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Donald Trump isn’t doing things in the traditional way on his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, right down to the local volunteers. Instead of seeking volunteers through the Tennessee GOP or the Knox County Republicans, Trumps campaign is enlisting the help of former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison.

Oak Ridge businessman Randy Johnson placed third nationally in the annual National Beard and Moustache Championships, held in Brooklyn.

When skaters take to the ice in Market Square later this month, they will do so under the stars — and some strung bistro lights. No tent.

The annual University of Tennessee Homecoming parade is at 4 p.m. on Volunteer Boulevard.

Park research project calls on "citizen scientists" for otter information

The University of Tennessee College of Law annouced a $45 million fundraising campaign. It is the third UT college to start a campaign in the last two months.

Six months after awarding $500,000 to eight historic preservation projects across the city, Knoxville officials are accepting proposals for another round of grants.

A Knoxville man captured last month in Ohio while fleeing with his 2-year-old daughter was booked this morning into a Knox County jail in the slaying of his ex-wife.

Fugitive murder suspect Tyler Enix told an Ohio officer he and his 2-year-old daughter were on "a road trip," according to a 23-minute recording of the arrest.

Massive amounts of cans will be constructed this month into huge, holiday-themed structures for two reasons: To win a contest and to feed the hungry.