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Basket eases family's burden

An East Tennessee family who can pay the bills but with little left will get a littlle help from the Empty Stocking Fund.

 

State Rep. Armstrong wants to bar bribery talk

Secret recordings in the federal tax evasion case against State Rep. Joe Armstrong revealed talk of bribes, according to records filed Monday.

 

Goodwill sweater contest offers $50 prize

Enter the Goodwill "Share Your Sweater Contest 2015" for a chance to win a $50 prize, while helping your local Goodwill.

 

State suspends nursing home admissions

Investigators found numerous violations, including neglect that led residents to develop pressure sores after being left sitting in their own waste.

 

Toy tech party provides adapted gifts

Visitors to the East Tennessee Technology Access Center's annual Christmas toy tech party late Monday afternoon left with bags of switches — the good kind.

 

WWII vets recall Pearl Harbor attack

American Legion Post 2 holds ceremony on attack's 74th anniversary.

 

Williams charged with driving on revoked license

Former University of Tennessee football player Michael Williams is due in Knox County General Sessions Court on Friday to face a charge for driving on a revoked license.

 

Ex-jailer faces trial in inmate beating case

The sole Knox County Sheriff's Office employee charged in the videotaped beating of a mentally-ill inmate faces trial next year.

 

Lawmaker to draft bill to defund UT Diversity

KNOXVILLE — A lawmaker announced Monday he is drafting a bill that would defund the University of Tennessee's Office for Diversity and Inclusion days after the university's holiday party guidelines prompted outrage among the state's conservative politicians.

 

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