to Amanda Johnson, director of Girl Programs, Parton said her family’s restrictions kept her from joining as a child. She was made a lifetime member of Girl Scouts in 2007.
The festival, held at Strong Stock Farm, included pumpkins and horse rides. It served as a fundraiser for Random Acts of Flowers, a nonprofit that takes older blooms from weddings, events and funerals and turns them into bouquets for patients across nine East Tennessee counties.
Saturday’s baskets will be hand-delivered to people undergoing cancer treatment across the Knoxville community, including through churches and home visits.
A pet kangaroo that escaped its pen in Mount Pleasant has been found safe on Mack Benderman Road, the same road where he got loose, according to a social media post made by Middlebrooks Racing.
Danielle Parton, the niece of Dolly Parton, has been named a brand ambassador following the death of her aunt, according to a video announcement released Wednesday.
Savannah Copeland of Powell, Tennessee was killed in Oct. of 2024. Malakiah Harris, the teen accused in her death, was indicted by a Knox County grand jury in April 2026 on a first-degree murder charge and two charges of tampering with evidence.
The Senatobia police officer who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in a Walmart parking lot in June has resigned from the force, attorneys for the Wiley family told Action News 5.
