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A proposal for a land swap of county-owned property with a developer to build a Walmart Neighborhood Market is being postponed until 2016, according to the office of Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.

Using his trademark style, Bill Nye the Science Guy spoke about climate change and energy policy on Thursday at the University of Tennessee.

It's that spooky time of year again — Halloween — and there are various events scheduled for children of all ages. Here are a few events going on today:

Just in time for Halloween, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting Bat Week to highlight the important role bats play in our ecosystem.

The saddest fact about Kimberly Enix’s slaying may be that, among those who knew her, no one was surprised that it happened.

Brad Goss, Harriman's fire chief since 2009, has resigned in the wake of gripes by firefighters about his management style.

Knox County Schools officials wouldn't go into detail on Thursday about specific parameters their school security officers and school resource officers have in their schools.

Hundreds crunched crickets, mealworms at UT annual bug buffet.

After hearing complaints from teachers, state Rep. Holt will take a state-mandated test alongside elementary school students.

The 14 small and four large nonprofits were given grant money to carry out projects or plans presented to the foundation as part of the Phase I grant competition process.