Some of the items in stores at visitor centers have an extra connection to the park: they're the work of current or retired rangers and volunteers.

A post-retirement move to the Smokies was an easy decision, and they relocated to Wears Valley, Tennessee, in 1998. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. His second career ...

Neely explains Knoxville's rich Irish heritage, highlighting the impact of Irish immigrants on the city's early development.

From locals in the field to the sleepers to keep an eye on, here's what to know before Thursday's first-round tip of the NCAA ...

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee Division of Forestry performed a prescribed burn in Hamblen County Wednesday.

But to try: Congress authorized the federal government to construct and operate large hydropower operations across the country, and (in some cases, as with the Tennessee Valley Authority ...

Layla Soliz, a Muslim woman and Tennessee citizen, wears a hijab every day due to her religious beliefs, according to the lawsuit. On May 15, 2024, she was arrested for a minor misdemeanor charge ...

A river conservation group says a small Putnam County town has released untreated sewage and excess pollutants from its water treatment plant.

The Drake men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament without its live mascot, Griff II, a six-year-old English ...