A major feature of the measure is that it removes workers' compensation cases from the state's trial courts and instead creates special panels appointed by the governor to hear claims and appeals.
An environmental group has filed a petition to intervene in the Tennessee Valley Authority's request to renew the licenses for the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy-Daisy.
A 26-year-old volunteer firefighter trying to distance himself from a white-supremacist group was found beaten to death last month in a cornfield in foothills of the Cumberland Mountains.
Activist groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt new rules that would better protect Appalachian waterways from pollution by mountaintop removal coal mines.
A Belgian prosecutor says 31 people have been detained in three countries in connection with a spectacular $50 million airport diamond heist that was pulled off with clockwork precision.
Hawkins County Deputy found Andy Derrick behind the wheel. The officer said Derrick's speech was slurred and his eyes were almost shut. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested.
Tennessee taxpayers are spending more than $500,000 a year to keep the lights on 24 hours a day at Legislative Plaza and the War Memorial Building, where lawmakers have their offices.
Saturday and Sunday enjoy the 11th Annual Blooms Days Garden Festival & Marketplace at UT Gardens. The weekend will be full of music, entertainment and everything you need for inspiration in your garden.
East Tennesseans are giving hope to people in Haiti. From a group of churches sharing the gospel and building a school to others operating an orphanage and planting seeds for churches.
With more than 100 open positions across its Sevier County attractions, Ripley's is hosting a job fair from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on the lower plaza of the aquarium.
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will create nine recovery courts to combat mental health and substance abuse issues.
