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  • Extra patrols out on East TN rivers and lakes

    (WBIR, Lenoir City/West Knox County) East Tenn. boaters are taking advantage of the nice weather and extended weekend. Because of the extra boat traffic, more officers are patrolling the rivers and lakes, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). TWRA Officer Jeff Roberson spent Sunday out on Fort Loudon in West Knox County. "We're checking for boating safety ...

  • Antonio Barton to transfer from Memphis to UT

    Cuonzo Martin has filled out his one open scholarship spot. According our partners at Volquest.com, Memphis guard Antonio Barton will transfer to Tennessee. Barton will have graduated from Memphis before coming to UT in the fall, which mean he will be eligible to play immediately. Barton told Volquest that he chose Tennessee because he feels they have a team that can win immediately. He also ...

  • Former Lady Vol coach faces player mistreatment allegations

    Former Lady Vol Head Volleyball Coach Julie Hermann, 49, is facing scrutiny after Rutgers University hired her as its new athletic program director on May 11. The New Jersey university hired Hermann to help clean up its athletic program after evidence of player mistreatment surfaced. Rutgers dismissed several members of its athletic department due to the cover up. The New Jersey ...

  • TN companies move back to the USA

    Ten years ago, the executives of Smyrna-based Wearwell made a decision to concentrate on making their ergonomic floor-covering products in the United States, bucking the trend to send manufacturing to China or other low-cost foreign countries. Despite struggling through the recession, Wearwell has seen its commitment pay off, and the company has been on a growth spurt, adding workers and ...

  • E-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e Johnson City boy hopes for better results in return trip to Scripps bee

    0317_KCLO_SpellingBee_03_MBW — Rahul Krishnaswamy, an 8th grader from Ashley Academy in Johnson City, reacts to getting his answer correct during the 2013 News Sentinel Southern Appalachia Regional Spelling Bee Saturday, March 16, 2013 in the UT Alumni Auditorium. Krishnaswamy won the tournament spelling the winning word ';emanant.'; At left is runner-up Ali Qureshi Of L F ...


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Movie Review

The Ring Two

The Ring Two

The Ring Two is a different and, I would argue, slightly better film that its predecessor, 2001's hit The Ring, although it probably won't please audiences the way the first film did because its scariness is less visceral and more emotional. It takes a while to get going, but on ... ...

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  • Knoxville had record low Saturday morning

    A record low temperature of 43 degrees was set for Knoxville on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The record was recorded at 5:09 a.m. This breaks the old record for May 25 of 44 set in 1979, according to the National Weather ...

  • Guard of honor Knoxville man served as sentinel at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

    Brian Murphy, middle, participates in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in this undated photo. (SPECIAL TO THE NEWS ...

  • Annual trail restoration held in Smokies

    If you're already trying to fill the summer calendar with unique, family friendly events, pencil in Saturday's annual Appalachian Trail work day in the Great Smoky Mountains Park as a ...

  • Paul Fain Check-ups key for health and wealth

    After diagnosis, a treatment plan is designed to support optimal health or wealth. A physician might choose an aggressive drug regimen to forcefully attack an illness. Or she might be conservative and elect a step-up approach to minimize possible adverse side effects or risks of ...

  • People and honors May 26

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