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As technology and treatment for breast cancer continue to improve, local doctors say a screening mammogram is still the average woman's best chance of catching breast cancer early.

In support groups and classes, they found others who understood their struggles and weren't afraid to listen -- and made lifelong friends.

Susan Brown had never feared breast cancer.

Knox County has a lower child poverty rate and scores higher than the state average on most indicators -- but not on the number of babies born addicted to drugs.

Knoxville City Council approved the appeal, denying a 150-foot tower, on a 7-1 vote.

So far in the current fiscal year commissioners have spent $2,596 on travel from an overall $15,000 budget. Their budget this year is $6,000 more than what was in the 2014-15 budget.

The 36th annual Homecoming at the Museum of Appalachia will be held Oct. 9-11.

Thursday and Monday, Tennova Healthcare will go out on a limb to celebrate breast-cancer survivors.

A woman was rushed to the hospital following a hit-and-run Wednesday; suspect faces multiple charges.

The rollout of the first phase of a program to get laptop computers in Oak Ridge students' hands begins this month.