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No charges filed in Gibbs dead animal prank; case closed

6:20 PM, May 21, 2013

The Knox County Sheriff's Office has announced there will be no charges filed in a prank at Gibbs High School where dead animals were littered throughout the campus.

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Students helped each other after school bus flipped on side

Two students were injured and were transported with a third to the hospital when an Anderson County school bus landed on its side after trying to avoid an oncoming car Tuesday morning.  The two student's injuries were minor according to authorities.

5:39 PM, May 21, 2013

Local Weather Forecast

Here is your Local Forecast:

Tonight:  Improving weather is on tap as we move through the rest of tonight, with patchy areas of fog developing.  Lows will be mild near 66 degrees.

Wednesday:  Continued warm and humid with another chance for scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms.  High 84.

7:17 PM, May 21, 2013

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.

10:38 PM, May 20, 2013

2 KPD officers to resign amid beating investigation; 3rd will not quit

Attorneys for two of the three KPD officers under investigation for allegedly beating a handcuffed homeless man say their clients will resign.  The third officer's lawyer says his client has no plans to quit.

8:12 PM, May 21, 2013

Abandoned special needs woman inspires new Tennessee law

Lynn's Law makes it illegal for a person who has assumed responsibility for and is knowledgeable of another's inability to care for him or herself to abandon that person.

2:15 PM, May 21, 2013

UPDATE: Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister

The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children.

11:06 AM, May 21, 2013

Oklahoma woman reunited with her dog after both were buried in destroyed home

Amidst all the devastation after a huge tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, there are signs of hope, and happiness.

11:06 AM, May 21, 2013

Sheriff: Blount Co. couple died in a murder/suicide

According to Sheriff James Lee Berrong, a relative found Rebecca A. Adkins, 53, and Steven R. Adkins, 54, in their home on Chandler Road Sunday evening around 8:30 pm.

3:38 PM, May 20, 2013

Disconnected number mistake causes dental dilemma

What happens when the phone company incorrectly takes your number away? A Knoxville dentist office recently found out correcting the issue is more difficult than pulling teeth.

8:08 PM, May 20, 2013

4th graders offer message of hope to cancer patients

Sacred Heart students delivered dozens of paintings to cancer patients at UT Medical Center.

10:23 PM, May 20, 2013

Storms from Okla. weakening as they move to Tenn.

The storm system that brought devastation to central Oklahoma is expected to weaken before moving into Tennessee.

12:27 PM, May 21, 2013

Face-chewing victim continues recovery in Miami

A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year in Miami has learned to play guitar as he continues treatment for his injuries.

10:20 AM, May 21, 2013

Former student accused of killing assistant principal will have new trial this fall

A new trial for a former student accused of killing a Campbell County assistant principal is scheduled to begin this fall.

3:31 PM, May 21, 2013

McCain bill would create 'a la carte' cable pricing

Bill would encourage programmers and distributors to unbundle their channels.

11:06 AM, May 20, 2013

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.

8:25 PM, May 20, 2013

How you can help tornado victims

A Tennessee-based team of emergency service workers has gone to Oklahoma to help with tornado recovery.

3:10 PM, May 21, 2013

Downtown Knoxville street closed this week

Clinch Avenue is closed between Gay Street and Market Street.

3:50 PM, May 20, 2013
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Wind 7 mph NE
Humidity 87%

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