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  • UT says Vice Chancellors retirement not connected to investigation into former employee

    UT Student Life Vice Chancellor Tim Rogers will retire after 38 years of working for the university. He served in his current position for nearly a decade, according to a press release. "Tim is a dedicated advocate for our students and has worked tirelessly to make their UT experience even better. We appreciate his leadership of several large-scale efforts that will benefit UT students ...

  • Horses seized from East Knox farm where abuse happened before

    Animal control officers are at an East Knox County farm Wednesday afternoon, seizing horses from a couple who've been trouble before. So far, a Knox County Sheriff's Office spokesperson says six horses have been seized from the property on Voltz Lane. A veterinarian is there, determining which horses need to be taken, and which ones can stay. Linda Cowell and Barry Smith own the ...

  • Prosecutors says Lowe paid fake employee almost $200k

    Prosecutors allege Former Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe cheated the county out of nearly $200,000 by adding an employee to the payroll who didn't do any work for the county. According to a document laying out the charges, the district attorney's office contends the "larcenous scheme," began on March 28, 2004 when Lowe put Delbert Morgan on the county's payroll as an ...

  • Priceless violin from Titanic on show in Pigeon Forge

    Students from Crescent Elementary School, in Beckley, West Virginia, were the first group to get to view the unveiled violin actually used by Wallace Hartley on board Titanic Wednesday, May 22, 2013. First mate Jamie is explaining the exhibit to the group. The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge has the violin on exhibit until July and when it will be moved to their attraction in Branson, ...

  • $22K reward offered in bald eagle shootings

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Officials are offering up to a $22,000 reward for information leading to convictions in the shooting of two bald eagles in eastern Tennessee. One of the eagles was shot near Soddy-Daisy in March and the other was shot near Madisonville this month. Both survived and are recovering at the American Eagle Foundation in Pigeon Forge. Bald eagles are protected under ...


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  • Veterans on motorcycles stop in E. TN on way to Washington DC

    Hundreds of motorcyclists roared through Tennessee Wednesday on their way to Washington DC for the annual Ride for the Wall trip. Each year since 1989, hundreds of bikers from across the country converge at the Vietnam Memorial. They start the ride in California and ride all the way to our nation's capitol. The goal of the trip is to promote healing among veterans and their ...

  • Tennessee recoups unemployment benefits

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State Labor Department officials say they have recouped about $15.3 million worth of fraudulently collected unemployment benefits by garnishing tax refunds and other federal payments to people who were not entitled to receive the assistance. A scathing audit released earlier this year showed that the state overpaid $73 million in unemployment benefits. The ...

  • TDOT will halt most road construction for Memorial Day travel

    Road construction won't slow motorists down as they travel Tennessee's highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at 12:00 noon on Friday, May 24 through 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28. This will provide maximum roadway capacity for motorists expected to ...

  • Investigation finds animal shelter employee stole more thn $50K

    State officials say money intended to help homeless animals was stolen by a former shelter employee. An investigation by the state comptroller's office found that $51,130 was stolen from the Morristown-Hamblen Humane Society between July 1, 2009 and October 31, 2011. The former employee allegedly altered receipts to conceal the theft. The employee involved had been responsible for ...

  • Clinton boys new best friend will make his life easier and safer

    A Clinton student in need of a service dog will soon get one of his very own. Wednesday, Milk Bone and Sam's Club announced they will sponsor a service dog through Canine Assistants for 6th grader Connor Murphy. Connor has spinal muscular atrophy and has difficulty performing many everyday tasks. The family started applying for the dog when Connor was in fourth grade. His mother ...

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