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Another 2.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Tennessee on July 9 around 8:52 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Classes were suspended for most of the Civil War but that didn't mean the Knoxville campus went unused. Troops from both ...
Tennessee is one of three states in the country that require their county executives to be called "mayors." Here's when that ...
A spokesperson with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office said they, along with Blount County 911, received several calls after the boom was heard at around 1:30 p.m. Additionally, WVLT News received ...
Is there a question that always pops into your mind as you're driving around Knoxville? Those are the ones we're answering in Know Your Knox.
Some years ago, Dan Brown wrote the book “Angels and Demons.” And the book “Saints and Villains” about Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Nazis by Denise Giardina also captures the same contrast between good and ...
Communities in areas along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground after a powerful earthquake Wednesday, but officials ...
Unexplained loud boom in Blount County, TN remains a mystery; not linked to power outages or seismic activity.
The Blount County Sheriff's Office said it's not clear what caused the loud boom this afternoon. A lot of people in the area ...
At least two people said on social media that they felt the earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
"This morning (June 22, 2025), USGS reported a 2.4 magnitude earthquake southwest of Park City, near the Tennessee / Alabama border. There were no reports of damage or shaking.
Officials are tracking the largest swarm of earthquakes in more than 15 years on Washington’s Mount Rainier but say there is no indication that the cluster of quakes is cause ...