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Sheriff: SC teacher had marijuana gummies in student prize box

Weird

Sheriff: SC teacher had marijuana gummies in student prize box

Heartwarming

Reader's Digest named an East Tennessee hotel as the nicest place in America in 2021

This is the second time a local East Tennessee business has gotten the honor in the award's five year history.
Local News

Local auction company among many affected by ransomware attack

Powell Auction uses a Nebraska company's online platform, which has been hit by a cyberattack.
Local News

Crafty bear steals package off Gatlinburg porch

Robin Sutherland sent WBIR the video Wednesday. FedEx had just recently dropped the 33-pound box off at her home.
Local News

Crafty bear steals package off Gatlinburg porch

Robin Sutherland of Gatlinburg sent WBIR this video of a young bear stealing a package from her porch that had been delivered by FedEx. It weighed 33 pounds.
Weird

Fighting... or mating? Two Tennessee copperhead snakes wrestle it out

An snake expert with Zoo Knoxville said the two snakes appear to be fighting it out either for turf, or for love.
Watercooler

ETSU needs volunteers to find fossils this fall

The museum said experience is not required, but volunteers have to be 18 or older to participate.
Crime

Records: Rocky Top teen killed his mom in April 2020 after she took his phone away from him

Shawn T. Willis just turned 18. He was 16 when he shot his mother to death, records state.
Watercooler

Knoxville kids compete in Kids USA Mullet Championship

Two East Tennessee kids are showing off their mullets in a national championship!
Cool Schools

Cool Schools 2021: Exploring what makes our schools unique across East TN

Nothing's too cool for these schools.
Events

Knoxville nonprofit goes to new heights to raise money in "Over the Edge" event

A nonprofit that supports single mothers raised money by encouraging people to go over the edge for the ones they love, rappelling down 16 stories near Market Square
Local News

NC medical examiner: Rare bear attack led to 2020 death of man in the Great Smoky Mountains

It marks only the second recorded bear fatality in the history of the park.

Woman breaks cycle of generational domestic violence through the help of the Knoxville Salvation Army

Reader's Digest names East Tennessee hotel as the nicest place in America in 2021

Showers and isolated storms tonight ... drier and much cooler Saturday!

East TN Forecast: Showers and isolated storms Friday night, much cooler for the weekend (10/15/21)

Knoxville Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports | WBIR.com

Sheriff: SC teacher had marijuana gummies in student prize box

Reader's Digest named an East Tennessee hotel as the nicest place in America in 2021

Local auction company among many affected by ransomware attack

Crafty bear steals package off Gatlinburg porch

Crafty bear steals package off Gatlinburg porch

Fighting... or mating? Two Tennessee copperhead snakes wrestle it out

ETSU needs volunteers to find fossils this fall

Records: Rocky Top teen killed his mom in April 2020 after she took his phone away from him

Knoxville kids compete in Kids USA Mullet Championship

Cool Schools 2021: Exploring what makes our schools unique across East TN

Knoxville nonprofit goes to new heights to raise money in "Over the Edge" event

NC medical examiner: Rare bear attack led to 2020 death of man in the Great Smoky Mountains

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