Adult-oriented lodge won't locate in Roane County
Last Updated: 6:49 PM 05/13/08 -
One man's dream of an adult-oriented lodge in Roane County is dead, and neighbors that were planning to meet together tonight to protest it, are now celebrating the news. (Full Story) |
Hamblen County Commissioner, Constable indicted
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/13/08 -
A county commissioner and a constable have been indicted and face criminal charges in Hamblen County. (Full Story) |
Stacy McCloud talks to East Tennessee's Dolly Parton
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/13/08 -
East Tennessee's sweetheart -- Dolly Parton -- was on media tour Tuesday morning talking about the release of her newest CD and her U.S. and European tour. (Full Story) |
Some Tennessee budget cuts will come from TennCare
Last Updated: 6:17 PM 05/13/08 -
Gov. Phil Bredesen says deep cuts are needed to dig the state from a $500 million hole, and it looks like some of those cuts will come from TennCare. (Full Story) |
TVA reports higher revenue, power sales
Last Updated: 4:57 PM 05/13/08 -
TVA reported higher operating revenues and power sales for the three and six months which ended March 31, 2008. (Full Story) |
Alan Williams takes a trek to the top of Mount LeConte, Part 1
Last Updated: 6:44 PM 05/13/08 -
East Tennessee is known for it's wonderful natural resources, and one of those rises majestically -- more than a mile high. We know it as Mount LeConte. (Full Story) |
Two sheriff's employees fired in M. Tennessee
Last Updated: 3:35 PM 05/13/08 -
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office fired the second employee in two weeks after internal investigations found they had sexual contact with inmates. (Full Story) |
Knoxville-based 278th ACR put on alert
Last Updated: 6:12 PM 05/13/08 -
Unit has not been mobilized. The could be sent to Iraq, Afghanistan, or put on duty right here in Tennessee in connection with the "War on Terror."
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Robbery at Community South Bank in Farragut
Last Updated: 6:58 PM 05/13/08 -
The Community South Bank in Farragut was robbed Tuesday afternoon, and police are looking for the suspect. (Full Story) |
Proposal on judicial selection changes stalls in Tennessee Senate
Last Updated: 2:06 PM 05/13/08 -
A proposal to overhaul the state's method of selecting appellate court candidates has stalled in the Senate. (Full Story) |
Tennessee man arrested for handing marijuana to court security
Last Updated: 1:55 PM 05/13/08 -
A Bradley County man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a local court.
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Knoxville's IdleAire files bankruptcy
Last Updated: 6:36 PM 05/13/08 -
Knoxville-based IdleAire, which makes combination in-cab HVAC/ Internet/ TV units for big-rig truckers, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Full Story) |
Tennessee man caught after 46 years on the lam will be paroled
Last Updated: 12:42 PM 05/13/08 -
The state will parole a 73-year-old man who had been captured after 46 years on the run. (Full Story) |
Members of Tennessee's 1175th return home to Jacksboro
Last Updated: 6:07 PM 05/13/08 -
They're known as the Road Hogs, and for the last year, they've put over a million miles on their tires, transporting heavy equipment, through the countryside in Iraq. (Full Story) |
Trial date set for E. Tennessee teacher charged with sexual batter, statutory rape
Last Updated: 6:34 PM 05/13/08 -
A trial date has been set for a former Halls High School teacher charged with sexual battery and statutory rape by an authority figure. (Full Story) |
Buyouts approved for 98 hourly workers at Y-12 plant
Last Updated: 6:39 PM 05/13/08 -
Federal government contractors have approved buyout packages for 98 hourly workers as part of a payroll reduction at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge.
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Searchers find missing plane in North Carolina mountains
Last Updated: 2:02 PM 05/13/08 -
Searchers have located a small plane that disappeared during a flight to Arkansas, and officials say both occupants died in the crash in North Carolina's rugged western mountains. (Full Story) |
Cost of gas straining Grainger County Sheriff's budget
Last Updated: 7:36 AM 05/13/08 -
Only on Volunteer TV - High gas prices force the Grainger County Sheriff to pump more money into his budget. (Full Story) |
Governor Bredesen: No new Tenncare enrollees
Last Updated: 7:35 AM 05/13/08 -
The governor announced he is scaling back the planned expansion of Tenncare. (Full Story) |
Illegal immigrant suspected of raping 92-year-old woman sheds light on growing problem
Last Updated: 7:29 PM 05/12/08 -
It's a crime that shocked the community, and East Tennessee -- The rape of a 92-year-old Tellico Plains woman.
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Blount County cleans up after weekend winds
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 05/12/08 -
It's amazing how mother nature can operate. Almost two years ago, Alcoa was hit hard by storms, but Maryville and the rest of Blount County had only minor damage. Monday, however, Maryville and Blount County were left cleaning up from the weekend storms, and Alcoa only had one tree blocking a road. (Full Story) |
Tennessee Governor Bredesen addresses General Assembly on budget
Last Updated: 7:34 AM 05/13/08 -
Gov. Phil Bredesen Presented his plan to bail Tennessee out of an almost $500 million deficit. (Full Story) |
Knox County students DARE to resist drugs
Last Updated: 6:37 PM 05/12/08 -
2,800 Knox County fifth graders are now prepared to resist drugs. (Full Story) |
Jacksboro getting ready to welcome 1175th troops from East Tennessee
Last Updated: 6:08 PM 05/12/08 -
Tuesday, members of the 1175th Transportation Company from Jacksboro will be back home for the first time in a year. (Full Story) |
Bill would require voting paper trail for all Tennessee counties
Last Updated: 5:29 PM 05/12/08 -
A proposal that would require a paper record for voters' ballots in Tennessee is headed for a full Senate vote. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee winds topple trees and power lines in Knox County
Last Updated: 5:33 PM 05/12/08 -
Some KUB customers were still without power Monday afternoon as clean-up continued from Sunday's winds. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee couple takes on more than a course load, succeeds
Last Updated: 4:43 PM 05/12/08 -
Many people spent the weekend at college commencement ceremonies celebrating years of hard work that finally paid off, but for one East Tennessee couple, graduating is an entirely different level of accomplishment. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee man says his actions led to murder of grandfather figure
Last Updated: 3:56 PM 05/12/08 -
A Morristown man says he stole money and drugs, setting into action events that led to the death of a 94-year-old man he treated like a grandfather. (Full Story) |
$10K award issued in March murder of 72-year-old woman in E. Knoxville
Last Updated: 1:35 PM 05/13/08 -
The Knoxville Police Department and the City of Knoxville have issued $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the murder of 72-year-old grandmother Nola Atkins in March. (Full Story) |
Organizer of Tennessee car show that left 6 dead denied parade permit
Last Updated: 1:35 PM 05/12/08 -
The organizer of a dragster performance that left six dead in Selmer last year will not be allowed to hold a parade this summer.
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Police arrest East Tennessee man who dialed deputy to order marijuana
Last Updated: 12:58 PM 05/12/08 -
Warren County authorities arrested a man they say misdialed and ordered marijuana from a sheriff's deputy. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee woman charged with TennCare fraud
Last Updated: 12:57 PM 05/12/08 -
A Clinton woman has been charged with TennCare fraud after allegedly paying for a fraudulent prescription with TennCare benefits. (Full Story) |
DOCUMENT: Final Knox County Purchasing Card Audit released
Last Updated: 5:20 PM 05/12/08 -
Knox County Auditor Richard Walls has released the final version of his audit of the the embattled Knox County purchasing card program. (Full Story) |
East Tennessee woman dead in fire at her home
Last Updated: 12:14 PM 05/12/08 -
Fire officials in Rogersville said a weekend blaze killed an elderly woman in her home. (Full Story) |
MUGS: Five face felony theft charges in Anderson County
Last Updated: 12:07 PM 05/12/08 -
Five people face felony theft charges after a witnesses called police when they saw two pickup trucks leaving the Tractor Supply Company at around 1:00 a.m. Sunday. (Full Story) |
Admissions suspended at two East Tennessee nursing homes
Last Updated: 2:06 PM 05/12/08 -
New admissions have been suspended at a Knoxville nursing home and one in Tazewell, according to the Tennessee Department of Health. (Full Story) |
Members of Tennessee's 1175th return home on Mother's Day
Last Updated: 10:48 AM 05/13/08 -
The brave men and women of Tennessee's 1175th are now home.
Monday, the first soldiers made their way back to an armory in Tullahoma, just in time for Mother's Day. (Full Story) |
Razors cause traffic trouble along Highway 66
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 05/12/08 -
It's a situation that could have ended much differently.
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Postal rate hikes kicks in
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 05/12/08 -
An extra penny for your thoughts. (Full Story) |
Some state workers put retirement on hold to consider buyout
Last Updated: 8:45 AM 05/12/08 -
The prospect of lucrative buyout packages is leading some state employees to put their retirement plans on hold. (Full Story) |
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