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  • Knoxville man faces charges for transporting 335 pounds of pot

    A traffic bust in Union County Saturday morning ended with a major drug bust after deputies found a man driving with 335 pounds of marijuana in his car. Union County deputies pulled over a car Saturday morning on Highway 33 near Maynardville after getting reports of an intoxicated driver. While deputies interviewed the driver, they found several packages in the car containing 335 pounds of ...

  • Triology tour Author Atkinson talks World War II in Knoxville visit

    Pulitzer prize-winning author Rick Atkinson speaks to guests Sunday at the Bijou Theater. Atkinson was in Knoxville as part of a national book-signing tour for the final installment of his "The Liberation Trilogy." (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News ...

  • NBA San Antonio 105 Memphis 83

    Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard combined for 38 points Sunday and San Antonio rolled to a 105-83 win over Memphis in Game 1 of its conference finals series. Parker netted 20 points and handed out nine assists while Leonard connected on four 3-pointers en route to 18 points as San Antonio drained club playoff-record 14 treys in ...

  • San Antonio Spurs open Western Conference finals with blowout victory over Memphis Grizzlies

    San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker drives past Memphis Grizzlies' Tony Allen and Marc Gasol during Game One of their NBA Western Conference final in San Antonio, Texas May 19, 2013. Photograph: Mike ...

  • Haslam to highlight bills during ceremonial signings in East Tennessee

    Gov. Bill Haslam officially signed scores of bills into law last week, ranging from a $32.8 billion state budget to an overhaul of liquor manufacturing laws, and this week he will take part in ceremonial signings on the road to focus attention on selected ...

Movie Review

Piranha 3D [Blu-Ray]

Piranha 3D [Blu-Ray]

Alexandre Ajas Piranha 3D is a purposefully and unapologetically tacky monster movie that borrows all the camp and gore from the 1978 Roger Corman-produced Jaws knock-off Piranha, but without screenwriter John Sayless self-conscious wit and director Joe Dantes satirical ... ...

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  • Four medical buddy pairs enter Nashville Kids Triathlon

    Natalie Young looks at her little brother and sees joy. The gleeful squeals that brighten the redhead's freckled face. The vibrant eyes that shine out from behind his glasses. "It's amazing to see him smile with everything he does," Natalie, 13, said of her brother, Dylan, 9. Particularly when everything he does is such a challenge. Dylan was born with one side of his ...

  • Tenn. Powerball ticket worth $1 million

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Powerball ticket sold in Tennessee barely missed winning a share of an estimated $590.5 million prize. But the ticket has a nice consolation prize worth $1 ...

  • Chattanooga adding hundreds of hotel rooms

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The Chattanooga market will add hundreds of hotel rooms in the coming year, following four years of booming revenues for its hotel ...

  • The Shed wins big at Memphis in May

    MEMPHIS, TN (WLOX) - A South Mississippi BBQ joint is bringing home top honors from a prestigious competition. The Shed in Ocean Springs won first place in both the Whole Hog and Poultry categories this weekend at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. More than 250 barbecue teams from around the world travel to Memphis each year to compete in the championship. ...

  • Official Va. driver who injured dozens of parade hikers likely had medical condition

    View results DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.Officials did not have a formal confirmation or any specifics on the condition, but based on the accounts of authorities and witnesses on the ...

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