He was threatened by the KKK but chose to move into the house anyway. James and Ethel Beck, prominent members of Knoxville's Black community, bought the house in 1965 where they lived until their ...

The Ku Klux Klan soon acted, Kesler said. Before Lennon could move in, the hate group poured gasoline on a 10 to 12-foot cross outside the house and lit it on fire, the Knoxville News Sentinel ...

Knoxville's plan to build a pedestrian bridge connecting the south side to the University of Tennessee campus is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. A critical $24.7 million grant ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Zoo Knoxville is now home to six newborn pups belonging to the species known as the most endangered wolf in the world after the litter was born on Earth Day. Zoo ...

KKK fliers distributed inside sealed plastic bags weighed down by rocks beneath mailboxes Citizens from several communities have complained about fliers Frank Ancona distributed fliers and claims ...

OFFICER FOR U.S. BANK. A KNOXVILLE MAN FACES CHARGES IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. POLICE SAY IT ENDED WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN THE LEG. IT HAPPENED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT GRANT STREET AND ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Diocese of Knoxville released a statement welcoming the new pope, Leo XIV, and celebrating his election. “We are filled with immense gratitude to the Holy Spirit ...

The quake struck near Greenback, which is about 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, at 9:04 a.m. Reports of light shaking came in from the Knoxville area and parts of the Carolinas, Alabama ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An earthquake was detected in Tennessee Saturday morning. The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake 13 miles southeast of Greenback around 9:04 a.m. It ...