Maryville police say a 14 year-old girl met a man on Facebook.

Smokies Park was packed full of students, parents and teachers Wednesday morning, for the 21st annual Tennessee Smokies Safe Kids and Health Awareness Day.

Three men are charged with promoting gambling after Oak Ridge police discovered card games in a building owned by a local judge.

Tennessee Valley Authority officials say tests of safety systems at its newest nuclear reactor have not detected any problems despite issues with the documentation of certain parts.

The jury in the Y-12 sabotage and vandalism trial returned a guilty on all charges verdict against the three protesters who broke in last summer.

TDOT Commissioner John Schroer said in a news release that the real time traffic information it provides helps motorists avoid delays and also helps reduce congestion on the state's roadways.

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.

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.

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.

Cleveland Browns owner and Pilot Flying J CEO addressed a crowd at the Northeast Ohio National Football Foundation Awards Banquet Tuesday night.

Amanda Berry talks to her grandparents and relatives in Tennessee for the first time since her disappearance.

East Tennessee is known for its outreach for millions of needy people here at home and around the world through church missions. Local 8 News Anchor Alan Williams recently traveled to Haiti to visit with three East Tennessee groups healing the sick, educating the poor and ministering to the soul. GUATEMALA, AFRICA, EVEN THE APPALACHIA REGION, FREQUENTLY GET HELP

A big drug bust nets cash and pot and two people arrested.

It's the site of not only a homeless camp but a hot bed of crime. Now, a dilapitated building is coming down.

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.

A man was killed when his car went into the water late Tuesday afternoon.

A $120 million water treatment plant that will keep toxic mercury out of a creek at the Y-12 National Security Complex is currently under design.

The state Department of Children's Services will appeal a Nashville judge's ruling ordering the agency to release records at 50-cents per page.

As the trial of three activists accused of breaking into and defacing Y-12 gets underway Tuesday morning, lawyers for both sides began laying the foundations of their cases.

One woman is fighting for her life after the SUV in which she was riding dropped 150 feet off an exit ramp embankment in downtown Knoxville early Tuesday morning, according to the Knoxville Police Dept.

Visit Knoxville encourages everyone to "Be a Tourist in Your Hometown" with events throughout the end of the year.

Police have located 5 month old Ronald Flanigan in Memphis.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department will use its available resources to save the county thousands of dollars.

The meth epidemic is taking over families, overcrowding jails and killing users. Now, one more dark side to the chronic problem: it's putting innocent people at risk.