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10 Rising Hearts

Tell us about a kids making a difference in their community
It's Buddy Check 10 day! Here's how you can join in

We want you to find a buddy and on the 10th of each month, remind each other to do a self breast exam
Cool Schools

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Educator of the Week

Honoring outstanding teachers in East Tennessee.
Recipes

Try out delicious recipes you've seen on our shows
Verify

A team of investigators verifies information you may have seen
Knoxville native to host new HGTV show

Mary Welch Fox Stasik will show off her sunny personality and rock-star style on 'Breaking Bland.'
'We're back!' | Knoxville family returns after 9 months of 'roadschooling' their kids in an RV

The Severance family decided to follow a decades-long dream of living in an RV out west after COVID-19 canceled school. After 9 months, they're back.
LISTEN: WBIR's 'Appalachian Unsolved' podcast

Listen to WBIR's Appalachian Unsolved - The Podcast and explore East Tennessee's infamous cold cases.
Hometown Spotlight: Great Smoky Mountains

The mountains aren't just beautiful. They also have decades of history and impactful stories of those who live and work in this beauty of East Tennessee.
The Body Farm: How it started, what it does, where it's going

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass started the center in 1981. Today, it's internationally recognized for the research that goes on there.
Co-creator of Netflix hit 'Outer Banks' calls East Tennessee home

Burke does much of his writing in bed where he weaves the plots and creates the characters that had America binge-watching during COVID-19 quarantine.
Inspired by her own pain, UTK graduate becomes X-ray technician

Savannah Flatford, 22, had a scary experience with an MRI as doctors searched for a diagnosis. Now, she's helping others through that process as an X-ray tech.