The upcoming execution of Oscar Franklin Smith has caused a deeper look into the history and methods of execution and current ways Death Row offenders are managed.

Journalist, author and public speaker Elaine Weiss will speak about SPELL FREEDOM: The Underground Schools That Built the ...

Prominent Black Knoxvillians lived in what is now Beck Cultural Exchange Center before the house was bought for the nonprofit ...

An East Tennessee cold case that’s more than 40 years old is gaining new attention thanks in part to the efforts of some local high school students.

Tennessee recently scheduled its first executions after a five-year hiatus. Authors Steven Hale and Margaret Vandiver talk ...

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says President Donald Trump is looking for ways to expand its legal power to ...

The Tennessee Titans added a much-needed defensive end in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tennessee selected UCLA's Oluwafemi Oladejo with the No. 52 overall pick after trading down from ...

The University of Tennessee has officially etched its name into the record books — not just in one sport, but across four major professional leagues. With the 2025 NFL Draft selection of edge ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Cuts to AmeriCorps funding from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency mean several nonprofit programs in East Tennessee have been cut.

BATON ROUGE – Frankly, LSU baseball's offense was bad for eight innings and Tennessee was playing great behind its pitchers. Trailing 3-0 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers found a ...

BATON ROUGE – The start of the LSU baseball-Tennessee game has been delayed. Officials have stated at the new start time for the game Friday night at Alex Box Stadium will by 9:50 p.m. First ...

In 1925, David Curtis Stephenson, the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, was one of the most powerful ... He died in 1964 at the age of 74 in Johnson City, Tennessee. Oberholtzer is buried at ...