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Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officials say reports of a tiger may be a case of mistaken identity.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Sheriff’s Office issued an Be On the Lookout alert for a tiger late Wednesday night after reports of the animal being spotted in southeast Knoxville. Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units, Animal Control, Air Watch, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Knoxville Police’s Animal Control Unit and representatives with […]

A group of strangers put their lives at risk to save a woman from a burning car. They say they saw someone who needed help, so they did.

The FBI is offering a reward for information on a serial bank robber who they believe is responsible for at least 16 bank robberies in multiple states over an 11-year-span.

Walk-On’s Bistreaux, a sports bar and restaurant chain co-owned by NFL star Drew Brees, opened its a brand-new location in Knoxville on Tuesday.

Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to retire in Tennessee using data from Niche based on a variety of factors including cost of living, healthcare, recreation, and weather.

Hotel, restaurant and retail store owners warn that staffing shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic could force them to limit occupancy, curtail hours and services or shut down facilities entirely just as they’re starting to bounce back from a grim year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis’s Bengal Tiger mascot TOM III has died at the age of 12. According to the University of Memphis, TOM III was euthanized at his compound Friday morning after suffering from an illness all week. The university says he will be taken to the Memphis Zoo for an autopsy. […]

A Tennessee couple is in custody in an abuse and neglect case after skeletal remains of a child were found in their backyard.

Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard is missing after visiting a newly reopened California beach, his family says.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to move toxin-laden coal ash from a retired plant in Memphis to an off-site landfill, at the cost of roughly $300 million, the federal utility said Friday. TVA is considering six landfills in the South after it decided to move 3.5 million cubic yards ((2.6 million […]