The Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department warned residents on Thursday that the area was seeing it’s first moderate level risk for the 2025 wildfire season.

A Knox County grand jury will hear the case of a woman who is accused of killing a man by crashing into an assisted living facility with earlier this year.

When a shutdown seemed inevitable, Waters got on the phone with Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s interim superintendent, ...

Sales tax data shows alcohol sales in the city have more than doubled since the first two liquor stores opened, with three ...

Former Tennessee softball pitcher Charli Orsini announced her transfer destination on Oct. 5. The senior committed to NC State. "Just living out God’s plan," Orsini wrote on social media. "Being a ...

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The City of Sevierville announced on Sunday morning that the remainder of the “Slammedenuff” event’s festivities this weekend were canceled following “numerous disturbances ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A replica of Dolly Parton's childhood home at Dollywood.Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park in Tennessee features a replica of her childhood home. The original two-room ...

Sevierville's Ristorante DellaSantina and PawPaw's Catfish Kitchen are named among United States' top 'hidden gem' restaurants Ristorante DellaSantina offers guests Italian cuisine PawPaw's Catfish ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Gatlinburg Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO Chad Netherland said tourism is down about 4% this year in Gatlinburg. "Most of it's economic related. A lot of people took cruises ...