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The holiday season of cheer got started with plenty of cheers Friday night, as hundreds of people packed downtown Knoxville for the Regal Celebration of Lights that kicks off Christmas in the City.

VONORE, Tenn. — Men in flannel and denim came by the dozen, bringing chainsaws and axes, log splitters and rakes.

With a new location and new leadership, the Covenant Health-backed Hope Center refocuses its efforts in its 20th year.

The University of Tennessee recieved a $2.9 million grant to develop a graduate traineeship in power electronics.

Withdrawn a year ago, a wrongful death lawsuit over a volunteer deputy fatally shooting a man after a traffic stop has been refiled.

The resident was watching television on the living-room couch with her granddaughter when she heard a huge crash.

KNOXVILLE — A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday morning while standing in a lane of Oak Ridge Highway.

CLINTON — An Anderson County judge still owes thousands in federal income taxes from past tax years, including for the 2002 tax period, records show.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the city will charge organizers of the Fountain City Christmas Parade more than $1,500 for police officers to control traffic along the route.

For goodness' sake, don't leave Billy Kidd out in the cold for too long.