Updated: 4:48 PM On the third-to-last trading day of the year, the Dow is still rewriting the record books, breaking past the 12,500 mark for the first time.

Updated: 3:32 PM Politicians from across Tennessee have been expressing their condolences at the death of the 38th President.

Posted: 2:16 PM Officials were preparing tentative plans for President Gerald Ford's body to lie in state this weekend and expected a funeral service after New Year's at National Cathedral capping days of mourning in the capital.

Updated: 4:00 PM Authorities are looking for two suspects wanted in connection to Wednesday morning's robbery.

Updated: 2:08 PM The Morgan County Sheriff says an early-morning fire killed Harold Hagan and destroyed the home he lived in.

Posted: 11:43 AM A Marion County official has identified the victims of a fatal airplane crash near Jasper.

Posted: 11:42 AM Straight-line winds have caused some damage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Updated: 8:53 PM Gerald R. Ford, who picked up the pieces of Richard Nixon's scandal-shattered White House as the 38th and only unelected president in America's history, has died, his wife, Betty, said Tuesday. He was 93.

Updated: 7:16 PM 15 men arrested at Tyson Park.

Updated: 9:27 PM Another Christmas has come and gone, and for some people the only thing left is the bill. You know, just giving someone your credit card during the holidays and walking out with merchandise makes it seem like you're getting something for free. But for some of you watching the interest add up, you might wish that you had just paid with cash.

Updated: 9:27 PM With the New Year approaching, tax filers have less than a week to make end-of-the-year tax-related purchases and donations.

Posted: 6:51 PM Fort Campbell is getting ready for its next baby boom following the return of thousands of soldiers to the Army Post after deployment in Iraq.

Updated: 9:28 PM Retailers say unfortunately shoplifting is pretty tempting this time of year, the 17th annual Retail Theft Survey says more than 750,000 shoplifters and dishonest employees were arrested last year by just 27 us retail companies. Some Knoxville retailers say they've seen fewer shoplifters this holiday season, but they have to constantly be on the lookout.

Posted: 4:43 PM A federal judge rules out-of-state wineries can ship their wares into Kentucky.

Updated: 9:29 PM After a day when just about every store was closed, East Tennesseans didn't waste time getting back to the stores.

Updated: 1:53 PM If you're heading to the Outback Bowl in Tampa one place you may want to visit is the Clearwater Aquarium where history is in the making as workers tend to dolphins in need.

Posted: 2:39 PM The Coast Guard says the tide is pushing the oil away from shore, but about 21,000 gallons of medium crude have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in a pipeline break.

Posted: 2:30 PM The National Park Service has closed a section of the Trillium Gap Trail above Gatlinburg.

Posted: 2:27 PM There's a dispute between the federal government and the nuclear power industry over how new plants should be designed.

Posted: 2:20 PM The Postal Service says more than 124 million of the 1993 Elvis Presley stamps have been saved by Americans. The Post Office does an annual survey of 10,000 households to determine which stamps are most popular.

Posted: 1:20 PM Russia says it will team up with China for robotic missions to the moon, but that's where the cooperation ends.

Posted: 1:05 PM Iraq's highest court says Saddam Hussein's death sentence has to be carried out sometime in the next 30 days.

Posted: 12:54 PM At least 54 Iraqis died Tuesday in bombings, officials said, including a coordinated strike that killed 25 in western Baghdad. Separately, the U.S. military announced the deaths of seven American soldiers, raising the death toll significantly in one of the bloodiest months for the military this year.

Posted: 12:51 PM Nashville airport officials say smoke filled the cabin of a regional jet Monday night, forcing an emergency landing 30 minutes after takeoff from Nashville International Airport.

Posted: 12:39 PM The National Park Service has closed Newfound Gap Road because of snow on the mountaintop.