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DUI charge leveled month before Anderson County man indicted on two DUI deaths

CLINTON -- A month before he was indicted for vehicular homicide by intoxication and recklessness in the November 2012 deaths of two women, an Anderson County man with a history of DUI convictions was arrested on yet another DUI charge, records ...
Student taken to hospital after alcohol found at Powell Middle

KNOXVILLE -- At least one student was taken to the hospital last week after Powell Middle School officials discovered alcohol among a group of students shortly before school began, school officials said ...
Two injured when SUV rolls off I-75 in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE -- Two Jacksboro residents escaped serious injury Wednesday morning when the Ford Explorer carrying them rolled off Interstate 75 and onto Emory ...
Photos Introducing Baby Witcher

We're so happy to introduce the newest member of the WBIR family! This is Kiptyn Witcher! He's now 1 day old. Kiptyn, Mom Janelle & Dad Mike are all doing ...
Former Pabst Brewing Co. CEO joins Ole Smoky distillery

Cochran comes to Ole Smoky Moonshine after a year of building the AquaHydrate brand as CEO of that company. Before joining AquaHydrate, Cochran was CEO of Pabst Brewing Co., where he worked to rebuild that brand into an iconic ...

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Lonsdale house fire injures 2 residents 2 dogs

Two people are in the hospital Wednesday morning after suffering injuries from a house fire. Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Knoxville police were sent to a home on Massachusetts Avenue in the Lonsdale Community for a disturbance call. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man trying to put out a house fire with a garden hose. The man told them that a person was inside the home, so they ...
CAC holding Senior Job Fair Wednesday

Seniors 50 and older looking for full or part-time work will find leads at the CAC Office on Aging's Career Fair. The Career Fair is from 9:00 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the L.T. Ross Building on Western Avenue. Employers will be representing clerical, cashier, banking, food service, health care, driving, and cleaning service opportunities. For more information, call the CAC ...
DCS caseworker faulted by judge wasnt disciplined

Susan Randolph said DCS' policies on immediate protection agreements are vague and scattered. Randolph was shot three times and her husband, Todd, and a teen neighbor were killed in 2009 by the girl's father. / Anita Wadhwani / File / The ...
Two injured in Knoxville home fire

KNOXVILLE -- Two people sustained minor injuries Wednesday morning when their house erupted in flames because of a problem with an electrical ...
Rockwood plant to half its workforce

The firm is moving its carbon fiber operations to "concentrate its production at the most efficient locations," according to a statement from the ...

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U.S. Senate puts paid to gun reform amendments

Of the forty five U.S. senators who voted down Wednesday's gun reform bill, 42 have received funding from arms manufacturers or their agents.

The London newspaper The Guardian revealed the statistic on Thursday citing a study dating back to 1990.

On Capitol Hill, 45% of the Senate was able to derail a proposal that polls say is supported by roughly 90% of Americans.

"Everyone who voted yesterday knows after reading that bill, in their heart of hearts, that the bill would have made America safer," MSNBC's co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Thursday's Morning Joe. "We are the 90%," his co-host Joe Scarborough added. "And 90% will not be ignored."

Forty one Republicans voted against the bill, as did four Democrats.

"All in all this was a pretty shameful day for Washington," President Barack Obamai, in company with victims of gun violence, told a press conference in the Rose Garden Wednesday.

Seven amendments were put up, covering assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and straw purchases. All 7 amendments were defeated.

The senators who opposed the bills were:

1. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

2. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

3. Sen. ...