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With glowing reviews of University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro, the executive and compensation committee voted to give him $186,301 in retention payments, out of a possible $200,505.38, for his performance the last three years.

KNOXVILLE — Businessman and University of Tennessee graduate John D. Tickle has been appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the UT Board of Trustees

A new high-efficiency steam plant has been installed ahead of schedule at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, replacing a wood-chip system that proved to be a flop. The early results are better than expected.

University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro could see a pay increase if a proposal to the UT board of trustees passes.

Knox County led the state last year in the percentage of inmates jailed but not yet convicted, a new study released last week shows.

A female was found dead in LaFollette, Tenn., on Wednesday night from an apparent gunshot wound, Campbell County authorities said.

The Knoxville Community Band will put on a nostalgic performance with a mixture of swing, rock, jazz and the blues during a free downtown concert Sunday.

An assembly line worker was killed in an apparent electrocution accident at a furniture plant in Hamblen County on Wednesday, officials said.

Journal Media Group, parent company of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel and newspapers in 12 other U.S. markets, is merging with the Gannett Co., Inc. in a cash deal worth approximately $280 million, subject to the approval of federal regulators and Journal Media Group shareholders.

The agreement, announced Wednesday, heralds an era of further consolidation in the U.S. newspaper industry as newly pure-play companies take steps to meet the competitive threat of scaled digi

'Friends of Melissa' are raising money for Friends of Literacy Director Melissa Nance, recently diagnosed with a relatively rare form of leukemia.