Doctors say Senator Kennedy has malignant brain tumor
Last Updated: 2:34 PM 05/20/08 -
A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics' most enduring figures (Full Story) |
Police investigating death of child found in creek
Last Updated: 8:51 AM 05/20/08 -
Police in central Kentucky are investigating the death of a toddler who was found dead in a small creek. (Full Story) |
Knoxville woman wins millions after malpractice lawsuit
Last Updated: 6:21 AM 05/20/08 -
A Knoxville woman won a medical malpractice verdict of nearly $2.8 million on Monday. (Full Story) |
Police use tear gas to end standoff in East Tennessee
Last Updated: 11:24 AM 05/20/08 -
A Monroe County man is in jail after police say he held them at bay during a stand-off Monday night.
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Commissioners censure County Mayor Mike Ragsdale after audit review
Last Updated: 6:15 AM 05/20/08 -
The Knox County Commission is formally censuring County Mayor Mike Ragsdale after an audit review of questionable purchasing card spending. (Full Story) |
Fire in Cumberland Estates under investigation
Last Updated: 8:46 AM 05/20/08 -
No one is hurt after a fire earlier tonight in the Cumberland Estates neighborhood.
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Daycare voluntarily closes after DHS says child wandered into parking lot
Last Updated: 9:02 AM 05/20/08 -
A north Knoxville daycare shuts down. That's after the Tennessee Department of Human Services say a two-year old escaped to the parking lot, and DHS says that's not all that was wrong. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee couple indicted in 1999 homicide
Last Updated: 11:48 AM 05/20/08 -
A grand jury in Rutledge indicted two people in the killing of a woman nine years ago. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee girls allegedly fondled at skating rink
Last Updated: 6:11 PM 05/19/08 -
The search is on for a man who parents say fondled girls at a public skating rink in Alcoa over the weekend. (Full Story) |
Bill would end motorcycle licenses for young Tennessee teens
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 05/20/08 -
A proposal to stop young teenagers from getting limited licenses for small-engine motorcycles is headed to the governor for his consideration. (Full Story) |
Tennessee part of $58M Merck settlement over Vioxx ad claims
Last Updated: 1:42 PM 05/20/08 -
Merck & Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller, Vioxx. (Full Story) |
UT system to propose 6 percent tuition hike
Last Updated: 11:52 AM 05/20/08 -
University of Tennessee President John Peterson says he plans to propose a 6 percent tuition increase for his campus and other institutions in the UT system.
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Bill authorizes creation of new vanity plates in Tennessee
Last Updated: 11:57 AM 05/20/08 -
A proposal that would authorize the creation of more than 20 new specialty license plates passed the Senate. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee attorney disbarred after numerous complaints
Last Updated: 1:17 PM 05/20/08 -
A Greeneville attorney has been barred from practicing law after complaints were filed against him claiming he misused his parents' credit cards, among other misconduct.
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Fire at Maryville Daily Times
Last Updated: 6:22 PM 05/19/08 -
The Maryville Daily Times caught fire Monday afternoon. (Full Story) |
RAW VIDEO: Robbery at Knoxville bank
Last Updated: 6:57 PM 05/19/08 -
The SunTrust bank on Merchants Drive in North Knoxville was robbed early Monday afternoon. (Full Story) |
Remains of long missing woman possibly found in M. Tennessee
Last Updated: 5:50 PM 05/19/08 -
Divers have found submerged remains that may be those of a woman missing for more than 52 years.
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278th scheduled to return to Iraq in 2009
Last Updated: 9:02 AM 05/20/08 -
Knoxville-based Tennessee National Guard soldiers will be among a number of units who will start deploying to Iraq in the spring of 2009 the Department of Defense announced Monday. The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment was put on alert last week. (Full Story) |
One of two E. Tennessee men charged in 2007 murder, arson pleads guilty
Last Updated: 4:10 PM 05/19/08 -
One of the men accused in the arson-murder of a woman in Scott County in September 2007 pleaded guilty Monday to second degree murder and aggravated arson charges. (Full Story) |
No seat belts worn in crash that killed 2 young men near Kingsport
Last Updated: 8:47 AM 05/19/08 -
A weekend traffic crash killed two young men in northeast Tennessee. (Full Story) |
Bonnaroo to be televised nationally for first time on Fuse
Last Updated: 3:58 PM 05/19/08 -
Music fans who can't trek to Tennessee for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts festival still have a chance to see the action: Fuse TV is televising parts of the three-day extravaganza, its first national TV exposure. (Full Story) |
Tennessee capital named 'least heart friendly' large city for women
Last Updated: 2:39 PM 05/19/08 -
The American Heart Association has named greater Nashville the "Least Heart Friendly City for Women" in the country. (Full Story) |
Knox County dump-fire puts heat on budget
Last Updated: 2:18 PM 05/19/08 -
A fire at an illegal dump has nearly burned up a $300,000 contingency budget at Knox County's Department of Engineering and Public Works. And it could get worse. (Full Story) |
Obama tells Tennessee GOP: 'Lay off my wife'
Last Updated: 10:55 AM 05/19/08 -
Democrat Barack Obama has a message for Tennessee's Republican Party: "Lay off my wife." (Full Story) |
Tennessee RC-Moon Pie Festival segment to air on Travel Channel
Last Updated: 2:21 PM 05/19/08 -
A Travel Channel segment of "A Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo" this week will feature the Bell Buckle RC-Moon Pie Festival. (Full Story) |
As TVA turns 75, goal is to be self-sufficient
Last Updated: 1:13 PM 05/19/08 -
The Tennessee Valley Authority turned 75-years-old on Sunday. (Full Story) |
Grand Jury fails to indict former E. Tennessee cop accused of theft
Last Updated: 1:20 PM 05/19/08 -
A grand jury in the case against former Athens chief detective Bill Matthews has refused to indict him. (Full Story) |
Knox County liquor-by-the-drink proposal pulled
Last Updated: 7:22 PM 05/19/08 -
A Knox County commissioner has pulled his resolution that could have given voters a chance to decide on liquor by the drink and package stores.
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Car driver killed, students okay in East Tennessee school bus crash
Last Updated: 5:00 PM 05/19/08 -
A motorist was killed Monday when the car he was driving collided with a school bus in foggy conditions in northeast Tennessee. (Full Story) |
KUB offers advice on keeping your utility bill in check
Last Updated: 7:19 PM 05/19/08 -
Gas prices are affecting the way we all budget, and for many it means having to choose which bills get paid and which ones will have late fees. (Full Story) |
Truck loaded with Oreos crashes in Illinois
Last Updated: 8:50 AM 05/19/08 -
You'd need a lot of milk to dunk all the cookies that spilled on an interstate highway in Illinois this morning. (Full Story) |
Report: No standards, training for animal shelters
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A new report says Tennessee's lack of statewide standards or training requirements for animal shelters could lead to problems like overcrowding and disease. (Full Story) |
Governor signs statewide cable permitting bill into law
Last Updated: 10:59 AM 05/19/08 -
Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed into law a bill to create statewide TV cable franchising in Tennessee. (Full Story) |
New brood of cicadas emerging noisily in 13 states
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 05/19/08 -
The periodic cicadas of Brood XIV are emerging with their buzzing, clicking mating songs in parts of 13 states from Georgia northward through Pennsylvania. (Full Story) |
UPDATE: Alan Williams interview with ACM Entertainer of the year Kenny Chesney
Last Updated: 2:23 AM 05/19/08 -
Volunteer TV's Alan Williams had a chance to sit down with East Tennessee native, Kenny Chesney before a recent concert. (Full Story) |
Knoxville church closes its doors for "good"
Last Updated: 4:31 AM 05/19/08 -
On Sunday, Knoxville's West Lonsdale Baptist Church traded its bibles for work gloves. (Full Story) |
Knox County Commission will review audits today
Last Updated: 8:00 AM 05/19/08 -
Members of the Knox County Commission may decide today whether criminal charges should be pressed against County Mayor , Mike Ragsdale, and other office officials. (Full Story) |
House members meet in secret to hash out details of buyouts
Last Updated: 11:53 AM 05/19/08 -
Tennessee House members held private meetings over the weekend to discuss Gov. Phil Bredesen's proposal to cut 2,000 state employees through voluntary buyouts. (Full Story) |
10th Anniversary of Haley Heritage Square
Last Updated: 4:30 AM 05/19/08 -
The late Alex Haley has a permanent place in East Tennessee thanks to the Haley Heritage Square just east of downtown Knoxville. (Full Story) |
W. Tennessee church hands members $30,000 to give away
Last Updated: 11:06 AM 05/19/08 -
The offerings went the other way at a Memphis church.
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