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Animal control board in Campbell County meets for first time since shelter closure

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:00 EDT

The Animal Control Advisory Board in Campbell County held their first meeting Tuesday night since closing the county's only shelter amid scandal.

Cumberland Ave. business owners and city officials discuss new codes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:00 EDT

Knoxville city officials and business owners met Tuesday night to discuss the future of Cumberland Avenue.

City leaders to meet over the future of World's Fair Park

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:19:00 EDT

City of Knoxville and World's Fair Park leaders will meet Tuesday evening to discuss the future of Knoxville's most iconic park.

Excitement already cooking for upcoming Vol football season

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:11:00 EDT

We're just a few months away from football season. But already there's been a lot of interest in season tickets and Vol memorabilia. The idea of a new coach has injected a renewed optimism for the future of UT football.

Loudon County farmers have less hay for cattle because of wet weather

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:00 EDT

A wet spring and a wet start to summer are adding up to a serious problem for area cattle farmers.

Fifth Pilot employee pleads guilty to federal charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:00 EDT

Three Pilot Flying J employees pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. Kevin Wallace Clark, Jay Stinnett, and Holly Radford pleaded guilty in exchange for providing information in the case.

THP records 17 Bonnaroo-related crashes this year

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:14:00 EDT

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has come to a close and the Tennessee Highway Patrol has released numbers on its enforcement efforts around the site.

George Thomas appeals conviction, sentence in Christian-Newsom murders

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:48:00 EDT

George Thomas is challenging his conviction and sentence after his latest retrial.

UT Foundation has first board meeting after COO's arrest

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:04:00 EDT

A group that helps raise money for the University of Tennessee met for the first time since one of its executives were arrested on child porn charges.

4 youths charged in Madisonville American flag theft

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:38:00 EDT

Madisonville police have made four arrests in the theft of a local American flag.

Tennessee to review proof of citizenship ruling

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:53:00 EDT

Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to...

New technology saves TWRA money in trapping hogs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:00 EDT

How many wildlife agents does it take to catch a wild hog? One, under a new remote system in use by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Knoxville man faces extradition for murder; claims innocence

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:38:00 EDT

A former U.S. Marine facing extradition to the Philippines on double murder charges says he is innocent.

Tennessee officials hope to lure Fiat-Chrysler to state

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:49:00 EDT

State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC.

Agriculture officials on watch for aggressive bees in Tennessee

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:46:00 EDT

The migration of Africanized bees into Tennessee has state agriculture officials and beekeepers on alert.

Tennessee labor chief says closing job centers will make job searches easier

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:36:00 EDT

The state labor chief says cutting services at state jobless service centers shouldn't make it harder for out-of-work Tennesseans to find jobs.

Nissan plant worker killed in auto assembly area

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:08:00 EDT

A maintenance technician has been killed at the Nissan auto assembly plant in Smyrna.

ETSU scholars get $2.2M for drug abuse prevention

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:17:00 EDT

East Tennessee State University has received a more-than-$2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to launch a research program aimed at battling prescription drug abuse.

Call center company expanding in Bristol

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:16:00 EDT

State officials say that call center company U.S. Solutions Group Inc. is expanding its operations in Bristol, adding 128 jobs in the process.