Officers arrested Charles Eugene Hurst, Jr., 45, on Tuesday night as the suspect in the robbery of a Fountain City bank Monday.
The nuisance business crackdown continued in Knoxville Wednesday night as police shut down another bar and arrested several people.
Councilwoman Marilyn Roddy made it official Thursday. She's running for mayor of Knoxville. The two term at-large councilwoman will formally kick off her campaign at an event on September 14.
The Knox County law director says $78,000 in severance packages granted to three county senior staffers who resigned should not be released.
A forest fire has burned about 255 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Chilhowee Lake and U.S. 129.
A Knoxville woman is suing CitiFinancial Auto for what she says is the wrongful repossession of her car.
The newly-elected sheriff in Campbell County Robbie Goins has a vision for the department that is now without several employees. A few have quit, others have been fired.
Kick-off is still three days away, but downtown businesses are already looking forward to the cash that's coming.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation's SmartFIX40 project in Knoxville is being recognized as one of the top transportation undertakings in the country.
The owner of a Campbell County car dealership is struggling to make a comeback after his family business was put on the chopping block.
More than 80 headstones were knocked down or broken at Carr Cemetery in Maynardville Tuesday night, according to people living in the area.
The city of Knoxville has been honored for its annual financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
If your weekend plans involve tailgating before the Vols home opener Saturday or taking in Boomsday on Sunday, you need to score the best parking.
Knox Co. Mayor Tim Burchett announced sweeping changes for his administration and a hold on some senior staffers' severance packages in his first day in office.
Anderson County officials are taking an interesting approach to help keep people spending locally.
Knoxville's South Waterfront Project promises to transform the area into a robust and lively area to live and play, but the economy has taken quite a toll on the progress.
Fishermen are slowly returning to the Emory River after it re-opened following the ash spill at TVA's Kingston plant.
Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters is seeking guidance from several state officials about the procedure the county will follow to fill the vacancy of former Sevier County Clerk Joe Keener, who resigned Monday
The two Georgia women suspected of robbing a Sweetwater bank on August 26 were caught Wednesday in Atlanta.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been investigating the Knox County Solid Waste Department since last year, officials say Wednesday.
Construction will delay the re-opening of the Little River/Jakes Creek Trail access road in the Elkmont area of the Great Smoky Mountains, officials announced Wednesday.
Blount County commissioner Shawn Carter Sr. resigned Wednesday after being in office less than two hours. He felt there was a conflict between holding a local office and working for the U.S. Postal Service.
The city of Knoxville will offer free parking for Boomsday in two garages and a lot Sunday, and people posting on social media have named the top 10 places to watch the annual fireworks show.
Knoxville's Dogwood Arts is officially in the running to receive a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Everything Grant to put art in public places.
The Kingston city manager says the bank has changed for a fund established to help people injured when a couple's minivan crashed into Classic Styles Salon on August 24.
This year's Movies on Market Square lineup includes children's classics, comic book super heroes and classic thrillers. It runs from September 10 through October 15.
A Florida woman who disappeared in mid-August on a drive to Cumberland County was found safe at home, according to the sheriff's office.
Some parents say a popular Knox County park, less than three years old, is falling apart. Kids even encounter caution tape on the playground.
Former Newport police Sgt. David R. Smith turned himself in Wednesday morning on a public indecency charge, two days after a grand jury indicted him.
More than 1,000 Knoxville high school students got a lesson Tuesday thanks to a group that formed after the worst school shooting in U.S. history.
Blount County SPCA officials say three cats were found on Schoolhouse Gap Road with their tails cut off along with other injuries.
Fountain City residents concerned about trashy properties hosted a community meeting that got results from officials.
An overturned tractor-trailer closed lanes on Interstate 640 westbound Tuesday afternoon at the junction with Interstate 275 and Interstate 75.
Two Washington County deputies caught drinking and having sex in the forest while off duty have been dismissed from their jobs.
UT's 2010 football season kicks off Saturday, and as usual, stores are stocked with orange and white merchandise.
Soldiers with the Tennessee National Guard's 253rd Military Police Company returned home Tuesday from service in Iraq.
School officials, students and parents agree an incident in Sullivan County could have been much worse if it weren't for a resource officer's quick action.
A man suspected of robbing a Farragut pharmacy twice this summer is being sought by the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials say Sevier County Clerk Joe Keener resigned during an investigation of possible embezzlement and theft.
The Tennessee Valley Authority's top executive answered questions behind closed doors for seven hours Tuesday about the utility's coal ash spill.
Robert Wayne and Destiny Hurst, of Mascot, were arraigned Tuesday on charges in the fatal shooting of a Corryton store owner in September 2009.
The sale of the Maryville newspaper The Daily Times and its related websites to Blount County Publishers LLC is final.
Richard Dale Ward, the man behind the wheel when a minivan crashed into a Kingston salon and injured several people on August 24, was cited for driving without insurance.
Not-for-profit mental health and addiction treatment center Helen Ross McNabb will open a new facility in LaFollette in mid-September. It will be at 503 W. Central Avenue.
The Knoxville Community Development Corp. held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to re-open the newly-renovated Valley Oaks Apartments.
Jeffrey Brian-Edward Wills, 21, of Mohawk, accused of ramming an SUV from behind leading to a fatal crash in Greene County Monday afternoon, is charged with vehicular homicide and several other charges.
Daniel Lovegrove, 67, was killed in Morgan County Monday night when his motorcycle was hit by a drunk driver, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Anderson County commissioners voted Monday night to break the tie in the juvenile judge race in favor of Brandon Fisher, a Democrat.
Vols fans will quickly notice the newest set of improvements at Neyland Stadium.
The Knox County School Board meeting Monday included evaluations on how Superintendent Dr. Jim McIntyre is performing and he got good marks.
Kingston city officials gave up on a proposal that would have forced city workers to cover tattoos and piercings.
The administration at one Knox County high school decided to quit fighting student cell phone use and put some restrictions in place for it instead.
American Shingle and Siding, Inc. has been out-of-business for several weeks, but customers in East Tennessee continue to get bills.
On his way out the door, Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale gave a parting gift to three senior staff members, but it's a move, some county commissioners find unacceptable.
Employees at American Book Company's distribution center in Knoxville will be laid off beginning in October.
Three Florida brothers were sentenced last week in federal court in Knoxville for their roles in an oxycodone distribution and money laundering ring.
A Knoxville Area Transit driver who crashed into a utility pole and died early Monday morning may have had a medical problem, according to police.
Officers want help to identify the man who robbed a SunTrust Bank on Tazewell Pike in Fountain City Monday afternoon.
As Boomsday and the Vols' first game approach, the average gas price in Knoxville is $2.47, down seven cents from a month ago. Are more drivers willing to travel?
Alcoa Inc. has launched a $110 million upgrade of its Cheoah Dam near Robbinsville, N.C., in a project that includes federal stimulus money.
Holding back tears, Kathy Ward said last Tuesday was the most frightening day of her life.
There's a new Tennessee natural area and trail on the Cumberland Plateau. The Rugby State Natural Area and Massengale Homeplace Loop Trail were dedicated Friday with a "vine cutting."
People living in a West Knox County neighborhood say constant vandalism has stopped. The neighborhood is off Lovell Road with some of the vandalism occurring on Birch Hill Road.
A man is dead after a motorcycle accident Saturday morning on the well-known strip of road called "The Dragon" in Blount County.
A Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday morning in Loudon County.
A man was shot several times Saturday morning in the Lonsdale area.
A Luttrell woman was killed and another person injured in an ATV accident Saturday.
A new letter has been sent to Townsend property owners about encroachment violations. This time property owners have another option before they have to destroy parts of their businesses.
Two people lost their lives Friday afternoon in a single vehicle accident in Sevier County.
A rally was held for missing Cocke County teen Megan Maxwell Friday. A group who helped search for her came back to keep her name in the limelight.
University of Tennessee student groups are working together to raise money to help Pakistan flood victims.
The future for Belle Island Village in Pigeon Forge is still uncertain. The latest blow came a couple weeks ago when city officials learned federal relief money would not be used to help.
University of Tennessee police say the number one crime on campus is theft, so this year they have a new way to fight back.
KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Mayor Mike Ragsdale today accepted the resignations of 3 members of his senior staff, including Senior Director of Engineering & Public Works Bruce Wuethrich, Senior Director of Library
A Morristown dentist 6 News has been investigating for more than three years is now facing even more serious state charges.
It's almost football time in Tennessee, but 6 News found out ticket sales are down 2,600 compared to August 2009.
A Maryville man was charged with criminal homicide Friday after an investigation into a shooting incident earlier this week.
A man with prescription drugs duct taped to his waist was taken off a Greyhound bus on Interstate 75 in Campbell County Friday morning, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Dustin Risdon, 29, a Canadian golfer playing in the Knoxville News Sentinel Open, was arrested in Knoxville early Friday morning on a public intoxication charge.
A Knoxville man who admitted earlier this week to burglarizing a slew of East Tennessee salons is now charged in Maryville.
A mouse in a hurry and some buzzing flies helped earn failing grades for some Knoxville area restaurants in their most recent health inspections.
Blount County sheriff's officials say a man who tried to steal a boat in Rockford and dragged a deputy with his pickup truck earlier in the week was arrested Thursday.
Carter Elementary parents have begged for a new school for years and with a newly-elected school board, they believe their prayers may be answered.
The Blount County Rescue Squad is back in service after a stand down of just over a month.
The battle for Blount County is the biggest football game of the year. The money generated from the game helps a lot of people.
Flu season is months away, but Knox County health officials are already taking steps to protect the public against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 flu.
A Farragut veterinarian is warning pet owners about dog flu, a newly-emerging virus known as H3N8.
Another East Tennessee community is debating whether to allow liquor to be sold by the drink. A petition making the rounds in Caryville could put the issue up for a vote in November.
A federal judge sentenced convicted swindler Dennis Bolze to the maximum sentence of 327 months in prison for defrauding investors of millions of dollars.
A student with a toy plastic gun caused a lockdown at a Knox County middle school Thursday morning, according to the school system spokeswoman.
Gail Cooke, 58, was arrested Wednesday afternoon as the suspect in the robbery of a Cumberland County bank nearly two weeks ago.
Timothy L. Johnson, 22, of Morristown, died and two other people were injured in a collision between a car and a U-Haul early Thursday morning on Interstate 40 in Sevier County.
Byron Mandel Edwards, Jr., 18, who was wanted for attempted murder in a Knoxville shooting earlier in August, has been arrested and charged.
The Sinks is once again open for swimmers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was closed since January for reconstruction.
Fifteen University of Tennessee, Knoxville, freshmen are traveling to St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, just outside New Orleans, to help Remote Area Medical.
Cumberland County deputies are looking for the robber or robbers behind a string of church burglaries.
A young couple getting married in six weeks called 6 On Your Side because the place in Sevierville where they planned to tie the knot had apparently closed, and they couldn't reach anyone.
More complaints about a local custom car builder are going to federal court.
The damage to Classic Styles Salon in Kingston is extensive after a minivan crashed into the building Tuesday afternoon.
Police say a man caught after burglarizing a North Knoxville salon Tuesday night admitted to hitting 63 homes and businesses since March.
Linda Slevinsky, 36, Shane Wiggins, 39, of Lenior City, and Nick Witt, 28, of Tellico Plains, were arrested in the Niota area Monday morning after McMinn County sheriff's deputies say they found a large meth lab in a home.
A brother and sister pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges filed after 76 dogs were rescued from their South Knoxville home in April.
Zackery "Zack" L. Garde, 19, of LaFollette, who was walking toward a train Wednesday morning, was struck and killed as he listened to music through ear buds, police said.
Diane Roach, an ex-Knox County Solid Waste Department employee, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to stealing $1,000 from a drop-off program in Halls. In exchange, she wasn't sentenced to jail time.
The entire Carpenters Middle School PTSO board resigned after what they say is a case of child sexual assault not handled properly by the school district.
The 100 block of Gay Street is finally open again. Business owners and residents are glad to see things getting back to normal.
The elk herd in the Smokies is doing well and biologists want to relax their management practices.
The Culinary Institute at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville has added the world's hottest pepper to its kitchen garden.
Ten people were injured, four critically, when a couple in their minivan crashed into a salon in downtown Kingston Tuesday afternoon.
Harry Chase, 44, of Chuckey, who's suspected of shooting a man and woman in Greeneville Sunday, turned himself in Tuesday night, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Knoxville residents will soon be able to keep chickens in their backyards.
Since the end of July, the Humane Society of Cumberland County has had to turn away some animals brought to the shelter by the city of Crossville's animal control.
A special prosecutor will handle a criminal investigation of Anderson County Mayor Rex Lynch.
Morristown neighbors are tired of seeing piles of junk and trash surrounding a house on Bear Springs Road.
Former Knox County Law Director Bill Lockett was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to one year of probation for misdemeanor tax evasion.
JFG Coffee and Knox Heritage, Inc. announced a new joint initiative Tuesday called Save Our Signs - Knoxville. The goal is to preserve endangered historic signs around East Tennessee.
An Oak Ridge man was arrested following an indictment for child pornography.
Two Knoxville men were arrested Monday afternoon for making explosives in a West Knox County park.
Knox County commissioners sent the Carter Elementary School issue back to the school board after hours of debate Monday night.
The College of Law at the University of Tennessee has been recognized for its value to students. It was selected as a 2010 Top 20 Best Value Law School by preLaw magazine.
Knoxville motorcycle driver Bruce Arnold, 55, died at UT Medical Center after he crashed into a car he was behind in Fountain City Monday afternoon.
Two men robbed a motel in East Knoxville Monday night after forcing their way behind the check- in counter.
Two Greene County men are facing drag racing charges.
The decision on whether to build a new school or renovate the current Carter Elementary School now rests with the newly-elected Knox County School Board.
A Morgan County farmer vouches for the safety of his eggs as a national investigation continues in the recall of nearly half a billion eggs.
The family of a mentally ill man shot and killed by Oak Ridge police says they want answers. Eugene Rod Harris, 48, was shot and killed on July 18 on Hillside Drive.
Improvements are coming to a section of Western Avenue in Northwest Knoxville and Knox County.
An Andersonville woman died Monday morning and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Norris.
University of Tennessee officials are going out of their way to encourage the new freshman class to graduate in four years.
Knoxville may not be off the table permanently, but a deal to bring an Urban Outfitters store to downtown has stalled for now.
The board of governors for Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts announced Monday that they voted to keep it in Gatlinburg. The current location won out over a site in Greeneville.
Two weeks after 6 On Your Side reported on dissatisfied local customers, the offices of American Shingle and Siding, Inc. have closed and investigations are underway.
Fred Harding, 63, of Grainger County, is behind bars after investigators say he shot his son in the leg Sunday night.
Tennessee fans attending the Volunteers' season opener against Tennessee-Martin might have a hard time recognizing Neyland Stadium.
Three vice presidents have left the University of Tennessee as the university system seeks a new president.
Robert Pettorsson, 25, of Farragut, was arrested for trying to kill his stepfather with a kitchen knife and a dumbbell Sunday afternoon, according to a sheriff's office report.
A portion of U.S. 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park re-opened Monday morning after a rockslide from the night before was cleared.
Kentucky State Police arrested Brandon Glen Petrey, 27, on Sunday. He was wanted in a chainsaw attack on a Knoxville man.
People living in West Knox County's Wood Creek West Subdivision off Lovell Road say they're furious acts of vandalism continue there.
It's been just over a year since a sidewalk ordinance went into effect aimed at Knoxville's homeless, but there's disagreement over its success.
A part of the Foothills Parkway in Cocke County is back open, and residents and tourists are glad to see it upgraded.
Saturday was a painful reminder for the family of Ryan McDonald. It was the second anniversary of the day the Central High School student was shot to death by classmate Jamar Siler.
Health department crews will spray for mosquitoes Sunday in East Knox County. A lab report confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the Milligan Street area.
A man was injured Saturday afternoon when he was attacked by a man wielding a chainsaw.
Hamblen County sheriff's deputies found a missing inmate after being on the run for about 3 hours on Friday night.
An elderly woman was sitting in her car after leaving the Cracker Barrel Restaurant on Merchants Road when a man approached her and tried to grab her purse.
After the murder of Knoxville teenagers DeMonte Bledsoe and Elizajuan Stewart last Wednesday night, one Austin-East graduate is committed to trying to stop the violence.
The Knoxville Police Department and legal officials have created a task force that's cracking down on businesses considered crime hotspots.
Hotel managers in Caryville are teaming up with law enforcement to train employees to spot drug activity.
Several Sevier County residents are concerned about one of the county's oldest cemeteries.
As a Knoxville organization called Smart Trips celebrated its first Clean Commute Day on Friday, plenty of residents were commuting with greener options.
Sevierville police charged a husband with attempted first degree murder and aggravated kidnapping after a house fire injured him and his wife.
Moldy food, spiders and mice droppings on a kitchen floor are some of the violations that helped fail seven Knoxville area restaurants in their latest health inspections.
A judge ruled Friday that Billy Ray Irick, a death row inmate convicted of killing a Knoxville child, is competent to be executed.
Troy James Bull, of Blount County, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of sales tax evasion, and was placed on supervised probation.
Knoxville accountant Ernest E. Choat, Jr., was arrested Thursday on 31 federal counts related to fraud and money laundering.
A South Carolina man driving a tractor-trailer was killed in a crash on State Route 35 in Greene County early Thursday morning. The rig was going northbound when it overturned and caught fire.
Larry Donald Gunter, 56, of Parrottsville, was arraigned Wednesday on a three-count indictment in federal court in Greeneville. He pleaded not guilty.
The Deluxe Inn in East Knoxville was ordered closed Thursday because police say drugs and prostitution were commonplace there.
Monroe County Sheriff's Capt. Kenny Hope, who was cleared in a murder investigation in July, has been fired over an unrelated incident.
National Park Service officials say visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this year are strong, despite road construction projects.
Crossville police are investigating sexual assault claims against a hospital employee. The suspect worked at Cumberland Medical Center.
Knox County Trustee-elect John Duncan says he plans to hire an in-house delinquent tax attorney as a cost saving and accountability measure.
Communities across East Tennessee are seeing an increase in meth lab busts and Anderson County tops the list.
National fire safety expert Dr. Robert Cole visited East Knoxville Fire Station 11 Thursday to talk with a small group of pre-school children about preventing fires and how to respond if they see one.
Newport Police Sgt. David Smith was removed from the force Thursday after the department investigated a complaint that he performed a lewd act behind a business.
A judge ordered more psychiatric evaluations Thursday for a man accused in the beating death of a Knoxville bartender in 2008.
A University of Tennessee professor helped author a study showing about 30 percent of the difference in obesity rates among states and cities is linked to walking and cycling rates. So how does Knoxville measure up?
Deputies arrested two men, a woman who had her toddler, and a teen girl Wednesday as suspects in a home burglary near Clinton.
James Brown, 25, of Calhoun, was arrested Tuesday on child rape charges involving an 11-year-old girl.
A jury on Thursday found Mark Takashi, of Knoxville, guilty of child abuse and neglect of his one-month-old son five years ago.
Greene County authorities are searching for Josh Dyer, 33, an inmate who walked off a work detail Tuesday afternoon.
A meth lab explosion in Dandridge sent a man and his mother to a hospital Tuesday night.
A local marching band in need of new uniforms is taking to the Internet with a creative approach to fundraising and getting worldwide attention.
Officials suspect lightning may have started a house fire in Dandridge early Thursday morning.
Knoxville area homeowners looking to sell are finding the housing market in a slump again. July sales were down.
Letters from the state Department of Transportation to Townsend residents and business owners say there are around 80 violations of the right-of-way along U.S. Highway 321, also known as Lamar Alexander Parkway.
Karns High School students began the school year with a new principal, four new vice principals and new rules aimed at keeping everyone safe and focused on learning.
A Knoxville couple who made repeated attempts to get a hearing aid problem fixed have some resolution from the company.
A worker with Etowah Utilities was shocked as he worked on power lines Wednesday morning.
Knox County residents are asked to support the environment and veterans by taking part in Power It Down Day on August 27.
A fire early Wednesday morning destroyed a vacant house in Sevierville on Millican Grove Road.
Gilbert Lee Croft, 56, of Madisonville, was arrested Tuesday on an indictment charging him with the rape of a young girl.
Karen Sue Reagan, 41, of Maryville, was arrested Monday at Wal-Mart in Alcoa for allegedly inhaling two cans of dust remover spray in the bathroom.
A Great Smoky Mountains National Park employee was injured Tuesday morning when a dead tree fell on him, according to officials.
The old Mascot Elementary School property is in shambles, and former students say it's become a dangerous playground.
King College opened a new campus in Knoxville Tuesday. Several smaller colleges in Knoxville are expanding due to an increase in students.
Medical screening results released Tuesday for more than 200 residents concerned about the 2008 ash spill at TVA's Kingston plant revealed no adverse effects.
A community in South Knoxville is helping adults with autism. New homes were recently built for families unable to take care of their loved ones.
The first day back to school for all Knox County students Tuesday was a half day.
A parking lot at the Helen Ross McNabb Center could one day be the site of what Knox County officials call a public safety center.
A burglary suspect arrested recently on a bicycle is now connected to a home invasion in Heiskell, investigators said Tuesday.
The Clinton City Council voted Monday night 5-2 to remove Steve Jones from his position as Clinton city manager.
Carter Elementary School parents keep hoping for a new building, but classes started Tuesday with that possibility as very remote.
A rabid bat attacked a woman in Cocke County last week, biting and scratching her.
A group of adults and children were robbed at gunpoint Monday night in a South Knoxville home invasion. Police said later there's evidence of drug sales at the home.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is among the nation's top 50 public colleges and universities, according to new undergraduate rankings from U.S. News and World Report.
A fire gutted the Country Patch restaurant in Athens Tuesday just before noon.
A maintenance man was injured by a chemical reaction Tuesday morning at a condominiums pool in Knoxville.
The true story of a Roane County hermit who threw his own funeral while he was still alive in 1938 is the subject of a new movie called "Get Low."