Oak Ridge News

Legislation co-authored by Rep. Bart Gordon to ban importation of low-level nuclear waste was approved by a House committee Thursday.

An off-shoot of the Recovery Act has provided a rare glimpse at executive salaries among the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge contractors.

The echoing shouts of "Edward ... Jacob ... Edward ... Jacob" resounded through the considerable crowd gathered Tuesday at a West Knoxville movie complex to catch a glimpse of or perhaps even share a moment with "Twilight" actors Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner -- two of the stars of "New Moon," the second film from the popular "Twilight" ...

When writer Roald Dahl was attending boarding school in England, the Cadbury Chocolate Company would sometimes send new chocolates over to be tested by students.

Money isn't everything, right? Maybe. Congressman Zach Wamp, who's running for Tennessee governor in his spare time, is seeking college students and young professionals for unpaid internships, part-time and full-time, at his offices in Washington, Chattanooga and Oak Ridge.

Ladies dressed in red carry bags of shoes - high heels, slingbacks, Mary Janes, ballet flats and ankle boots.

Charlie Price cleans a Parker double-barrel hammer G grade shotgun at his home Tuesday in Kingston.

The Coalition of Oak Ridge Retirees held its 9th annual meeting on Monday, and its president gave an overview speech of the past year titled, " 2009 - " An Up and Down Year." CORRE President Dub Shults listed as pluses, or "ups:" - The fact DOE has a new Secretary of Energy.

Oak Ridge High School is looking for a new volleyball coach after the resignation of Jayme Smith.

" Authorities are searching for an East Tennessee man accused of brutally beating another over the weekend in Anderson County.

Four men have been arrested today in conjunction with a reported robbery in Johnson City, according to city police.

Officers have busted more than two-dozen accused drug dealers in an Oak Ridge round-up Friday night, according to police.

A unique large-scale research device from JA1 4lich went into operation in the USA yesterday.

Legislation that would ban the importation of foreign radioactive waste took a small step forward on Tuesday when a House subcommittee signed off on the bill.

The Holiday Bureau Inc. is gearing up for another holiday season. Like good Santaa s elves, they have been working hard all year to make sure every child on their nice list has a magical holiday.

Tennessee's regional finalists head to Georgia Tech in Atlanta Thursday for the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology.

Oak Ridge's leaders are now beginning to study a licensing ordinance for rental units in the city.

The would-be redevelopers of the troubled Oak Ridge Mall have won a federal stimulus award of up to $5 million for a geothermal technology demonstration project at the site.

Across the creek and through the woods we go... not to grandma's house, but to Blair, Tennessee on the Secret City Scenic train, operated by Southern Appalachia Railway Museum.

Children are like sponges; what they see and hear in their early years becomes part of their permanent brain chemistry.