Kids in East Tennessee don't have to go to Disney to see Goofy, Nemo and the gang.
Park rangers said Friday charges are pending in last week's poaching of elk at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Friday night people gathered to remember transgendered victims of violence.
A Hamblen County jailer was fired Friday after an alleged incident at his Sevier County home.
Road construction on Nubbin Ridge Road has some resident concerned. On Friday, they got to voice their concerns to county engineers.
In a motions hearing for George Thomas Friday, attorneys battled over a racially charged comment he made while he was being interrogated.
John Duncan III, the son of Congressman Jimmy Duncan, has filed paperwork to run for Knox County trustee in 2010.
There's more confusing health news for women. Newly released guidelines suggest annual pap smears may not be necessary to prevent cancer.
Two people from LaFollette, Tennessee were killed and one was injured in a collision between a commuter train and a car in Broward County, Florida Thursday morning.
Construction is well underway on Lovell road in West Knoxville.Starting at Gilbert Road, the plan is to turn the two lane road into five lanes.
When U.S. Marshals tried to arrest an Andersonville man Friday, they found the remains of an unidentified body.
Salaried employees at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. will have their pay cuts restored in January.
The lawyer for Valentino Vasquez Miranda, a former Knoxville motel employee charged in the 2008 murder of a young Alabama woman, says he was illegally detained.
Former deputy court clerk Tina Snyder, 49, has been indicted in McMinn County on a charge of stealing cash from the office.
Thursday night, "Twilight" madness began for the midnight showing of "New Moon."
There's more fallout from the rock slide blocking Interstate 40 near the Tennessee - North Carolina line.
A new high tech program to keep students safe in Monroe County is already seeing positive results. Students can text anonymous tips to school resource officers about weapons, drugs, bullying and more.
Pawn Shop owners say more and more holiday shoppers are coming in to get a deal. Many are digging through their own junk trying to make a little extra cash.
Local malls are taking precautions since the holiday spirit could literally be contagious this year, thanks to H1N1 flu.
Every year, people leave town for the holidays and leave their homes vulnerable to thieves. But simple safety tips and security products can help.
A Knoxville radiologist is critical of the new recommendations on mammograms by an independent task force.
With Thanksgiving just a week away, it's crunch time for many non-profit organizations.The growing demand and cost for food has left Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee hungry for help.
Should government compete with private companies for business? A local businessman believes the answer for most people is no.
A Clinton man struck by a hit-and-run driver in Lexington last weekend has died. The driver is still being sought by police. The victim was Anthony Gibbs, 24.
The sheriff's office has released the names of the suspect shot by an off-duty Knox County sheriff's deputy Wednesday afternoon and a second suspect still on the run.
An Athens doctor and three others were arrested Thursday after they were indicted on charges including prescription fraud, extortion, conspiracy and filing false reports.
When a Clinton police officer stopped a suspected drunk driver Tuesday night, it led to the arrest of a man who served time in Michigan for breaking and entering, as well as a prison escape.
A two-car crash on Tazewell Pike Wednesday claimed the life of a Louisiville man. The victim was identified as Jason McKinley, 33.
People in Morristown are sounding off about the budget cuts approved Tuesday night for the city's police and fire departments.
A West Knoxville breast cancer survivor is angry over new recommendations by an independent government task force for getting mammograms.
President Obama has nominated former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe to serve on a special committee under his administration.
A jury of 12 members and six alternates was seated Wednesday evening in Chattanooga for George Thomas, the third defendant to stand trial in the Christian-Newsom murders.
A Powell woman died early Wednesday morning after she was rescued from a submerged car at Cove Lake State Park.
School administrators are working hard to make Campbell County High School as safe as possible. They're starting new security measures after another gun incident earlier in November.
A Sevier County man is accused of gunning down his 18-year-old girlfriend Tuesday night.
New charges of rape and sexual battery have been filed against Dr. Rodney Carter, of Sevierville. He's now facing a total of seven counts of rape and six counts of sexual battery.
Five people were injured Wednesday morning when a pickup truck crashed into a Waffle House in Greeneville. It happened at Waffle House at 2761 E. Andrew Johnson Highway.
Benjamin Maybaum was arrested Tuesday for a burglary, sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery in White Pine.
A Newport bar and grill owner Patsy Ann Quinton, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sales tax evasion, but she won't serve any time in prison.
The day after two freshman Vols were kicked off the team following attempted armed robbery charges, there's word another freshman player was charged with shoplifting.
Police and the sheriff's office are investigating whether three business burglaries in Knoxville Wednesday night are connected.
A fire early Wednesday morning has seriously damaged an unoccupied home in South Knoxville.
Fans lined up Tuesday night as Regal welcomed two stars of "New Moon," the second movie in the highly popular "Twilight" series, in a benefit premiere.
Morristown has made $1 million worth of major budget cuts. However, some say what hit the chopping block could jeopardize your family's safety.
Tuesday night Knoxville city council passed a $15 million bond to revamp a downtown hotel.
Tuesday night the Knoxville city council passed an ordinance to improve safety at Knoxville tire recycling plants.
Jury selection continues Tuesday in Chattanooga for George Thomas, the third defendant to stand trial in the Christian-Newsom murders.
As the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment prepares for its deployment to Iraq, families are working hard to raise money to bring the troops home for the holidays.
Since students are exposed to more technology, many schools are struggling to keep their attention and get them excited about learning.
Tuesday was the first time University of Tennessee students, faculty and their families could receive the H1N1 vaccine and the turnout was huge.
A man was arrested Monday after investigators found an indoor marijuana grow in his Maryville home.
Douglas Royster, 42, of Knoxville, was arrested Monday for possession of child pornography.
Six East Tennessee nonprofit organizations received a combined $100,000 in charitable gifts Tuesday from Humana of Tennessee.
Jury selection resumed in Chattanooga Monday for George Thomas, the third defendant to stand trial in the Christian-Newsom murders.
A University of Tennessee fraternity is on probation after an incident involving alcohol and an underage student.
A controversial Knox County housing project for the homeless was scrapped Monday when Knox County commissioners voted it down.
Despite strong opposition from some Seymour residents, Sevier County commissioners voted Monday night to allow an apartment complex to be built in a neighborhood.
Residents in a West Knox County neighborhood are upset about road construction in their area.
Former construction workers for Department of Energy sites are encouraged to contact the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program to find out if years of exposure to radiation and other carcinogens on the job made them sick.
A fire that started in an Oliver Springs thrift store early Monday morning did extensive damage to other businesses in the same building.
Freshmen Nu'Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards have been permanently dismissed from the Tennessee football team, the head coach announced Monday.
This year, the Black Friday sales start earlier and last longer.
Two men have been arrested on multiple charges for a home invasion in Knox County Sunday evening.
A male freshman student at Oak Ridge High School student was expelled in October for bringing a gun to school, officials confirmed Monday.
The Cray XT5 supercomputer known as Jaguar at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility has become the fastest in the world.
Knox County sheriff's deputies are looking for the man they say robbed a truck stop and held customers at gunpoint Sunday afternoon.
Christmas is right around the corner so Shadrack Watersports and RV's Christmas Wonderland are spreading a lot of holiday cheer.
A Cocke County teenager has been missing for 195 days. Her family does not want the community to forget her.
Knox County deputies arrested three people Sunday evening after a violent home invasion.
A man wanted in connection with a Nashville murder has died after jumping from his Knoxville hotel balcony during an arrest attempt.
A Grainger County boy is recovering after being hit by a car Sunday morning.
Two of the three UT football players accused of attempted armed robbery are out of jail, but none will be in uniform for Tennessee's game at Ole Miss.
As the health care debate rages on, hundreds of people from all over the country descended on Union County this weekend for free medical services at a Remote Area Medical event.
One person is dead after a shooting in northwest Knoxville.
The Remote Area Medical Health Expedition Clinic is being held November 14th and 15th at Union County High School.
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam has reported raising another $1 million since June 30 for his Republican gubernatorial campaign.
A Knoxville mother says justice for one of her murdered sons has been forgotten.
Friday park rangers launched an investigation into the poaching of an elk at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The three UT players arrested for an alleged attempted robbery continue to make headlines in our area, but not all of the talk is negative.
Top officials with the Roane County Sheriff's Office admit they have been professionally and personally let down by the verdict handed down in Leon Houston's double murder retrial.
An Anderson County man and woman are facing more than 70 child sex abuse charges.
It was business as usual Friday afternoon at the Sweet N' Spicy Café in Roane County. But the conversation at each table drifted to one particular topic, Thursday's acquittal of Leon Houston on all of the charges against him, including first degree murder.
Four different people have served as director of Jefferson County Schools in the past two years.
A 77-year-old woman residing in a local nursing home has just accomplished something more than 40,000 Knox County residents have not done. She earned her GED.
According to members of the Inayan School of Eskrima, if you know what pressure points to target on the body, you can subdue an attacker, no matter what your size or strength.
A jury convicted Demetria Nance of second degree murder Thursday for the murder of an East Knoxville man last year.
When a restaurant gets a bad health inspection grade, the inspector will return within a week to ten days, sometimes sooner. That was the case for the restaurant that received the worst grade of the week.
The Knox County Detention Facility was put under lockdown Friday morning when power went out at the jail.
A chicken coop was set on fire at Rogersville residence that has been repeatedly hit by arson.
The man shot by a Knoxville police officer Wednesday during a traffic stop is now in jail after being released from the hospital.
A Knoxville man is facing charges after he allegedly stabbed a man several times Thursday night in his East Knoxville home.
The Knoxville man accused of dragging his dog behind his truck made his first court appearance Friday morning since his arrest.
Tennessee Valley Authority bills will decrease $3 to $6 monthly beginning Dec. 1 under the utility's wholesale fuel cost adjustment.
Vol fans were buzzing with comments Thursday about the three UT football player who were arrested on attempted armed robbery charges.
Three UT football players are charged with attempted armed robbery following their arrests early Thursday, Knoxville police said.
A Roane County jury found Leon Houston not guilty on all counts Thursday for the 2006 shooting deaths of a Roane County deputy and his friend.
One of the men police said was a victim of an attempted armed robbery by three UT football players told 6 News Thursday he thinks they should stay on the team.
While conventional doctors still consider holistic treatments outside the norm, some insurance companies cover some therapies.
Morristown has a budget deficit that is forcing city leaders to take a hard look at possible cuts across the board.
Environmental activists are trying to block TVA from starting to dump 1 million gallons a day of mercury, selenium and other chemicals from its Kingston Plant into the same river where coal ash was spilled in December.
When Ricky Butler went to sleep on a rural roadside, he didn't have to worry about comfort, but apparently he was feeling insecure.
Police said a police traffic stop Wednesday night escalated into a chase, a suspect ramming a cruiser and being shot by an officer.
A husband and wife were arrested in Knoxville early Thursday morning after police said one tried to ram a cruiser and another led state troopers on a chase along Clinton Highway.
Officials have released the name of a man whose body was found Wednesday in Cherokee Lake. The boat he was on capsized and sank earlier in the day.
Retirement Lifestyles Magazine has picked Sevier County as one of the top 11 Southern retirement hotspots.
Local businesses are coming up with their plan to compete for you holiday dollars with the big box stores.
The Knoxville Fire Department says fire alarms may have helped save a Southeast Knoxville family overnight. The family of eight escaped from the burning house on Seminole Avenue around 12:15 a.m. Thursday.
Without constantly gaining new members, the VFW says its voice in Washington would diminish.
What caused two massive rockslides at the North Carolina border and on U.S. Highway 64 just weeks apart from each other? Geologists say it's a combination of factors.
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at World's Fair Park pays tribute to some new names as area veterans were honored Wednesday.
Heavy rains Tuesday caused several roads in Pigeon Forge to flood. One campground had to evacuate campers because of the rising water.
The jury got the case Wednesday night in Leon Houston's retrial. They'll return Thursday morning at 8:30 to start deliberating.
A 16-year-old male student at Campbell County Comprehensive High School was expelled for a year after bringing a loaded handgun to school last week.
A man was killed Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Blount County that injured another man and a child.
Michelle Stiles, 38, a patrol officer with the Knox County Sheriff's Office, resigned Wednesday after she was arrested on ID theft and forgery charges.
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined KUB for repeated raw sewage overflows. The EPA assessed an initial fine of $68,050 for 159 discharges of untreated sewage over the last four years.
Four children and three adults were ejected when a vehicle rolled over going east on rainy Interstate 40 in Roane County Tuesday morning.
A Farragut home went up in flames Tuesday night, forcing firefighters to call for backup.
Newport business owners fear their financial livelihoods are in jeopardy after the Interstate 40 rock slide near the North Carolina border.
Mixed reaction Tuesday night to progress at the ash spill site in Roane County.
Arctel, Inc. in Maynardville went idle in February. The former plant manager decided to take matters into his own hands and re-open the plant himself.
Downtown Knoxville's come a long way in the past five years. But it still has a long way to go before it is the vibrant community, the Central Business Improvement District or CBID wants it to be.
The defense called witnesses Tuesday afternoon in the retrial of Leon Houston. Judge David Hayes said testimony will be finished by Wednesday afternoon and closing arguments will be given.
Police are looking for the suspect who shot a male manager during a robbery at a Hardee's in Northwest Knoxville Tuesday morning.
Dennis Bolze, the Gatlinburg man who masterminded a Ponzi scheme, changed his plea Tuesday to guilty on all six counts against him.
A Knoxville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping beat his uncle to death in July 2006.
Letalvis Cobbins won't learn his sentencing for his lesser charges in the Christian-Newsom murders until next year.
State Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) was escorted from a UT football game following a dispute with police over a Halloween mask.
A judge has banned two students from a high school campus in Rogersville after one was accused of circulating a video of a cat being stabbed.
A Sevier County woman called 6 On Your Side to ask if the long survey called the American Community Survey she received from the U.S. Census Bureau is the real thing.
Road work the next two weekends could have a big impact on traffic through East Tennessee using Interstate 81.
Two men and a woman were rescued Monday after losing their way off the Abrams Falls trail in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Two local doctors offered their suggestions Monday for health care reform in America.
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation ballistics expert told the jury one of Leon Houston's bullets was found in the civilian gunned down with a Roane County deputy in 2006.
The Knoxville man accused of dragging his dog behind his truck says it was just an accident.
On any given day, you may find 120 kids or so at Kiddie Kottage on Debusk Lane in West Knoxville. Owner Thomas Kitts is not happy about a plan for the property next door.
A platoon of Marines in Knoxville will mobilize in January to deploy to Afghanistan, officials announced Monday.
Two teenage highway construction workers were killed on I-75 south near Clinton Monday morning when a pickup truck hit them, according to TDOT officials.
A drive-by shooting wounded a Knoxville man Sunday night.
The restaurant that went out of business was not the lowest scoring place of the week, it was in the middle of the pack.
Someone has been tampering with the natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County.
A Harriman family got out safely after their home caught fire early Sunday morning.
When many East Tennesseans were complaining about all the rain this year, Christmas tree farmers like Susana Dimmick sees it as an early Christmas present.
All lanes of I-40 are open after a fatal accident closed one lane in both directions Sunday.
One man is dead after being struck by a car while trying to walk across a highway.
There is zoning battle going on in Seymour. It pits a developer who wants to build an apartment complex off Chapman Highway against residents who say they want their neighborhood to remain safe and quiet.
Officers with the Knoxville Police Department have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a teenager in Columbia, Missouri.
One person has died after a motorcycle accident Friday night.
Police say a Fort Campbell soldier was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide at home in southwestern Kentucky.
Military officials say the say his rampage at Fort Hood could have been much worse if not for the actions of a civilian police officer.
A group of Oak Ridge citizens are helping 278th Armored Calvary Regiment soldiers get home for the holidays and you can help, too.
A woman who says she was there when a Roane County deputy and his ride-along friend were killed told a jury the first shots came from the officer's cruiser.
If you're driving down the streets of Knoxville, you may notice something disturbing. Someone is stealing storm drains throughout the city.
A man wanted for the attempted murder of an Anderson County man was apprehended Friday in Nashville.
Investigators with the Knox County Sheriff's Office say, on average, they get about three or four missing persons calls each day. Fortunately, most of the calls are quickly resolved and do not end in a criminal investigation.
Local women say there are more concerns for their safety after a woman was robbed at knife point near Market Square.
Tennessee's unemployment rate for October has not been released yet, but economists predict it could be dangerously close to 11 percent.
Three Knoxville businesses were caught selling alcohol to minors Friday.
A Knoxville bookstore is one of 200 stores that are expected to be closed by Borders Group Inc., the bookstore chain said Thursday.
Tension was felt across the U.S. Thursday, including East Tennessee, as families worried about loved ones stationed at Fort Hood.
By the end of November, the two tall TVA stacks very visible at the Kingston plant will no longer be used on a regular basis.
Some Tennessee lawmakers are expressing disappointment over the progress of UT's biofuels initiative, questioning whether the $70-million they approved for the program is being spent the way it should. Brad
A Loudon teen is getting ready to live his dream. Blake Goins, 14, has been chosen for a December hunt sponsored by the Christian group Hope Outdoors.
Leon Houston's attorney says his brother fired the shots that killed a Roane Co. deputy and a civilian. But the prosecution says it's not clear which brother fired.
Lawmakers in the U.S. House Thursday approved a bill extending and expanding the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.
Jimmy Lovell, 45, has been arrested and charged in Knoxville for dragging a dog tied behind a pickup truck.
Police are investigating a robbery that began by downtown Knoxville's Market Square and included a drive to an ATM on Chapman Highway.
Lester R. Lawson, 60, of Morristown, drowned Wednesday morning in a single boat accident on Cherokee Lake, according to the TWRA.
A Knoxville mother has a warning for drivers and all parents after her daughter was hit getting off the school bus on Sutherland Avenue.
A Maynardville resident says he contracted an E. coli infection after slipping on a rock in Bull Run Creek.
A woman died Wednesday in a car wreck in West Knox County.
A state panel upheld a decision to suspend an Athens doctor's medical license for having sexual relations with female patients and prescribing controlled substances in exchange for sex.
In Knoxville City Council's Fourth District, Nick Della Volpe defeated Ray Abbas by a mere 70 votes, 50.5 percent to 49.5 percent. However, there's no automatic recount in the city, no matter how close the election is.
Codes inspectors swept through East Knoxville's Parkridge neighborhood Wednesday in a pro-active approach to blighted and neglected properties.
Mark Atchley, 50, a National Guard master sergeant from Rockford, is among three people killed in a small plane crash last week in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Tennessee National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment is preparing for deployment to Iraq in February 2010, officials said Wednesday.
The Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners has suspended the license of Oneida physician Dr. Larry E. Perry over having sex with patients.
The family of a slain ETSU graduate has settled a lawsuit against the Knoxville apartment complex where she was fatally stabbed in December 2004.
A 40-year-old female student at Walters State Community College told police a man sexually assaulted her off campus after he abducted her on campus Monday afternoon.
A 16-year-old student at Campbell County High School was arrested Tuesday after a loaded handgun was found on campus.
The defense team for George Thomas, who's due to stand trial in December in the Christian-Newsom murders, wants to know what jail correspondence and recorded phone calls the prosecution will use.
Gov. Phil Bredesen has approved adding $10,000 to the reward for information in the case of a man shot and killed in his Corryton store in September.
Knoxville voters made their choices Tuesday in the election for five city council seats.
People with severe mental health issues are being forced to navigate the health care system themselves, causing a growing problem.
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is looking into a complaint that Bull Run Creek is being polluted by wastewater from the city of Maynardville.
Police say a Texas fugitive pulled out a handgun and fatally shot himself as officers approached him in a motel parking lot in Knoxville.
A jury of six men and six women, along with three alternates, was chosen Tuesday for the retrial of Leon Houston.
The Tennessee Department of Education released its annual report card on pre-K through 12th grades on Tuesday. This year's scores came with some big changes.
Christopher Warner Roderick, 35, of Niota, was arrested after a woman said he pointed a gun at her when she refused his $100 offer for sex.
William Bradley Mefford, 35, of Morristown, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless homicide for sharing his prescription medication with another man who died.
It's a well known fact that Cross Park Drive in West Knox County floods practically every time there's a heavy rain.
TVA has scrapped plans to allow public access to a spot overlooking a massive coal ash spill in Roane County.
After much speculation, the Vols ran out on the field in black jerseys Halloween night. Love it or hate it, everyone has an opinion.
Letalvis Cobbins, the first defendant convicted in the Christian-Newsom murders case, has been moved to a maximum security prison, the West Tennessee State Penitentiary in Henning.
Jury selection began Monday for the second trial of Leon Houston in the fatal 2006 shooting of a Roane County deputy and his ride-along friend.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there's a big crowd outside the Baptist Center near Western Heights.
The massive rock slide near the North Carolina-Tennessee border is now expected to keep the interstate closed for at least four months.
Cocke County Mayor Iliff McMahan says the detour signs are quickly killing his county's business because they lead drivers to believe exit 432 is now the last exit on the interstate. That's why he met with TDOT and asked them to make a change.
A Maryville man was arrested at his Knoxville workplace Monday for child sexual exploitation.