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  • Man accused in fatal church van crash convicted for armed robberies

    A man accused in a fatal church van crash has been convicted in connection with several armed robberies that happened before the wreck. A jury found 22-year-old Tyler Schaeffer guilty in federal court on gun charges related to three robberies. He previously pleaded guilty to a total of seven robberies, as well as drug trafficking. He could face up to life in prison when he is sentenced in ...

  • Trial moved for man accused of killing police officer father

    The trial of a Greene County man who is accused of shooting his police officer father to death will be moved to another county. Ethan Self is charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 death of 46-year-old Roger Self, who was a sergeant with the Greeneville Police Department. Officials say Ethan Self used his father's gun to kill him while he slept on a couch. He was an 18-year-old ...

  • Disconnected number mistake causes dental dilemma

    In today's digital age your telephone number truly becomes part of your identity. That is why carriers now allow you to keep your number when you switch from one phone company to another. But what happens when the phone company incorrectly takes your number away? A Knoxville doctor recently found out correcting the issue is more difficult than pulling teeth. "Last week our main ...

  • Libraries rescue squad get attention in Knox County budget hearing

    The rescue squad's "first out" trucks get the most use of the fleet, Fraizer said, and cost $170,000 to replace. He said that the budget recommendation gives the squad $200,000, but he would like at least $150,000 ...

  • At least 37 dead in Okla. twister

    A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph spent 40 minutes on the ground as it devastated homes, schools and businesses across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon. The state medical examiner confirmed at least 37 deaths and said the toll was expected to rise. Catastrophic damage was reported in Moore, where two elementary schools were destroyed, including one ...


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Slacker [DVD]

Slacker [DVD]

Slacker, n., an esp. educated young person who is scornful of materialism, purposeless, apathetic, and usu. works in a dead-end job. [popularized by Slacker, film by R. Linklater]Websters Dictionary There arent many movies that can claim to have coined a term that ended up in the dictionary, but Richard Linklaters Slacker, a clever, low-budget e ... ...

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  • Suspect in 2012 crash that killed two sentenced on gun robbery charges

    A confessed robber and accused double-vehicular homicide suspect tried last week to convince a federal jury to spare him a century behind bars for wielding weapons during four of his confessed ...

  • Students alumni prepare to say goodbye to old Greenback School

    A school where generation after generation attended will soon see a big change. "My son went there," said Ronnie Lott, a 1969 graduate of Greenback School. "My grandchildren are there now." Come January, the 92-year-old Loudon County school will have a new building for the 900 students to go to. Located a few yards away from the current structure, the state-of-the-art ...

  • Alcoa warns of scammer claiming to collect utility payments

    Alcoa is warning residents about a scammer who is calling residents and asking to collect money on an account. The city says it does not call customers to collect utility payments, and if there are issues with any payments, it will either come via an automated message or through an online payment system. The city asks that anyone who receives a call demanding immediate payment should ...

  • FWS to consider concerns about endangered fish

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the agency takes seriously the concerns of environmentalists that two East Tennessee mines are a threat to endangered fish. The Sierra Club and several other groups sued the Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday. They claim the agency did not use the most up-to-date science when it agreed to allow surface mining at ...

  • Knoxville UT looking to expand use of Worlds Fair Park

    Knoxville, in conjunction with UT, is looking into expanding use of World's Fair Park as a center for cultural resources. Deputy Mayor Bill Lyons will work alongside UT Professor of Anthropology Jan Simek in co-chairing a group to decide what's best for the park. The park opened up for the world to see in 1982 and has been used by the city and other organizations since to hold ...

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