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Kids in East Tennessee don't have to go to Disney to see Goofy, Nemo and the gang. More>>
Tennessee Children's Services Commissioner Viola Miller says proposed additional cuts by Gov. Phil Bredesen would be "very painful." More>>
Friday night people gathered to remember transgendered victims of violence. More>>
A Hamblen County jailer was fired Friday after an alleged incident at his Sevier County home. More>>
Road construction on Nubbin Ridge Road has some resident concerned. On Friday, they got to voice their concerns to county engineers. More>>
In a motions hearing for George Thomas Friday, attorneys battled over a racially charged comment he made while he was being interrogated. More>>
John Duncan III, the son of Congressman Jimmy Duncan, has filed paperwork to run for Knox County trustee in 2010. More>>
There's more confusing health news for women. Newly released guidelines suggest annual pap smears may not be necessary to prevent cancer. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
A Nashville judge has ruled a law that allows handguns in Tennessee bars and restaurants is unconstitutional. More>>
When U.S. Marshals tried to arrest an Andersonville man Friday, they found the remains of an unidentified body. More>>
Students at Tennessee's public colleges and universities could be facing a five percent tuition increase. More>>
Salaried employees at DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. will have their pay cuts restored in January. More>>
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. More>>
Former deputy court clerk Tina Snyder, 49, has been indicted in McMinn County on a charge of stealing cash from the office. More>>
The military says a Fort Campbell soldier was charged after refusing to allow a search of his vehicle and causing a gate into the installation to be shut down. More>>
Thursday night, "Twilight" madness began for the midnight showing of "New Moon." More>>
There's more fallout from the rock slide blocking Interstate 40 near the Tennessee - North Carolina line. More>>
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. 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. More>>
Law enforcement officers in Tennessee are targeting rural areas for motorists and passengers not wearing seat belts. More>>
Gov. Phil Bredesen says another tax hike to shore up Tennessee's unemployment trust fund appears unavoidable. More>>
A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. More>>
Local malls are taking precautions since the holiday spirit could literally be contagious this year, thanks to H1N1 flu. More>>
Every year, people leave town for the holidays and leave their homes vulnerable to thieves. But simple safety tips and security products can help. More>>
A Knoxville radiologist is critical of the new recommendations on mammograms by an independent task force. More>>
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. More>>
Should government compete with private companies for business? A local businessman believes the answer for most people is no. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
An Athens doctor and three others were arrested Thursday after they were indicted on charges including prescription fraud, extortion, conspiracy and filing false reports. More>>
A Kingsport football player who died during a game in Knoxville earlier this year had a heart valve problem, according to the medical examiner's report. More>>
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons says he is releasing five years of tax returns and his current investment information to the media. More>>
The Tennessee Valley Authority's top executives were told Thursday during a directors' board meeting not to expect performance bonuses this fiscal year. More>>
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. More>>
A two-car crash on Tazewell Pike Wednesday claimed the life of a Louisiville man. The victim was identified as Jason McKinley, 33. More>>
People in Morristown are sounding off about the budget cuts approved Tuesday night for the city's police and fire departments. More>>
The family of a nine-year-old Justin White, of Middle Tennessee, said he died from complications from the swine flu. His parents want the public to know how deadly the virus can be. More>>
A West Knoxville breast cancer survivor is angry over new recommendations by an independent government task force for getting mammograms. More>>
President Obama has nominated former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe to serve on a special committee under his administration. More>>
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. More>>
A Powell woman died early Wednesday morning after she was rescued from a submerged car at Cove Lake State Park. More>>
TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov. Phil Bredesen asks them to make a 9 percent reduction in spending. More>>
The historic Walnut Street Bridge will close for five months beginning in December to replace asphalt with timbers. More>>
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. More>>
Family and friends said farewell Wednesday to Army Spec. Fred Greene, 29, of Mountain City, who was gunned down with 12 others earlier in November in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. More>>
A Sevier County man is accused of gunning down his 18-year-old girlfriend Tuesday night. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
A legislative panel that drew the ire of Gov. Phil Bredesen for delaying approval of a contract to operate a biofuels plant in East Tennessee has now signed off on the funding. More>>
Benjamin Maybaum was arrested Tuesday for a burglary, sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery in White Pine. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
Rosetta Stanton, 61, of Wallins, has been arrested for setting the woods on fire in the Watts Creek community Tuesday morning. More>>
A spending bill for veterans programs and military construction projects approved by the Senate could bring more than $100 million to Tennessee. More>>
Gov. Phil Bredesen says he won't choose sides in the Democratic gubernatorial primary contest. He says he doesn't believe his endorsement would make a difference in which candidate will be nominated. More>>
State health officials say more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking. More>>
Police and the sheriff's office are investigating whether three business burglaries in Knoxville Wednesday night are connected. More>>
A fire early Wednesday morning has seriously damaged an unoccupied home in South Knoxville. More>>
Tuesday evening, Army Spec. Frederick Greene's family held visitation in Mountain City. More>>
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. More>>
Morristown has made $1 million worth of major budget cuts. However, some say what hit the chopping block could jeopardize your family's safety. More>>
Tuesday night Knoxville city council passed a $15 million bond to revamp a downtown hotel. More>>
Tuesday night the Knoxville city council passed an ordinance to improve safety at Knoxville tire recycling plants. More>>
Jury selection continues Tuesday in Chattanooga for George Thomas, the third defendant to stand trial in the Christian-Newsom murders. More>>
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. More>>
Tennessee faces a major budget crisis again next year. The state has to cut as much as $1.5 billion from its bottom line next year as a result of falling tax revenues. More>>
Since students are exposed to more technology, many schools are struggling to keep their attention and get them excited about learning. More>>
Tuesday was the first time University of Tennessee students, faculty and their families could receive the H1N1 vaccine and the turnout was huge. More>>
A man was arrested Monday after investigators found an indoor marijuana grow in his Maryville home. More>>
Douglas Royster, 42, of Knoxville, was arrested Monday for possession of child pornography. More>>
The Army says soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but that it has made progress in stemming the problem in recent months. More>>
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses a Middle Tennessee school district of promoting Christianity in violation of the U.S. Constitution. More>>
An audit by the state comptroller's office raises questions about whether two wildlife agencies are protecting two species of fish. More>>
Six East Tennessee nonprofit organizations received a combined $100,000 in charitable gifts Tuesday from Humana of Tennessee. More>>
Jury selection resumed in Chattanooga Monday for George Thomas, the third defendant to stand trial in the Christian-Newsom murders. More>>
A University of Tennessee fraternity is on probation after an incident involving alcohol and an underage student. More>>
A controversial Knox County housing project for the homeless was scrapped Monday when Knox County commissioners voted it down. More>>
Despite strong opposition from some Seymour residents, Sevier County commissioners voted Monday night to allow an apartment complex to be built in a neighborhood. More>>
Tennessee has plenty of legendary people and places, but a new exhibit at the Tennessee State Library uncovers the truth about the state's best-known myths and tales. More>>
The state Department of Economic and Community Development says Tennessee leads the nation in the number of events this week during Global Entrepreneurship Week. More>>
Residents in a West Knox County neighborhood are upset about road construction in their area. More>>
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. More>>
A fire that started in an Oliver Springs thrift store early Monday morning did extensive damage to other businesses in the same building. More>>
Freshmen Nu'Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards have been permanently dismissed from the Tennessee football team, the head coach announced Monday. More>>
This year, the Black Friday sales start earlier and last longer. More>>
Tammy Renee Silas pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of kidnapping a newborn baby in Tennessee and taking him to Alabama. More>>
Tennessee's bleak budget picture is leading Gov. Phil Bredesen to expect the next six months to be what he calls his "most difficult time as governor." More>>
Two men have been arrested on multiple charges for a home invasion in Knox County Sunday evening. More>>
A male freshman student at Oak Ridge High School student was expelled in October for bringing a gun to school, officials confirmed Monday. More>>
Tennessee officials say a stretch of U.S. Highway 64 buried under a rock slide will not reopen for at least two months while the debris is cleared away. More>>
The body of a Tennessee soldier who was killed in the shooting spree at Fort Hood was flown to his hometown and escorted through some of his favorite places in East Tennessee. More>>
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. More>>
Knox County sheriff's deputies are looking for the man they say robbed a truck stop and held customers at gunpoint Sunday afternoon. More>>
Christmas is right around the corner so Shadrack Watersports and RV's Christmas Wonderland are spreading a lot of holiday cheer. More>>
A Cocke County teenager has been missing for 195 days. Her family does not want the community to forget her. More>>
Four men have been charged in the death of a Fort Campbell soldier who was shot following a dispute at a Clarksville nightclub. More>>
Knox County deputies arrested three people Sunday evening after a violent home invasion. More>>
Family members are upset over prosecutors reducing a murder charge against a man accused of fatally shooting his neighbor of 40 years. More>>
A man wanted in connection with a Nashville murder has died after jumping from his Knoxville hotel balcony during an arrest attempt. More>>
Former state Sen. Lou Patten says he will run again for his former seat being vacated by Sen. Dewayne Bunch, a fellow Cleveland Republican. More>>
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. More>>
One person is dead after a shooting in northwest Knoxville. More>>
The Remote Area Medical Health Expedition Clinic is being held November 14th and 15th at Union County High School. More>>
A former teacher at Portland High School convicted of having sex with a student has received the maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. More>>
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam has reported raising another $1 million since June 30 for his Republican gubernatorial campaign. More>>
A Knoxville mother says justice for one of her murdered sons has been forgotten. More>>
Friday park rangers launched an investigation into the poaching of an elk at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
An Anderson County man and woman are facing more than 70 child sex abuse charges. More>>
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. More>>
Four different people have served as director of Jefferson County Schools in the past two years. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
A jury convicted Demetria Nance of second degree murder Thursday for the murder of an East Knoxville man last year. More>>
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. More>>
The Knox County Detention Facility was put under lockdown Friday morning when power went out at the jail. More>>
A state trooper has been suspended for 15 days without pay and will be required to attend diversity training after he accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees. More>>
A new report says that Kentucky's prison population and costs have risen sharply in the past decade. More>>
A chicken coop was set on fire at Rogersville residence that has been repeatedly hit by arson. More>>
A Bluff City woman who mistook a police officer for a car hop at a Sonic drive-in is charged with DUI and possession of drug paraphernalia. More>>
The man shot by a Knoxville police officer Wednesday during a traffic stop is now in jail after being released from the hospital. More>>
A Knoxville man is facing charges after he allegedly stabbed a man several times Thursday night in his East Knoxville home. More>>
The Knoxville man accused of dragging his dog behind his truck made his first court appearance Friday morning since his arrest. More>>
Tennessee Valley Authority bills will decrease $3 to $6 monthly beginning Dec. 1 under the utility's wholesale fuel cost adjustment. More>>
Vol fans were buzzing with comments Thursday about the three UT football player who were arrested on attempted armed robbery charges. More>>
Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife. More>>
Volkswagen's deadline to accept applications online for jobs at its new assembly plant in Chattanooga is one minute before midnight Sunday. More>>
Three UT football players are charged with attempted armed robbery following their arrests early Thursday, Knoxville police said. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
While conventional doctors still consider holistic treatments outside the norm, some insurance companies cover some therapies. More>>
Morristown has a budget deficit that is forcing city leaders to take a hard look at possible cuts across the board. More>>
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. More>>
Several students and staff members at Gra-Mar Middle School in East Nashville were taken to hospitals Thursday following a gas leak. More>>
When Ricky Butler went to sleep on a rural roadside, he didn't have to worry about comfort, but apparently he was feeling insecure. More>>
Tennessee's subsidized health care plan will stop accepting new enrollment at the end of December due to budget constraints. More>>
Police said a police traffic stop Wednesday night escalated into a chase, a suspect ramming a cruiser and being shot by an officer. More>>
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. More>>
Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker says he won't get involved in whether state House Speaker Kent Williams should have his GOP credentials restored. More>>
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. More>>
TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in north Alabama has a fire response problem that could lead to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission civil penalty. More>>
Retirement Lifestyles Magazine has picked Sevier County as one of the top 11 Southern retirement hotspots. More>>
Local businesses are coming up with their plan to compete for you holiday dollars with the big box stores. More>>
Investigators have the diary of a nurse accused of shooting her ex-husband, a chiropractor, at his Signal Mountain clinic and the defense attorney is asking to see it. More>>
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. More>>
A former merchant contends that selling merchandise branded with slogans and pictures critical of President Barack Obama got him evicted from an East Tennessee mall. More>>
A group of music figures has begun a campaign against mountaintop coal removal. More>>
A state audit shows that former Signal Mountain Middle-High School principal Eddie Gravitte is most responsible for hiring an uncertified teacher's assistant with no bachelor's degree to teach upper-level, high school math courses. More>>
Without constantly gaining new members, the VFW says its voice in Washington would diminish. More>>
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. More>>
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at World's Fair Park pays tribute to some new names as area veterans were honored Wednesday. More>>
Heavy rains Tuesday caused several roads in Pigeon Forge to flood. One campground had to evacuate campers because of the rising water. More>>
The jury got the case Wednesday night in Leon Houston's retrial. They'll return Thursday morning at 8:30 to start deliberating. More>>
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. More>>
A man was killed Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Blount County that injured another man and a child. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
A second rock slide has closed U.S. 64 in East Tennessee in both directions, and a state transportation spokeswoman says it could be three weeks before the scenic highway along the Ocoee River reopens. More>>
Gov. Phil Bredesen says he's open to measures such as furloughs and contract freezes to soften state employee layoffs. More>>
A new poll shows Southerners are fretting about job loss and the economy and don't think the federal government is doing enough to help. More>>
Four children and three adults were ejected when a vehicle rolled over going east on rainy Interstate 40 in Roane County Tuesday morning. More>>
A Farragut home went up in flames Tuesday night, forcing firefighters to call for backup. More>>
Newport business owners fear their financial livelihoods are in jeopardy after the Interstate 40 rock slide near the North Carolina border. More>>
Members of the Engineering Association at the Tennessee Valley Authority have voted to affiliate with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers. More>>
With less than a year remaining before Tennessee's gubernatorial election, the four GOP candidates have been ramping up their pitches for why they should be the nominee. More>>
Mixed reaction Tuesday night to progress at the ash spill site in Roane County. More>>
A Nashville judge has authorized the widow of retired NFL player Steve McNair to sell the restaurant he opened shortly before his death. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
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. More>>
Police are looking for the suspect who shot a male manager during a robbery at a Hardee's in Northwest Knoxville Tuesday morning. More>>
Dennis Bolze, the Gatlinburg man who masterminded a Ponzi scheme, changed his plea Tuesday to guilty on all six counts against him. More>>
A Knoxville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping beat his uncle to death in July 2006. More>>
Letalvis Cobbins won't learn his sentencing for his lesser charges in the Christian-Newsom murders until next year. More>>
Gov. Phil Bredesen says conversations between the head of a legislative panel that questioned state-backed initiative to turn switchgrass into ethanol and a potential private investor has allayed the company's fears over the viability of the project. More>>
State Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) was escorted from a UT football game following a dispute with police over a Halloween mask. More>>
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. More>>
A Nashville condominium complex has dropped its claim against the estate of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair. More>>
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. More>>
Road work the next two weekends could have a big impact on traffic through East Tennessee using Interstate 81. More>>
Two men and a woman were rescued Monday after losing their way off the Abrams Falls trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. More>>
Two local doctors offered their suggestions Monday for health care reform in America. More>>
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. More>>
The Knoxville man accused of dragging his dog behind his truck says it was just an accident. More>>
Kentucky lawmakers have scheduled a meeting on Tuesday to collect information about alleged abuses of walking horses. More>>
Gov. Steve Beshear has designated November as "Adoption Awareness Month," encouraging Kentucky residents to consider foster care or adoption. More>>
An advocacy group is making a second attempt at getting the courts to block a state law penalizing counties that put a high percentage of children in foster care. More>>
Republican legislators are at odds over whether to criticize the state's largest anti-abortion organization for supporting a Democrat. More>>
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. More>>
A platoon of Marines in Knoxville will mobilize in January to deploy to Afghanistan, officials announced Monday. More>>
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. More>>
A drive-by shooting wounded a Knoxville man Sunday night. More>>
The restaurant that went out of business was not the lowest scoring place of the week, it was in the middle of the pack. More>>
Someone has been tampering with the natural gas pipelines at the Greenback School in Loudon County. More>>
Two Tennessee members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted with the majority in passing a health care reform bill over the weekend. More>>
A Harriman family got out safely after their home caught fire early Sunday morning. More>>
It's the giving season, but it's also deer hunting season. More>>
