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  • At least 51 dead in Okla. twister including at least 20 children

    A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph killed at least 51 people Monday afternoon during 40 terrifying minutes of destruction across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs. CNN and NBC are both reporting that of those killed, at least 20 were children. The state medical examiner's office confirmed the number of deaths and said the toll was expected to rise. At least 70 ...

  • Authorities arrest Cocke Co. man accused of sexually assaulting teens

    The Cocke County Sheriff's Office confirms that the man accused of sexual assaulting two teenagers has been taken into custody without incident. On Sunday night, a 15-year-old girl told Cocke County deputies at Tennova Medical Center's emergency room that Richard Sullivan, 40, sexually assaulted her. Deputies said those allegations also involved a 13-year-old, who authorities said ...

  • Mosquitoes starting to bite in East Tennessee

    A wet spring and climbing temperatures mean mosquitoes are making their comeback to East Tennessee. The Knox County Health Department is already working to stay ahead of the seasonal problem. Earlier this month, the health department started setting traps all around the county to test the bugs for West Nile Virus. So far, each of the tests have come back with only negative results. In ...

  • 4th graders offer message of hope to cancer patients

    A message of hope through the eyes of a 4th grader looks simple: smiley faces, bright colors, and encouraging words. But sometimes it's the simplest things that can change someone's day. "I really thought a sunset would make it calm and the rising sun would mean you will rise from your sickness," said Sacred Heart Cathedral 4th grader, Jenna Fairbrother, describing her ...

  • Teaching kids to dial 911 in the digital age

    (WBIR - Knoxville) Dialing 911 has come a long way with changing technology. Most adults were taught how to dial those important numbers on a landline telephone. With smartphones seemingly replacing landlines, experts say it's important to make sure today's young children know how to use the mobile devices in case of an emergency. Most four-year-olds will say their favorite things to ...


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The Great Dictator [Blu-Ray]

The Great Dictator [Blu-Ray]

While it is not the greatest of his feature films, Charlie Chaplins tragicomic The Great Dictator is certainly his bravest, if not one of the bravest films ever made. A blatant satire of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich, it was a lone cinematic cry for humanity to stand t ... ...

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  • Knoxville forms program to make community breastfeeding friendly

    By MONA NAIR 6 News Reporter CAMP CREEK (WATE) – It's been two years since a deadly tornado hit the Camp Creek community in Greene County. Despite the time that's passed, when you look at the ...

  • Baseball players with mental physical challenges learn lessons have fun

    Monday night, a couple baseball games in Blount County aimed to help players learn valuable lessons. The Challenger Baseball League is a program for people with mental or physical challenges. The league has players from five-year-olds to some who are older than 30. Everyone bats, runs, scores, and fields. It's all an opportunity for players to learn about teamwork and having fun. ...

  • Two meth labs found next door to each other in Blount County

    Six people have been taken into custody following the discovery of two methamphetamine labs next door to each other in Blount County on Monday, authorities ...

  • 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 ...

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