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- Live with Allison - July 4th
Looking for something to do on July 4th? We've got plenty of ideas for you!
- Live with Allison - The Knoxville Open
Golfers tee off Thursday for the annual Knoxville Open. Thousands come out each year for the Nationwide Tour, and thousands of dollars go to charity each year.
- Live with Allison - Knoxville Zoo
Have you ever wanted to see a rhino up close? Or stand next to a giraffe? Well, at the Knoxville Zoo you can as part of their "Animal Encounters" program.
- Live with Allison - A Day with the Lions
The Fountain City Lions Club is holding its 5th Annual "A Day with the Lions" event on June 20.
- Live with Allison - Milk Mustache Tour
The "got milk?" Milk Mustache Mobile Drink Well. Live Well. Tour is cruising through Knoxville for the next few days.
- Live with Allison - AAA Safety Patrol Trip
Hundreds of East Tennessee students are on their way to our nation's capital for the annual AAA Safety Patrol trip.
- Taste for gummies gets man in sticky situation
Police in Rogersville says a man's taste for gummy fruit chews landed him in a sticky situation.
- Live with Allison - Circle G Ranch
If you're looking for unique, inexpensive way to have a stay-at-home vacation this summer with your family, we have a great idea for you!
- Live with Allison - 29th Annual Smoky Mountain Quilt Festival
145 quilts are on display for the 29th Annual Smoky Mountain Quilt Festival.
- Live with Allison - F-100 Supernationals
The world's largest F-100 Supernationals and All Ford Truck Show is in Knoxville this weekend!
- Live with Allison - Just Lead Program
Thousands came out to support the Just Lead program's annual fundraising breakfast. - Chapter 11: Bankruptcy a better deal for Chrysler, customers?
Several east tennessee dealers tell us they'll wait to hear from Chrysler itself -- before they weigh in on its filing for bankruptcy. But Lenoir City dealer Ron Tilley says it could give Chrysler a better chance to survive and thrive than a conventional restructuring. - Live with Allison - Superhero Day
Superheroes are going to be at the Knoxville Zoo on May 9th!
- Farragut to have first ever Renaissance Festival
Kids and adults alike can take a step back in time this weekend at the first ever Renaissance Festival in Farragut.
- Live with Allison - Gardening Tips
All this summer weather probably has you sprucing up your gardens. We've got some trends and tips to make your garden bloom.
- 'Baby Daddy' Bill: no more pay, if DNA proves you're not the parent
If a courtt has ordered you to pay child support, Tennessee law requires you to keep paying, even when there's proof you're not a parent. But the House has passed a so-called 'Baby Daddy' bill that could change that. - Bonanza or bargain? West Knox lakefront parcel headed for auction
You'll need a $100,000 cashier's check simply to bid! And another $500,000 three days later, if you're the winning bid. Then, of course, you, and your banker or investors--will have to come up with the full sale price next month. But if you do,--ou'll find yourself owning what could be "the" hot property in West Knox County--depending on how quickly the housing market rebounds.
- ETTM's Allison Hunt gets married
On April 18, our very own Allison Hunt tied the knot.
- Alexander: knock the wind, out of Tennessee's renewable energy options
Sen. Lamar Alexander says TVA would struggle to get halfway toward a goal that Congress is considering: requiring power companies to produce 20 percent of their electricity from renewable resources -- by 2020.
- Live with Allison - Easter Candy
Before you fill those Easter baskets check out this story. We've got some sweet ideas from a local store here in Knoxville.
- Live with Allison - National Start Walking Day
Grab your sneakers and get up and move today. Wednesday is National Start Walking Day and the American Heart Association is holding an event on Market Square to get you healthy.
- Live with Allison - Bowl For Kids' Sake
Bowl For Kids' Sake is the largest annual fundraiser for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and you can help out.
- Live with Allison - Dogwood Arts Festival
The Dogwood Arts Festival is underway and we've got all the details on the great events taking place across East Tennessee.
- Live with Allison - Fast and Furious Car
The blockbuster "Fast and Furious" is open across the country - we revved the engine of the 1987 Buick Grand National on East Tennessee This Morning.
- Live with Allison - Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair
Students from East Tennessee have their projects ready to go for the 57th Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair.
- Squeezing the Budget: Firefighter priorities are protecting crews, property
Knoxville firefighters are asking that city leaders protect their scheduled pay raises, and keep this year's cadet class. This year's budget invests in protective gear. Each firefighter is getting a "personal protection" harness -- rapelling gear, to escape the upper floors of burning buildings. The harnesses cost more than $300 apiece. But fire officials believe the spending makes sense, given the risks to life and limb. - Squeezing The Budget: Police seek to protect pay raise, recruit class
The tight economy is forcing tighter budgets. But Knoxville's Police Chief believes he's drafted a spending plan that'll get his officers their promisedpay raise, and allow for a large enough recruiting class to bring the department back to full force. - Live with Allison - The Sizzlin' Stomp
A clogging workshop and competition is coming to Knoxville and you can participate.
- Firing on empty?
Fear, hoarding prompt shortage of ammunition - Live with Allison - Wee Play Zoo
There's a new exhibit at the Knoxville Zoo that lets your little ones play zoo!
- Live with Allison - 75th Anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating 75 years. On East Tennessee This Morning we had a preview of all of the fun stuff to come over the next few months.
- Re-stocking your retirement: how do you know when to step up, pull back or shift your investments?
How do you re-arm yourself for retirement, after so many I-R-A's and 401-K's have taken such a huge hit? Especially when so much of the so-called "expert" advice, has been so far wrong?
- Live with Allison - Spring Gardening
Spring is finally here so we've got some information to get your lawn and garden ready.
- Live with Allison - Dolly Parton's Cadillac D'Elegance
Dolly Parton donated her car to the Hollywood Star Cars Museum. You got to see it first on East Tennessee This Morning.
- Live with Allison - National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month and we've got ways for you to not only eat healthy, but save money as well!
- Live with Allison - Mobile Meal-A-Thon
Dozens of volunteers are taking calls to raise money for Mobile Meals and hundreds of senior citizens here in East Tennessee.
- Live with Allison - Women Today Expo
There is an event this weekend at the Knoxville Convention Center just for women.
- Live with Allison - A Mountain Quiltfest
If you love quilts or making quilts, there is an event going on in Pigeon Forge that is just for you!
- Live with Allison - Children's Clothing Sale
Thousands of children's clothes are on sale at the annual Baptist Church of Bearden children's clothing sale. You can save a lot of money!
- A local business turns to trade to stay afloat
With unemployment numbers the highest in 25 years, it's hard to imagine any company staying successful. But one East Tennessee man is trying his luck at the oldest form of business. He's turned to trade to keep his business afloat.
- Live with Allison - Bag-A-Bargain
If you're looking for a bargain, there's an event this weekend that's perfect for you. Nothing is over $100!
- Cut my job? Cut my child support!
Court referees say our tightening economy is putting more of our children in danger of losing the money their parents owe to support them.
- Knoxville 8-year-old asks for unique gift for her birthday
Birthdays are a very special day for children. They get have parties, cake and of course get presents. But for one East Tennessee second grader, her birthday was more about what she could do for others than what she got for herself. We talked with an 8-year-old who made a very unique request for her birthday.
- Live with Allison - Dora the Explorer Live!
Dora and her friends stopped by East Tennessee to talk about their musical, "Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys."
- Live with Allison - Health Screenings
Covenant Health is providing cholesterol screenings this week at West Town and Knoxville Center Malls.
- Ice and snow possible in parts of East Tennessee
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for parts of East Tennessee, the plateau, and Kentucky starting 7 p.m. Saturday through 7 p.m. Sunday.
- TVA ash spill survey response released
Residents in the area where more than 1 billion gallons of coal ash sludge spilled from a Tennessee Valley Authority storage facility say they are experiencing respiratory problems, stress and anxiety, according to a Tennessee Department of Health survey.
- Tennessee Sheriff looking to serve 80-year-old warrant
The Carter County Sheriff's Department is trying to serve an 80-year-old warrant for the arrest of a man who wrote a $30 bad check, although unsure if he is alive.
- Live with Allison - Million Dollar Book Sale
This is the last weekend for the Million Dollar Book Sale. Proceeds benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley. You get as many books as you can fit in a box!
- Has East Tennessee under-tapped its assets?
As with Wacker-Chemie in Cleveland, East Tennessee also is trying to harness the sun's power to create new jobs. A key will be leveraging some of the area's key assets --the University of Tennessee and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory-- resources long under-tapped.
