06:12 PM - Alcoa police detectives are investigating the death of a man after a male attempted to “drop off” his body today at the Blount Memorial Hospital emergency room entrance. Read more...
05:34 PM - All smelting at the ALCOA Tennessee Operations South Plant will be shut down by the end of March, causing layoffs of about 450 employees, ALCOA Inc. announced today. Read more...
This photo provided by the Obama Transition Office shows President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, getting their daughters Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, ready for their first day of school Monday in Washington. The family is staying at the Hay Adams Hotel in Washington.
12:41 AM - WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. Read more...
04:33 PM - LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Brunswick Corp. today announced that it will mothball its Riverview boat manufacturing facility near Knoxville, Tenn., and take additional actions aimed at reducing its work force, production and expenses. Read more...
11:43 AM - A strengthening low pressure system over the lower Mississippi Valley is producing widespread rainfall over much of Tennessee, leading to the posting of a flood watch for the Maryville area. Read more...
11:54 PM - The Blount County Budget Committee on Monday declined to recommend the construction of a new pod at the county jail, citing concerns with the timing of the proposal in these trying economic times. Read more...
12:00 AM - A Maryville woman accused of fatally shooting her husband on Aug. 17 was indicted Monday on a charge of second-degree murder. A grand jury also indicted six others and returned six sealed indictments. Read more...
Alcoa's Taylor Brown goes up for a shot over the Loudon defenders Monday night at Alcoa. Read More...
Matt Keith describes how he designed and built wooden toy trains, first for his great-grandson Dylan Smith, of Houston, and later, for more than 200 children at his church in Corinth, Miss. Read More...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles after a product announcement on Sept. 9 in San Francisco. Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, on Monday said that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health. Read More...