A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow Tuesday to parts of the South and central US has prompted officials to close roads and schools as they urge people to avoid traveling in dangerous conditions.
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The officer involved in a shooting at a Knoxville high school on Monday has been identified, according to a tweet from the Knoxville Police Department Tuesday. KPD identified the responding officer as Adam Willson and said he is recovering from surgery. “Willson, a 20-year veteran of KPD, was currently serving as the School Resource Officer at Austin-East. […]
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Knoxville Police Department (KPD) in Tennessee said that multiple agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. There are multiple gunshot victims reported, KPD said in a tweet on Monday, including one of their officers. Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Nashville Field Division are on the […]
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For happy couples, Valentine’s Day is an excuse for romance, often celebrated with extravagant dinners and thoughtful gifts. But on February 14, unhappy couples remember all the reasons they can’t stand each other. That’s why a Tennessee law firm is giving away free divorce representation to one lucky (unlucky?) client who just can’t wait to […]
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(CNN) — Investigators are looking at “any and all possible motives” in the Nashville explosion after identifying the bomber as Anthony Quinn Warner. Warner, a 63-year-old described by one neighbor as a loner, was found dead after his recreational vehicle exploded early Christmas morning in the city’s downtown. The blast injured at least eight people and […]
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(CNN) — Amid growing coronavirus fears, the annual Arnold Sports Festival was prohibited from allowing general spectators. The change left the festival with a bunch of food — but no one to eat it. The event — a multi-sport festival that includes the Arnold Classic, a bodybuilding competition named after Arnold Schwarzenegger — takes place every […]
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(CNN) — A US immigration judge has ordered a Tennessee resident, who served as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, be deported to Germany. Judge Rebecca L. Holt determined after a two-day trial that Friedrich Karl Berger’s “willing service as an armed guard of prisoners at a concentration camp […]
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(CNN) — Country music stars are giving back to the city their genre calls home. EF-4 and EF-3 tornadoes hit Nashville and elsewhere in Tennessee this week, killing 24 people and causing widespread destruction. Now, some of country music’s biggest artists are lending a hand to the recovery. Miranda Lambert shared information on Red Cross efforts […]
