Abandoned special needs woman inspires new Tennessee law

Last June, authorities were called to a Campbell County bar when a young woman walked in. She couldn't tell anyone her name, where she was from, or how she got there. Investigators finally identified her as Lynn Cameron, 19, of Illinois. She is mentally disabled, with the mental capacity of a two-year-old. Her mother, they learned, was no longer able to care for her, so simply dropped her ...

Knox Co. Schools have severe weather plan to protect students

Two schools were destroyed by that huge tornado Monday in Moore, Oklahoma, while teachers and students huddled in hallways and closets. Most of them survived, thanks to the schools' severe weather plans. Schools in East Tennessee have their own policies. In Knox County, the specific protocols vary from school to school, however, there are some general rules that every school must ...

California fugitive arrested by Knox County deputies

Police are looking for the driver of a car that ran an Anderson County school bus off the road Tuesday morning, sending three students to the ...

Tea Party protests outside Knoxville IRS office

Members of the Knoxville Tea Party organized the rally at the steps of the John J. Duncan Federal Building on Locust Street, which houses the agency's local office. The rally was intended as a protest against recent revelations of the IRS scrutiny of some conservative groups but open to all comers, said James Arthur, vice chair of the Knoxville Tea ...

Tennessee sends help to Oklahoma so can you

A number of Tennesseans are on their way to Oklahoma to help with search and rescue and recovery efforts after Monday's devastating tornado. Early Tuesday, a Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle left Chattanooga with a Knoxville volunteer for the 13 hour drive to Moore. Once there, they will provide hot meals and other relief supplies to tornado victims. Louie Crowe from Knoxville and ...