Release of report highlights allegations of fraud, extortion and other misconduct by orthodontics professors. A settlement allowed them to leave the university with no admission of guilt.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Governor Bill Lee has appointed an assistant district attorney to fill a vacancy left after Judge O. Duane Slone was hit and killed in Jefferson County last year. Gov. Lee appointed Jeremy Ball to serve as a Circuit Court Judge in the Fourth Judicial District, which covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties.

BEACHSIDE HOMICIDE: "48 Hours" looks back at seaside slayings. 9/8c: Murder on the Cape: "48 Hours" has covered the case of A-list fashion writer Christa

As California’s massive wildfires burn, thousands of GoFundMe campaigns for victims have become an outlet for onlookers transfixed by the blazes and eager to do something to help.

Michael Anthony Huerta, the 23-year-old from Knoxville found guilty of second-degree murder in 2024, filed a notice of appeal with the State of Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday

The Constitution enshrines our collective responsibility to one another, and the 2025 Law Day theme urges us to take pride in a Constitution that bridges our differences to bring us together as a united nation. Our civic lives tie us together as one “We ...

Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds have devastated Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and causing 27 deaths. The fires, affecting urban areas and the Olympic preparation ...

A group of over 230 Jewish scholars has signed an open letter expressing concern ‘about the current ideological environment in the US and elsewhere and the increasingly censorious culture in many institutions of higher learning.’ The original letter ...

The lawsuits, filed in federal court this month, argue East Tennessee school officials violated students’ rights by calling the police on them under Tennessee’s threats of mass violence law.

Tennessee legislative session starts Tuesday, and FOX 17 News is breaking down important bills lawmakers have already filed.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will try to create a centralized immigration enforcement agency during a late January special legislative session.

Tennessee remains No. 1 after a quiet holiday ... the new home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. UCLA held off Gonzaga's late rally to pull out a 65-62 win behind Eric Dailey Jr.'s 18 points ...