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25 min ago | WZTV Top Stories

Woman Drowns in Donelson Apartment Pool

A woman was found unresponsive in a pool in Donelson late last night. The 30-year-old was transported to Summit Hospital where she was pronounced dead after being pulled from a pool at The Cedars at Elm Hill apartments just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to police.

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4 hrs ago | WVLT-TV Knoxville

Target hopes to hire 150 for new Knoxville store

Target has announced a job fair this weekend in hopes of hiring 150 people for its new Knoxville store, which opens in July.

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5 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Downtown Knoxville YMCA closed 2 days due to flood damage

Joe Watson, 36, was arrested Tuesday night when the Knox County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit found an indoor marijuana growing operation in his North Knoxville house.

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6 hrs ago | WMC-TV Memphis

Sprinkler malfunction floods Knoxville YMCA

YMCA officials in Knoxville say the downtown "Y'' had to be closed after a fire sprinkler malfunction flooded it.

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9 hrs ago | DNJ.com

UT's Organic Crop Unit gets top ranking

University of Tennessee organic farming program members Elias Attea, left, Becca Smith and Mary Rogers set out produce Friday at the UT Harvest Market in Knoxville.

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14 hrs ago | SavannahNow

Miss Sophie: Stacked or layered, this charming apple cake hits the spot

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and my staff allowed me to take a couple of days off to attend the Southern Food Writers Conference in Knoxville, Tenn.

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Tue May 29, 2012

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Knoxville considers new downtown parking garage

The Knoxville City Council voted to approve a "Memorandum of Understanding" between the city and TVA that could result in the construction of a new parking garage in downtown Knoxville.

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WBIR-TV

Man sentenced for shooting police officer

A man convicted of shooting a Knoxville police officer has learned his sentence.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Five arrested in Knoxville prostitution sting

The operation, conducted Saturday night and early Sunday, targeted areas in North and East Knoxville in response to citizen complaints and patrol officer investigations, according to a news release from KPD spokesman Darrell DeBusk.

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WATE-TV Knoxville

Knoxville doctors differ on reliability of saliva test

Authorities are looking for Josiah Samuel Jones, 29. He's suspected in the fatal shooting Tuesday of Gerald Voiles, the executive director of the Scott County Homeless Shelter and food bank.

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Newport Plain Talk

Stokely receives TGA scholarship

The TGA Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to children of member company employees.

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City Pages

Dog poop DNA service aims to clean up Minnesota dog owners' bad habits

Knoxville, Tennessee-based BioPets Vet Lab is trying to clean up lazy dog owners' act, one turd at a time.

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WZTV Top Stories

Vanderbilt Lifeflight Staying Busy with Accidents - John Dunn

Accidents and emergencies have made for a busy Memorial Day at local hospitals. It's especially true for the pilots and paramedics who work for Vanderbilt Lifeflight.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

A fire official warned in October that the mulch fire site was "overloaded"

A report in October from a Knoxville fire captain stated the city-contracted mulch operation Shamrock Organic Products was "overloaded with material," and in April the huge mulch piles there caught fire and burned for a week.

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Mon May 28, 2012

WBIR-TV Knoxville

More US veterans applying for disability claims

The amount of American veterans who have applied for disability benefits has dramatically increased in comparison to two decades ago.

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WZTV Top Stories

Food Fight Leads to Stabbing In Centennial Park

Police say Raymond Bond and another homeless man got into a fight over food this afternoon in Cenntennial Park.

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WBIR-TV

Firefighters make cross-country bike trip for cancer awareness

"We brought the shirt out with us to the Pacific when we started in Torrance dipped it into the Ocean in the Pacific and each rider has carried this in their back pocket," he said.

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WBIR-TV Knoxville

6 teens injured in weekend crash

The Knox County Sheriff's Office has released more information about a weekend crash that sent 6 teenagers to the hospital.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Letter: Seniors should fund schools

In a recent letter, a Knoxville senior citizen asked to be "left alone," not to have to help pay more taxes to help educate other people's children.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Knoxvillian hunting uncle's remains from half a world away

Bill Myers looks through mementos of his uncle, World War II C-47 co-pilot William H. Myer, earlier this month at his home in North Knoxville.

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