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Charles Matthews, 64, was killed Tuesday when he walked into the southbound lanes of Maynardville Pike and was hit by two vehicles including a THP cruiser.

Whether a shotgun for someone to hang over a mantel, or a pistol to slip in a concealed holster, shoppers made Black Friday a banner day for firearm retailers, according to the latest FBI figures.

MARYVILLE — The bucolic Maryville College campus was full of late fall splendor Friday afternoon under blue skies, but inside picturesque Anderson Hall, students were focusing on the world's unsightliness.

A neighbor videotaped Deborah Ann Jenkins' dog as it strangled and photographed the black Labrador dead on the ground, but it was Jenkins who wound up accused of animal cruelty.

University of Tennessee students begin online petition drive to keep Chancellor Jimmy Cheek.

The two bond over cooking nutritious meals, and this year an Empty Stocking Fund basket will help them prepare a special family dinner.

A North Knoxville man who fatally shot a fleeing car burglar will not be charged because the thief threatened he had a gun.

What started with a U.S. congressman denouncing suggestions from the University of Tennessee to guarantee holiday parties are “not a Christmas party in disguise,” snowballed to a call for Chancellor Jimmy Cheek’s resignation.

Young-Williams Animal Center is offering a three-day adoption special for all adult cats and dogs today through Sunday.

The latest controversy from the University of Tennessee, over the Office for Diversity and Inclusion’s recommendations that holiday parties exclude all religious and cultural references, is one of several over the past year.