As the investigation of Pilot continues, local non-profit groups watch from afar as to how it will affect an organization that has given millions of dollars to East Tennessee charities.
A dozen other media outlets are suing the Tennessee
Department of Children's Services for access to reports of hundreds of
deaths and near-deaths of children who had contact with the state's
child welfare system.
Governor Bill Haslam and Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced Tuesday that Windham Professionals Company will be expanding its two offices in Tennessee.
George Beverly Shea, the booming baritone who sang to millions of
Christians at evangelist Billy Graham's crusades, has died after a brief
illness. He was 104.
In the wake of the Boston Marathon tragedy this week, some of the
focus has shifted to how officials can help prevent future attacks. In East Tennessee, scientists at the Oak Ridge National Lab have spent years developing a tool that could help.
A Knox County sheriff's chaplain in an unmarked car drove into the front
a West Knoxville Weigel's gas station Tuesday afternoon, according to
the sheriff's office.
Tuesday night, a large group of joggers and walkers met at West Hills
Park in West Knoxville to run 26.2 miles in honor of the victims. Everyone walked or ran as much as they could to see how many marathons they could all do together.
Sharp partisan disagreement over the cause of last fall's meningitis
outbreak became apparent Tuesday as House Republicans accused the Food
and Drug Administration of ignoring numerous warning signs about
compounding pharmacies.
