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New bike paths, sidewalks, lighting planned for South Knoxville streets

Dr. Jaber Hassan, a Maryville doctor, said hope is needed inside Syria to help the country end its Civil War.

A Sevierville dentist captured in Minnesota has been extradited back to Tennessee to face charges of rape and attempted first-degree murder of a Knoxville woman.

WASHINGTON — It has taken five years, but the federal government is edging closer toward banning mountaintop coal mining in parts of the Cumberland Mountains.

Having the incurable genetic lung disorder cystic fibrosis is difficult and expensive for Stephanie Goodall -- but her family is her greatest motivation to stay well.

A 35-year-old Knox County man has been indicted on charges of rape of a child, authorities said Thursday.

For the second time since a jury deadlocked 11-1 to acquit a Knoxville man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn son, the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office on Thursday pushed for a delay in announcing whether to retry the case.

Gov. Bill Haslam discusses higher education restructuring plan.

The filing deadline for Knox County races was noon Thursday. Would-be candidates have until 12 p.m. Dec. 17 to withdraw from the election.

On Thursday the Knoxville Pension Board voted unanimously to give Ed Kingsbury two years' worth of military service credit for $15,101.38.