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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.

4:39 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

Local Weather Forecast

Here is your Local Forecast:

Today:  Areas of patchy dense fog to start the day will give way to partly cloudy conditions by the afternoon. We may see a few isolated showers and storms this afternoon, mainly along the plateau and in the mountains. Highs will reach near 87 degrees.

6:19 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

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

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.

7:18 PM, 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

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

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

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

Downtown Knoxville street closed this week

Clinch Avenue is closed between Gay Street and Market Street.

3:50 PM, May 20, 2013

Chaos reigns at Oklahoma schools struck by tornado

Chaos seemed to be the theme tonight in the Oklahoma City area after two elementary schools took a massive hit from a mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph.

8:44 PM, May 20, 2013

Teaching kids to dial 911 in the digital age

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.

10:24 PM, May 20, 2013
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