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01/25/2025

Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump's national security team.

01/25/2025

The dismissals began Friday night and were effective immediately, according to two people familiar with the actions. They spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details that have not been made public.

Congress was not given 30-day notices about the removals –- something that even a top Republican is decrying.

01/25/2025

These 33 other countries have birthright citizenship:

Thirty-three other countries grant automatic citizenship to children born in the country regardless of their parents' citizenship.

01/25/2025

UPDATE: According to Harlan County Emergency Management, the county has received assistance from other water district personnel. Officials are out in the field today working on the ongoing outage in the Wallins Creek and Molus areas.

A county leader said that water outages are affecting customers of the Black Mountain Utility District and asked Kentucky to send personnel to help.

01/25/2025

Six Tennessee stores are on the list of store leases up for sale, including one in Knoxville.

The Big Lots leases for sale cover hundreds of locations across 47 states.

01/25/2025

Newport business owners said more cars are traveling downtown after Hurricane Helene, and that increased traffic is turning potential customers away.

People traveling between Tennessee and North Carolina are being diverted through downtown Newport, leaving businesses with fewer customers.

01/25/2025

"Frank was the most gentle soul that you could ever meet. We've been open 8 years and I've known Frank before that," said one woman whose nonprofit supports Knoxville's homeless community.

She said she found him dead in a Knoxville park during cold weather.

Marti Baker is the founder of CareCuts, a nonprofit that supports homeless people, and said she's known Alfonsa Franklin for over 8 years.

01/25/2025

Knox County Schools is making plans to build a new school, which leaders said will help several communities. It will be funded by the $66 million capital improvement plan the Knox County Board of Education approved for the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale and Beaumont areas.

Knox County Schools said the population in those communities has been growing quickly, and will soon need a school to support them.

01/25/2025

Republican Governor Bill Lee proposed the special session and called for lawmakers to pass his proposal, letting public funds be used for private school expenses.

01/25/2025

The shooting in the high school's cafeteria killed 16-year-old Josselin Corea Escalante and injured two others.

01/25/2025

Tennessee Basketball released its availability report Friday before its matchup against Auburn Saturday evening.

The report said one player was out and two others faced the possibility of being out for Saturday's game.

01/25/2025

Looking for something to do over the weekend? Here's a list of events across East Tennessee.

Here are some fun activities that are coming up this week!

01/25/2025

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release.

Bridgestone said the closure will help the company “optimize its business footprint” and “strengthen its competitiveness.”

Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, plant and laying off 700 workers there.

01/25/2025

Having an "offensive" tattoo or wearing see-through clothing could get you kicked off of your next Spirit Airlines flight.

Some of the updates give examples for already-existing rules, but new restrictions on 'lewd' tattoos and body art are a new addition.

01/25/2025

A small Kentucky county said Friday it would declare a state of emergency as its community continues struggling with a water crisis tied to recent winter weather.

A county leader said that water outages are affecting customers of the Black Mountain Utility District and asked Kentucky to send personnel to help.

01/25/2025

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

Vice President JD Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.

01/25/2025

Two people were taken into custody Friday after a police chase that went through a school zone, ending after authorities forced the suspects' car off the road.

The Kingston Police Department said Zachary Littleton, 33, and Regina Crosley, 57, were taken into custody.

01/25/2025

UT System President Randy Boyd outlined some of the school's goals for 2025 and beyond during an executive committee meeting Friday.

One of the main priorities for the university is to address backlogged projects and find ways to pay for them.

Randy Boyd said the bonding authority would allow the school system to obtain its own financing to help build projects.