Michael Tyler Roberts: Roberts, of Knoxville, was sentenced in December to 15 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers. The DOJ says Roberts assaulted a line of police officers in a tunnel entrance to the Capitol.

Maryville's own Master Sgt. Patrick Morgan is representing East Tennessee at President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, optimistic after a Kentucky court ruling reversing Biden's Title IX, eyes potential success in his Supreme Court gender case.

Hellbender salamanders call Tennessee and 14 other states in the United States home, including Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia. The "healthiest" of eastern hellbender salamander habitats was considered to be in North Carolina and Tennessee, the area devastated by Helene.

Donald Trump will take the oath of office to become the 47th President of the United States Monday, and Tennesseans are present in the capital to support the transfer of power.

Flags in Tennessee will be flown at full staff on Jan. 20 in honor ... President Joe Biden's proclamation for flags to be flown at half-staff across the United States in honor of the 39th president until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.

Jack Byrd, the CEO of Solaren Risk Management, said his officers had 127 incidents where prohibited items were detected.

A new register seeks to identify "champion trees" in the United States, recognized for their enormous size and big leafy crowns. The first-of-its-kind initiative is called the National Champion Tree Program (NCTP) and has been judging trees since 1941.

Best states to start a business in 2025. Texas is among several states with no income tax which attracts business entrepreneurs. In Texas, businesses h

There’s a circular economy in Tennessee that’s quickly brewing. From the initial hybrid or electric vehicle breakdown, when you need A.C. Carmichael, to the recycling center powered by ORNL researchers Dr. Bhave and Dr. Islam, and onto the factory floor, touted by Dr. Sims, it could all be done on Rocky Top!

At least one sheriff's deputy fatally shot a person suspected of driving a stolen car on Tuesday in Memphis, authorities said.