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The Knoxville Convention Center was filled with cans of food and laughing competitors Friday as nine teams each tried to build the biggest, best, and most original holiday-themed structure out of cans, with the goals of winning a contest and feeding the hungry.

KNOXVILLE — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a man Friday accused of threatening a federal witness via Facebook.

KNOXVILLE — Lifetime Products Inc., a national plastics company, will open a kayak manufacturing facility in the former GE building in East Knox County, creating 500 new jobs, officials said Friday.

An inmate who walked away from a work detail at the Roane County Courthouse on the evening on Nov. 12 has been recaptured.

Work began today to tear down the 310-foot smokestack at the University of Tennessee steam plant.

University of Tennessee's College of Engineering is partnering with school counselors in Knox County Schools to help give students more information not only about the college but college in general.

It's the last day to apply to mentor students recieving the Tennesse Promise last-dollar scholarship.

The Knox Heritage Preservation Awards Celebration were held Thursday night at The Standard on West Jackson Avenue.

A nonprofit's report rates states on whether they have evidence-based efforts in place to help.

An OakRidge woman has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of TennCare fraud by doctor shopping to obtain controlled substances.