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National Race For A Cure

Updated: 10:29 PM From DC, to all around the country, thousands gathered this morning to "Race for a Cure."

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AdventureCon 5

Posted: 11:50 PM AdventureCon 5 continued today at the Knoxville Convention Center.

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Tennessee Turns 211

Updated: 11:32 AM Tennessee is celebrating a big birthday this weekend, as of yesterday, it is 211 years old.

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Winkler Fights To Keep Kids

Posted: 6:38 PM Former Knoxvillian Mary Winkler is fighting to regain custody of her three little girls.

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489th Ready For Deployment

Updated: 8:18 PM Members of the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion were deployed for a tour of duty in Iraq this morning.

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Late Night WCWS continue as UT beats defending Champ Arizona, 1-0

Updated: 8:17 PM On a cool 69-degree Friday night in front of the second largest session attendance in Women’s College World Series history (7,744 fans) at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, No. 1 Tennessee (61-6) scratched out a run in the bottom of the sixth to back a complete game shutout by senior pitcher Monica Abbott as the Lady Vols downed No. 4 Arizona, 1-0, to improve to 2-0 and move within one victory of making the best-of-three WCWS Championship Series.

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Surprise Party For Local Soldier

Updated: 5:09 PM A local soldier was told he was going to a birthday party for his daughter. It was really a welcome home party for him.

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America's New Bandstand?

Updated: 9:21 PM Big-name country, gospel, or rock-n-roll, whatever's your favorite you just might find it in Pigeon Forge this summer, all outdoors, with some tickets costing only 20 bucks.

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Air Quality Still Poor in Knoxville

Posted: 3:40 PM Visibility may be improving for people living in the Knoxville area, one day after a thick haze covered much of the sky, but you may not be breathing any easier.

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Legislature Approves 'No Smoking' Bill

Updated: 8:00 AM From the Volunteer TV Newsroom: The Tennessee General Assembly has passed a bill to ban smoking in most workplaces. The bill now heads to Governor Bredesen. Earlier today, the Senate approved a 42 cent per pack increase on cigarettes. The House had only approved a 20 cent per pack increase.

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A Chiropractor for Your Horse?

Updated: 9:21 PM More and more folks are seeking something other than a pill to treat what ails them. But what if who's ailing, stands on all fours?

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Senate, House Approve More Money And Accountability For Schools

Posted: 5:21 PM From the Volunteer TV Newsroom: Tennessee lawmakers have passes a education funding reform bill. Local education officials have long argued that the current method of funding school districts is unfair to large counties, like Knox County. We’ll have more on VolunteerTV.com and on WVLT News at 5:30.

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