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More mining coming to Sundquist and Royal Blue

WBIR Local - 1 hour 1 min ago
High coal prices are about to bring some serious changes to the to East Tennessee's Sundquist and Royal Blue Wildlife Areas.  Some worry about long-term water and surface damage.
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Elderly man accuses Crossville police of abuse

WATE local - 1 hour 3 min ago
An 85-year-old man wants to sue the Crossville Police Department for what he claims is mistreatment when officers arrested him.
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Admissions suspended at Claiborne Co. nursing home

WATE local - 1 hour 3 min ago
The state has suspended admissions at Claiborne County Nursing Home in Tazewell over conditions found during a complaint investigation.
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3 lawsuits filed against West Knoxville pet spa

WATE local - 1 hour 3 min ago
6 News has learned three families, so far, have filed lawsuits against a West Knoxville Pet Spa they claim killed their dogs.
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Campbell County to welcome home Guard members today

Knoxville News Sentinel - 1 hour 25 min ago
JACKSBORO, Tenn. - Campbell County today will welcome home its soldiers from Iraq.
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Thieves targeting catalytic converters at car dealerships

WBIR Local - 1 hour 33 min ago
Dealers say, in the past few weeks, thieves have struck their
Alcoa lots, stealing catalytic converters for the valuable platinum inside.
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Death row prisoner's mother became his crusader

WBIR Local - 1 hour 50 min ago
As Paul House prepares to go home, Union County District Attorney General William Paul Phillips says he is preparing to retry House.
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Federal bribery trial begins for Memphis councilman Ford

Knoxville News Sentinel - 2 hours 9 min ago
MEMPHIS - A jury has been selected in the federal bribery trial of a former Memphis City Council member accused of taking cash payments for votes.
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UT budget among areas targeted by Bredesen's cuts

WBIR Local - 2 hours 36 min ago
Bredesen presented the General Assembly with a broad outline for $468 million in cuts from the 2008-09 budget plan he presented in January.
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INSIDE TENNESSEE: Guests debate "mountaintop removal" mining

WBIR Local - 2 hours 56 min ago
An environmentalist and a coal industry lobbyist go head to head on controversial mining practices.
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BLOG ROUND-UP: Get to know some of the new blogs and bloggers at WBIR.com

WBIR Local - 2 hours 58 min ago
We have a growing line-up of new bloggers at WBIR.com, and we will be introducing them to you on a regular basis as their ranks grow.
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Elderly man accuses police of abuse

WATE local - 3 hours 3 min ago
An 85-year-old man wants to sue the Crossville Police Department for mistreatment.
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Oak Ridge gets new school bus contract

WATE local - 3 hours 3 min ago
Oak Ridge school board members voted for contracted bus services at a special meeting Monday night.
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SUVs becoming big trade-in vehicles as values drop

WATE local - 3 hours 3 min ago
Local car lots are seeing more people trading in their SUVs for smaller, more fuel efficient cars to save money and gas.
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5 months in jail for crash that killed 16-year-old

WBIR Local - 8 hours 55 min ago
Thomas Rand Jr. pled guilty to vehicular homicide.
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Regions renews lease in former AmSouth space, restores fixture

How many people does it take to change the light bulbs in downtown Knoxville's time-and-temperature sign? Regions Bank is about to find out and, more importantly, the Birmingham, Ala.-based lender will have an ongoing presence in the Gay Street building underneath the sign.
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Man pleads guilty in fatal wreck

Knoxville News Sentinel - 10 hours 3 min ago
A Powell man who pleaded guilty on Monday to reckless vehicular homicide for the death of a 16-year-old girl will lose his driver's license for nine years but will likely face only 150 days in jail.
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Area principals lauded for value-added efforts

Knoxville News Sentinel - 10 hours 4 min ago
Teachers at Claiborne County's Clairfield Elementary School meet several times a year to analyze students' test scores. They then try to develop an individual education plan for each pupil.
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P-card audit results head to commission

Knoxville News Sentinel - 10 hours 4 min ago
The release of the completed audit of purchasing-card use in Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale's office drew strong response from commissioners and attorneys representing former employees named in the audit.
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Nursing homes suspended

Knoxville News Sentinel - 10 hours 4 min ago
Admissions of new patients have been suspended at Hillcrest-West nursing home in Knoxville and two other Tennessee facilities, state Health Commissioner Susan Cooper said Monday.
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