A Bybee, Tenn. man was arrested today after allegedly shooting at a Cocke County school bus with nearly three dozen children on board.

More than 50 cats, plus an unknown number of dead ones, were found today inside an East Knox County home that a veteran animal control officer deemed one of the most rancid scenes he's encountered.

NASHVILLE -- Legislation that will cement Gov. Bill Haslam's deal with Amazon.com will cost the state $22.8 million per year in "foregone revenue" while in effect, but bring a like amount afterwards, according to a legislative staff estimate.

The Advocate, a gay and lesbian magazine, has released a list of the gayest cities in America for 2012 and Knoxville has made the list at number 8.

Aluminum company Alcoa Inc. said today it will permanently close its smelter in Alcoa as part of a global reduction its smelting capacity.

Tennessee wide receiver DeAnthony Arnett, who compiled the second-most receptions by a freshman in program history this past season, has asked for a release from his scholarship, a source close to Arnett confirmed to the News Sentinel late Wednesday.

A former East Tennessee Roman Catholic priest convicted of raping an altar boy nearly three decades ago wants a new trial.

Leslie Wakefield patrols Anderson County in a vehicle with an official insignia on the door and flashing blue lights.

A 50-year-old Knoxville man died this afternoon when he jumped from the seventh floor of an apartment complex, the Knoxville Police said.

KNOXVILLE — A man was jailed today on allegations he attacked his girlfriend in a drunken rage with a claw hammer, threw her son when he tried to help his mother and assaulted two officers responding to the call.