Provides the latest RSS feeds for Knoxville News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Herald Globe.com http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/cat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:06:14 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:06:14 -0400 30 A Knoxville man is facing possible charges this morning after police say he set a couch on fire inside his apartment. Around 5:30 Wednesday morning fire fighters were called to Cagle Terrace Apartments. Investigators say that a resident who was being evicted set his couch on fire. The sprinkler in the apartment was able to extinguish the blaze. Fire fighters say that several other apartments ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215295184/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:39 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215295184/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A small fire broke out early Wednesday morning inside a West Knoxville apartment complex. One person was arrested at the scene. The fire started at Cagle Terrace Apartments, 545 Renford Road, just before 6:00 a.m. The building's sprinkler system was able to put out the fire, which was contained to one apartment. Police say the man arrested is suspected of setting the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215293843/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:04 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215293843/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A new Megabus route from Knoxville to Lexington, Ky., adds to the options for Knoxville travelers who don't depend on a personal automobile for getting ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215292481/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:38:11 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215292481/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A search to fill one of the top administrator roles at the University of Tennessee Foundation will begin after officials re-evaluate the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215291496/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215291496/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Janelle Arthur will perform at 8 p.m. today on the Grand Ole Opry. Arthur, who came in fifth place on Season 12 of "Idol," will take the stage along with fellow country artists Dustin Lynch, Restless Heart, The Grascals, Larry Gatlin, Jim Ed Brown, Kristen Kelly and more. Tonight's edition of the Grand Ole Opry begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time, and can be streamed live ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215291497/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215291497/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Business owners interested in bidding on contracts worth millions of dollars with the city of Knoxville are invited to the city's annual Business Breakfast, to be offered at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Knoxville Civic ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215290688/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:33:18 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215290688/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 We may never know exactly what went on inside the mind of Theodore "TJ" Jones IV the night he shot at and was killed by police. But his family says the last words from the Maryville Marine provide insight into the night. They decided to release text messages sent to them on the night of death to give people an idea of what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder looks like in a combat ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215287071/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:22:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215287071/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A lot of dirt has been flying near the Cumberland Avenue strip, and it's just the beginning. City officials met Tuesday evening with local property owners to discuss their vision for the Strip. The meeting focused on form-based coding. The city wants to change the zoning code in the area so that all buildings that redevelop have at least two stories. The city feels it would add to the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215286374/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:22:20 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215286374/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Customers looking for the next place to shop, eat, or play now have a new app which highlights those destinations in one East Tennessee community. On ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215287070/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:22:20 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215287070/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 It was standing room only Tuesday evening in Townsend as supporters of the library made their case for more funding in front of the city commission. The Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library has traditionally received as much as a $15,000 donation from the city of Townsend. Tuesday evening however, the city commission voted for only a $2,000 donation. The mayor is citing an extensive road project ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285569/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:27 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285569/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A 6-year-old Nashville girl who was badly bitten by her family's dog is finally home from the hospital. Three weeks ago, Madison Mason and her mom were outside playing with their German shepherd when he grabbed her hair, ripping two large pieces out of the back of her head. Doctors told the family she'll be 11 years old by the time her head fully heals. Madison starts first grade ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285582/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:27 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285582/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Police are on the lookout for a man they believe crashed his car into a family's home and then threatened to hurt anyone who called police. The Herrell family told WSMV in Nashville that their neighbor Christopher Bell crashed a car into their house Sunday evening, and then drunkenly told them he would hurt them if they called police. Sheriff's officials say there is a warrant out ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285527/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:26 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285527/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A night of hanging out and drinking turned into a machete fight with four people injured. McMinn County deputies arrested Richard Johnson over the weekend, saying he attacked several members of a family. Witnesses say a group of people were in a wooded area chopping fire wood and burning brush when someone accused Johnson of groping someone else's wife. He said Johnson had a few drinks ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215286200/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:26 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215286200/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 three additional Pilot Flying J employees pleaded guilty in a federal case tied to the ongoing investigation of the fuel company for rebate fraud. So far a total of five Pilot Flying J employees have pleaded guilty to charges related to the rebate fraud scheme. Kevin Wallace Clark was among the three who pleaded guilty Tuesday. Clark handled an account for W.N. Morehouse Truck Line in Nebraska. ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285442/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285442/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Dozens of people gathered at the LaFollette City Hall for the Campbell County animal advisory meeting Tuesday evening. The Adrian Baird Animal Center was closed in April after allegations that animals were being improperly euthanized. Shelter director Betty Crumley was ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285427/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:20 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285427/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tourism in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for this May was up 10.5 percent compared to last year. Almost 900,000 people visited the park this May, which is the highest number for the month of May on record. However, visitation for the January through May period is almost six percent below average this ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285441/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:20 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285441/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Cousins William Ross, left, and Ella Ross play on the tire swing at the playground at World's Fair Park on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The World's Fair Park Working Group met today to discuss potential for the park to be a center for cultural resources. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284535/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:28 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284535/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 For Sabrina Osborne, who has been teaching first grade for three years, the thought of changing how she teaches her students because of new, rigorous standards is a lot to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285443/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:00:26 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215285443/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Four people are facing charges following the theft of an American flag from a veterans' memorial in Monroe County. The 60 by 30-foot flag was taken on Memorial Day from the veterans' memorial in Madisonville. Officers ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284444/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:10 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284444/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel Marshall West and his twin 5-year-old sons, Jackson, left, and Pruitt, brave the rain as they head to watch the new Superman movie ';Man of Steel'; on Tuesday at Knoxville Center ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284283/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:10 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215284283/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 More than five dozen people are facing charges in West Tennessee after an underage drinking party thrown by a 19-year-old got out of hand. It happened at a home in Jackson. Madison County deputies say they responded to a noise complaint early Sunday morning at the home of James and Sara Hardwick. Investigators say the couple knew their 19-year-old son, Christopher Hardwick, was hosting a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215283371/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:17 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215283371/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 More people took their time getting to Bonnaroo this year than last. Over the course of the six days of patrol for the event, troopers worked 17 car wrecks, down from 29 last year. This year 22 people were pulled over for speeding, down more than 90 percent from last year, when officers handed out 276 tickets. This year authorities arrested nine people for driving under the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215283370/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:16 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215283370/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 (WBIR - Knoxville) The Sunsphere is Knoxville's most iconic landmark, and it sits in the middle of another popular attraction, World's Fair Park. "The park has evolved into a really beautiful area," said Marianne Greene, who owns Foundry on the Fair Site, which sits on an acre of land inside the World's Fair Park. Greene said she's seen some major improvements ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282298/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:15 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282298/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 They're lifesavers for thousands of people across East Tennessee, and Tuesday they got some thank yous. The American Heart Association awarded UT Medical Center with four separate awards for patient care. The doctors and nurses weren't the only groups to see thanks for their work. "It's a team effort here and we take that to heart. There's a lot of people behind the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281357/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:52:44 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281357/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The Blount County man convicted in April of killing and robbing his friend in 2010 will be 91 before he has the chance to walk out of prison a free man, officials ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282208/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:58 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282208/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 TVA plans to tighten its policies after an audit found a poor job of keeping records on vehicle allowances to employees and use of company ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282209/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:56 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282209/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Bristol, Va., developer Steve Johnson, left, speaks with Knoxville developer David Dewhirst after an Urban Land Institute forum on June 18, 2013, at Club ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282210/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:54 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282210/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 OAK RIDGE -- Most existing fluorescent lights in the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex, Civic Center and Municipal Building are being replaced and retrofitted with light-emitting diode lights through a grant, ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282211/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:53 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215282211/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A home burglary and stolen gun landed an Hawkins County man in jail. Investigators say Dustin Alan Caldwell broke into the home of a Hawkins County deputy while the deputy and his family were on vacation. When the family arrived home, Deputy Rusty Ferrell realized his "Glock 45 caliber service weapon" was missing. He called the sheriff's department, reported the burglary and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281090/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281090/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 (WBIR, Hartford) Governor Bill Haslam visited Cocke County Tuesday as part of the continuing effort to modernize Tennessee. Grassy Fork Elementary School received $500,000 to install pipes that will run from Newport into the school. Before now, the school was using well water as its source, which can have pollutants in it, risking a student's heath. Leaders say the new pipes are taking a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281089/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:22 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281089/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A Knoxville Police Department spokesperson says no one was seriously hurt during a late-morning crash along I-640W near I-40W in West Knoxville. The wreck happened Tuesday at I-640 Westbound near I-40. It involved a semi-truck and a sedan. KPD said the Nissan Sentra hit a large puddle of water, hydroplaned and went underneath the trailer portion of the semi-truck that was traveling west. The ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281091/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:21 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215281091/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal case tied to the on-going fraud investigation into the company. The development marks a total of five guilty pleas in the case. Kevin Wallace Clark was among the three who pleaded guilty Tuesday. Clark handled an account for W.N. Morehouse Truck Line in Nebraska, the same company featured in ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279883/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:04 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279883/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees in October will take up a plan to lease the natural gas rights on the 8,600-acre Cumberland Forest in Morgan and Scott counties. The board will hear details of the plan before the university goes to the State Building Commission with a contract with a private company for the gas drilling, UT President Joe DiPietro said in a message Friday to ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279882/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:04 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279882/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A crash a little before noon Tuesday created delays for some drivers in West Knoxville. The wreck happened at I-640 Westbound near I-40. It involved a semi-truck and a sedan. A 10News viewer reported waiting in traffic for an hour. By 1:00pm, crews had cleared the accident scene. At this time, there is no information on possible injuries of the drivers involved in the ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279640/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279640/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 A multi-vehicle crash involving four 18-wheelers, a mini-van and Jaguar car shut-down all lanes of Interstate 75 South in Kentucky Tuesday morning. The wreck happened around 7:30 a.m. at milemarker 1 near the Tennessee/Kentucky state line. Deputies on-scene told ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278765/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278765/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The Campbell County mayor has no plans to reinstate embattled animal shelter director Betty Crumley during a meeting tonight in LaFollette, officials ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279870/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:33:01 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215279870/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 (Denver, AP) A Colorado man who acted nervously and told a flight attendant there was a bomb in his backpack on a flight from Knoxville, Tennessee to Denver has been charged in federal court. Mark Michael Bote of Thornton was arrested Friday after the Frontier Airlines flight landed. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that the 23-year-old has been charged with giving a false report. ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278369/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:58 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278369/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 (Knoxville, WBIR) Three additional Pilot/Flying J employees pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal case tied to the on-going fraud investigation into the company. Kevin Wallace Clark, Jay Stinnett and Holly Radford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Clark faces five years in prison, three years supervised release and a $250,000 fine along with restitution. Stinnett faces 20 years in ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278469/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:58 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278469/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KINGSTON -- Authorities Tuesday continued to search for a 21-year-old man who almost struck police cruisers during a high-speed chase and eluded capture after crashing a stolen pickup into two vehicles in Oak Ridge, injuring passengers in one ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278598/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:48 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278598/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 On November 28, 2012, CHS-2 engaged in a consensually recorded conversation with Pilot Regional Sales Manager Kevin Clark regarding Rebate Fraud and Discount Fraud: CLARK: And here's another one that's--and I don't know what to do 'bout this--but fuckin' this, W .M. Moorehouse is still, this is the one that Brian was screwin'. He caught him screwin' him, we ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278599/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:47 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215278599/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 ROCKWOOD -- The parents of a 2-year-old boy found playing alone on railroad tracks wearing only a diaper were arrested Monday and charged with aggravated child abuse and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277332/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:44 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277332/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KINGSTON -- An Oak Ridge woman with an extensive criminal record has pleaded guilty to two counts of violation of the state's Social Host Law by allegedly playing "beer pong," a drinking game, with her underage son and three other ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277333/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:42 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277333/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Festival goers walk the lanes at the campsite before gates open at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Manchester. (Helen Comer / DNJ ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277335/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:18:40 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215277335/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee education officials are training teachers from across the state on how to implement a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215275696/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:54:39 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215275696/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 How many wildlife agents does it take to catch a wild hog? One, under a new remote system in use by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Richard Kirk of TWRA said the new method alerts an on-call agent, who can watch feral hogs in real time and spring the trap by pushing a virtual button on a computer or smartphone from miles away. Agents set up a corral that is 35 feet in diameter. When ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215274461/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:12:47 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215274461/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Officers were called at 10:45 p.m. to parking lot "H" at Walter P. Taylor Homes at Olive Street because of gunfire, said Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215274181/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:03:37 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215274181/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so. The justices' 7-2 ruling on Monday complicates efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in the country illegally. Tennessee passed a ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215272869/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:59 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215272869/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KNOXVILLE (WATE) - Two men received minor injuries during a shooting at a cookout in East Knoxville Monday night. Victims Jerome Lee, 32, and William Geter, 37, were in parking lot H of the Walter P. Taylor Homes when they said gunfire broke out. Both men had minor wounds and were taken to Tennova Hospital by a friend. The victims told police the injuries were only an ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215272870/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:05:58 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215272870/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KNOXVILLE -- Firefighters this morning doused flames for a second time at a West Knox County home where one firefighter sustained a minor burn on his ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215271402/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:49 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215271402/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 McGhee Tyson Airport celebrated its 75th year in business. Nearly 1.8 million passengers passed through McGhee Tyson Airport in 2012, according ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215271181/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:48 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215271181/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The federal Medicare program has dropped nearly a third of the companies chosen to continue supplying home medical equipment to beneficiaries statewide, leaving even fewer suppliers as part of its controversial competitive bidding program set to kick off in Tennessee in less than two weeks. The contracts were voided because those 30 out-of-state suppliers that had won didn't meet Tennessee ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:55:27 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215269236/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The possibility of term-limiting school board members is unlikely. That's the message Knox County Commission heard Monday from state Rep. Ryan A. ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215270088/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:46:47 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215270088/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Property owners in one East Tennessee community say they're being harassed by a county official. People from across Loudon County packed a meeting to express their frustration over code violation fines handed out by the county. Many said they felt they were seeing more fines handed down their way. One man received a letter from the Loudon Planning and Codes Department that told him he had ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215268878/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:43 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215268878/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 The family of a Roane County woman shot to death says they feel like they've hit another roadblock in the path to justice. The suspect was appointed a new attorney, which the family says will slow down the case ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267729/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:48:38 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267729/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Screening event: East Tennessee PBS will host a preview screening of "Homegoings," a POV documentary about African-American funeral traditions, at the station's Knoxville studios, 1611 Magnolia Ave., at 7 p.m. today, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Hubert Smith, host of "The Hubert Smith Radio Show" on WUTK-FM. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with refreshments ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267732/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:16 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267732/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Now that your taste buds are wide awake, feed your need for blueberry goodness and take a stroll down to New Harvest Park on Thursday, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., for the third annual Blueberry Festival, hosted by the New Harvest Park Farmers' ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267731/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:15 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267731/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 photos by Paul Efird/News Sentinel Dave Gregory of Powell Auction & Realty shows an American Indian ';cooing dove'; vessel Monday in Blaine, Tenn. The artifact, from the estate of Dorothy McGhee, will be auctioned ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267730/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:40:13 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267730/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Alabama Republican Chairman Bill Armistead says the two-day meeting of state party chairs and executive directors concludes Tuesday in Birmingham.Party leaders hope to retain all their current U.S. Senate seats and pick up six new ones, which would allow the GOP to take control of the Senate.A statement by Armistead says the discussions will include ways to defeat Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267508/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:09:34 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215267508/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Knox County Commissioner Brad Anders said Monday he made a mistake as a police supervisor earlier this year in failing to review one of a half-dozen in-car recordings made of Knoxville Police Department officers beating a homeless man in North ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215266732/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:03 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215266732/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL Lavonte Dominique Simmons, left, waits for a hearing with Public Defender Mark Stephens on Monday in General Sessions Court in Knoxville. Simmons, 22, and Shawn David O’Neill, 24, are charged with first-degree murder in connection with the June 7 drive-by slaying of Uniquea Brown, ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215266733/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215266733/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 KINGSTON -- Now that the public defender's office has left the case, several motions filed by the state in the first-degree murder charge against former Knoxville insurance ... http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215265759/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:02 -0400 http://www.heraldglobe.com/index.php/sid/215265759/scat/a8d1772e8d5c87a8