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Sandy McDaniel and his family have lived in rural Lenoir city for decades and during that time bred peacocks. Two and a half years ago McDaniel got new neighbors who are less than thrilled with the birds.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its warning about eating romaine lettuce to all romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona, region, including whole heads and hearts of romaine, in addition to the previous warning for chopped lettuce and salad mixes.
Students were calling for action on Friday in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting and called out lawmakers as many young people feel there is a failure to respond to the push for tighter gun control restrictions. In the months since the Parkland shooting, there's also been a parallel chorus of voices worried that the push to respond to mass shootings could compromise American's second amendment rights.
Cars of all years and models have taken over the Pigeon Forge Parkway, but the added foot traffic also comes with real traffic that could present a headache for your weekend commute.
Knoxville Ice Bears forward Berkley Scott has been selected as the 2017-2018 Southern Professional Hockey League Most Valuable Player, the league announced Friday.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) - A woman suspected of killing her husband in Minnesota and a woman in Florida has been captured at a South Texas resort. The U.S. Marshals Service says two federal deputy marshals arrested 56-year-old Lois Riess on Thursday night at a South Padre Island, Texas, restaurant. South Padre Island is a beach resort community 27 miles (43 kilometers) from the crossing into Mexico.
A man police believe was involved in a rash overnight shootings in Memphis was shot and killed in a confrontation with a police officer, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
A non-profit called Appalachian Wildlife Foundation is finding a new purpose for an old coal mine in Kentucky. The organization plans to open a huge attraction there in 2020.
