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East Tennessee nursing home wants to reopen
Last Updated: 9:25 PM 02/10/12 - Colonial Hills Nursing home wants to reopen once it completes a multimillion dollar renovation.
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Wreck shuts down Hwy. 11E in Jefferson County
Last Updated: 10:27 PM 02/10/12 - Jefferson City dispatch says Highway 11 E near the intersection of Old Dandridge Pike is shut down because of wreck.
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Animal shelter takes in dozens from abuse case in Knox County
Last Updated: 5:42 PM 02/10/12 - Dozens of animals were found in a house on Murphy Road in Northeast Knox County, and now Young-Williams Animal Center needs your help more then ever.
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Heiskell animal hoarders who housed exotic animals plead guilty, sentenced
Last Updated: 3:13 PM 02/10/12 - Two people plead guilty to charges stemming from animal hoarding case in Heiskell where authorities several multiple exotic animals.
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Manslaughter charge for brother involved in fatal stabbing
Last Updated: 12:25 PM 02/10/12 - A Knoxville man faces a Voluntary Manslaughter charge stemming from the stabbing death of his brother in a discount store parking lot late last month.
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Pill dealer 'back in business' after multiple arrests
Last Updated: 10:27 AM 02/10/12 - Lenoir City Police officers bust through the front door and raid the home of someone they consider a 'well-known' pill dealer.
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Community rallies around Blount Co. Sheriff's Officer's searching for his match
Last Updated: 5:23 PM 02/10/12 - Blount Co. Sheriff's Officer Sam Tucker has touched the hearts of dozens of people; and now, as he battles Leukemia, they're doing all they can to help.
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KPD charges dealer who shot self at gun show
Last Updated: 2:42 PM 02/10/12 - A Kodak man was charged with Discharging a Firearm within the City after accidentally shooting himself in the hand at a gun show late last month.
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McMinn teen suicide investigation continues
Last Updated: 8:47 PM 02/09/12 - New details are emerging about the McMinn Central High School junior who apparently took her own life in a church parking lot earlier this week.
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Still more cats found in condemned Knox Co. home, dogs up for adoption
Last Updated: 3:24 PM 02/10/12 - On Friday, animal control officials found three more cats inside a condemned home in northeast Knox County, according to the Knox Co. Sheriff's Office.
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Roane Co. firefighter out of hospital after horse collision
Last Updated: 8:41 PM 02/09/12 - The Roane County firefighter who hit a horse is finally home from the hospital.
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Cocke Co. man charged with sexual battery
Last Updated: 12:02 PM 02/10/12 - A Cocke County man faces charges of sexual battery by an authority figure and solicitation of a minor.
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Missing Cumberland Co. mom, son found safe
Last Updated: 12:05 PM 02/10/12 - The Cumberland Co. Sheriff's Office said a 20 year-old mother and her one year-old son have been found safely.
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49 states, including TN, reach $25B settlement with mortgage lenders
Last Updated: 7:17 AM 02/10/12 - U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.
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KPD and City Council tackle important topics
Last Updated: 10:16 PM 02/09/12 - A meeting of the minds gave both old and new members of Knoxville's City Council and the police department a chance to open up the lines of communication- while learning more about each other.
Remains identified as Knoxville woman missing since 2005
Last Updated: 11:41 PM 02/09/12 - Authorities have identified the remains found in Loudon County in January as Pamela K. Knight, a 35 year-old woman who disappeared in 2005.
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TDOT to take bids on final phase of SR-66 construction
Last Updated: 4:45 PM 02/09/12 - Friday the third and final phase of construction on State Route 66 in Sevier County goes to bid, making the project one step closer to a finished roadway.
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Knox Co. "mobs" Emery's to support local business
Last Updated: 7:09 PM 02/10/12 - Knox Co. Mayor Tim Burchett joined hundreds of other shoppers who headed down to Emery's 5 & 10 Friday evening for the first "Knox Cash Mob."
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Trooper involved in fatal chase attends Nashville hearing
Last Updated: 3:57 PM 02/09/12 - The Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper on administrative leave since a fatal crash told investigators he did everything he could to save the driver's life.
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Jury chosen in drug gang trial in Memphis
Last Updated: 7:58 PM 02/09/12 - A jury has been chosen in the federal trial of two Memphis men charged with being contract killers for an organization that moved drugs from Mexico into Tennessee and other U.S. states.
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Man dies in fall while replacing American flag
Last Updated: 7:50 PM 02/09/12 - A retired Metro Nashville police officer has died when he fell off a ladder while replacing a faded American flag on a pole outside his home.
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Sheriff: Facebook spat led to shooting deaths
Last Updated: 11:42 PM 02/08/12 - Authorities believe a Facebook slight led to the shooting death of a Mountain City couple whose baby was found unharmed in the mothers' arms.
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Student focus on future careers during National Groundhog Shadow Day
Last Updated: 4:54 PM 02/09/12 - Groundhog Day might be over but for millions of students across the United States it's National Groundhog Shadow Day. It's a chance for students learn what it's like to be in the working world.
Controlled burns bring back grasses at Oak Ridge
Last Updated: 10:32 AM 02/09/12 - Foresters are using fire to bring back native grasses and plants as the K-25 nuclear weapons plant is razed at Oak Ridge.
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Knoxville tops list of Amazon's Most Romantic Cities
Last Updated: 2:05 PM 02/09/12 - The city has been shooting up the company's annual list in recent years, soaring fourteen spots last year to the runner-up spot and knocking Alexandria, Va., from the top slot this year.
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State promoting Tennessee businesses with website
Last Updated: 11:08 AM 02/09/12 - The state is promoting Tennessee businesses on a new section of the secretary of state's website.
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Haslam hopes waiver will boost morale of teachers
Last Updated: 3:23 PM 02/09/12 - Gov. Bill Haslam hopes the approval of Tennessee's waiver from the No Child Left Behind education law boosts the morale of teachers and other educators frustrated by the federal measure's strict and sweeping requirements.
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Governor, Area Schools respond to education waiver
Last Updated: 6:34 PM 02/09/12 - Knox Co. Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre responded Thursday mornig to news that the Obama Administration planned to offer No Child Left Behind Waivers to 10 states, including Tennessee.
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Haslam touts class size proposal at press event
Last Updated: 3:40 PM 02/09/12 - Gov. Bill Haslam acknowledges that his class size proposal has been met with "mixed reviews" but insists it would allow schools to fill high-priority teaching positions.
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LMU again asks judge for injunction, claims harm
Last Updated: 11:50 AM 02/09/12 - Lincoln Memorial University is again asking a judge for an injunction granting conditional accreditation to its law school.
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Man sentenced for counterfeit cashier's checks
Last Updated: 9:52 PM 02/08/12 - A man convicted of passing counterfeit cashier's checks at a three Food City locations was sentenced Wednesday.
Recycle your old electronics
Last Updated: 8:32 PM 02/08/12 - Have old computers you want to throw out, but don't know where? We have the place.
Review of KTSC events finds mistake
Last Updated: 6:38 PM 02/08/12 - A review of KTSC events has found one mistake, now the corporation is pulling Brewers Jam off their list as they review how they count their successes.
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Family speaks out about 10-million dollar lawsuit against trooper
Last Updated: 6:52 PM 02/08/12 - Trooper Van Morgan will go before a judge on Thursday.
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South Knoxville businesses hoping to cash during "cash mob"
Last Updated: 11:24 PM 02/08/12 - On Friday, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett will lead an army of citizens to South Knoxville to spend some cash.
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Rodney Atkins out of trouble
Last Updated: 11:14 PM 02/08/12 - Knoxville native Rodney Atkins was told by a judge he won't be prosecuted for domestic assault.
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Knox County saves $1.43 million
Last Updated: 8:47 PM 02/08/12 - Knox County Schools will benefit from $1.43 million savings from avoided interest payments, thanks to a bond refinance.
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McMinn Co. High School mourns teen's suicide
Last Updated: 3:38 PM 02/08/12 - Authorities in McMinn Co. are wondering if bullying pushed a 17 year-old McMinn Co. Central High School student to take her own life on Tuesday.
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Bullet hits Cocke Co. school bus carrying kids
Last Updated: 2:06 PM 02/08/12 - A bullet struck a Cocke Co. school bus carrying dozens of children on Tuesday, according to the sheriff's department.
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Knox Co. bus driver found with knife, arrested for assault
Last Updated: 2:09 PM 02/09/12 - A tip that a Knox Co. Schools bus driver may have been impaired led to a confrontation between officers and the driver, according to the district's Director of Public Affairs Melissa Copelan.
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Police identify drive-by shooting victim
Last Updated: 6:48 PM 02/08/12 - Authorities identified the man wounded in a drive-by shooting in Mechanicsville Tuesday night.
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$250,000 Mega Millions ticket sold in Knoxville
Last Updated: 3:59 PM 02/09/12 - If you played Tuesday night's Mega Millions game, double check those tickets. According to the Tennesee Lottery a $250,000 ticket was sold in Knoxville.
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Trooper: burning wreck looked like parked car
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 02/08/12 - A Tennessee state trooper, fired after he failed to stop at a crash that killed a driver, said it looked like a parked car to him.
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Synthetic pot; the new drug sweeping East Tennessee
Last Updated: 8:39 PM 02/07/12 - Synthetic marijuana use on the rise, even though its more dangerous than the real thing.
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Fares at McGhee Tyson falling faster than most airports
Last Updated: 10:27 AM 02/08/12 - Fares are falling at McGhee Tyson Airport - faster than almost any other airport surveyed by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation in a recent study.
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Crossing the line; social networking at work
Last Updated: 11:40 PM 02/07/12 - We all do it, tweet or Facebook on the job. Where's the harm in that?
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Restrooms vandalized at Big South Fork picnic area
Last Updated: 11:14 AM 02/08/12 - The National Park Service says staff members have discovered vandalism at the Yahoo Falls Picnic Area at Big South Fork park.
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Mayfield hires former Tenn. GOP chairman Hopper
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 02/08/12 - Dairy executive Scottie Mayfield has hired on political consultant Tommie Hopper for his challenge of incumbent U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleishmann in the 3rd House District.
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Reward offered in Tenn. eagle killings
Last Updated: 11:01 AM 02/08/12 - Wildlife officials have posted rewards for information leading to the successful prosecution of whoever killed two American bald eagles in Tennessee.
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Knoxville Restaurant Week gets ready to kick off
Last Updated: 10:08 PM 02/07/12 - It's a chance to eat a great restaurant and give back to the community all at the same time.
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