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"Until we talk about it, we're going to bump into each other and have these problems emerge," Bryan Stevenson said Monday at an event in Knoxville.

A suspected serial rapist is standing trial this week after his alleged victim uses his phone to text for help.

A University of Tennessee sociology professor who has studied outsourcing around the world will discuss lessons for the state at a public forum Wednesday hosted by the local chapter of the League of Women Voters.

Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett said he was “disappointed” the county’s E-911 Board of Directors failed again to select a company to replace the county’s E-911 system.

A woman whose husband was killed in a traffic accident lambastes the driver during plea agreement, saying he had no sympathy for her or their three young daughters.

KNOXVILLE — Southern Constructors and Rogers Group will begin the final paving for Phase I of the Cumberland Avenue reconstruction project Tuesday starting at 6 a.m., according to a news release from the city of Knoxville.

A 20-year-old Oak Ridge man has been indicted for his alleged role in a home invasion where an occupant was robbed at gunpoint.

Knox County E-911 board members continued Monday to grapple with a decision on a digital radio system and after nearly three years, still have not settled upon a provider.

GATLINBURG — Last week was a good one for the work crew on the Alum Cave Trail. The new stairway through Arch Rock received some finishing touches, and closer to the trailhead, crews took advantage of the dry weather to fill in mud holes with gravel manufactured on site by breaking large rocks with sledgehammers.

KNOXVILLE — Dover Development Corp., the company behind the ongoing restoration of the Farragut Hotel, expects to announce an agreement in the next 30 days with a "major player" to take over management of the historic Gay Street hotel.