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New Principal at Austin-East Magnet High School
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- New Principal at Austin-East Magnet High School
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
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- Knox County Schools has announced that Dr. Rob Speas, a former principal at Hardin Valley Academy, will be the principal at Austin-East Magnet High School beginning in June.
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- Road work to expect in East TN (May 17-22)
- Date posted
- 19 hours ago
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- WATE's Bo Williams breaks down traffic conditions on Friday, May 17, and upcoming road work and traffic impacts expected through May 22.
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- Carter softball clinches spot at state for the first time in program histroy
- Date posted
- 22 hours ago
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- Carter defeated David Crockett 5-4 to advance to state.
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- NTSB Report Released After Fatal Crash
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The NTSB has released it's preliminary report on a fatal plane crash in Anderson County that happened on April 12.
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- UT's 2024 Graduating Class Includes a Special Serenity Ministries Resident
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- This year's University of Tennessee class includes Elizabeth Gooch, a Care Coordinator at Serenity Ministries. She began studying at the University of Tennessee while she was a resident at Serenity Ministries, and on Friday, she graduated with her bachelor's degree in social work.
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- Ultimate Bologna Showdown
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- On Saturday, competitors, including Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and world champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut, will be attempting to set a world record during a bologna eating competition.
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- Josh Dobbs Youth Football Camp
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- On June 1, VFL Josh Dobbs will be hosting the 7th annual Joshua Dobbs Youth Football Camp in Knoxville.
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- Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The University of Tennessee's Army ROTC held a commissioning ceremony, where 28 cadets took their oath of office.
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- Religion-Adoption Lawsuit Can Continue
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A Knox County couple's legal battle can continue after the state supreme court ruled that their lawsuit can continue. The couple is suing a state sponsored adoption agency, which reportedly approved the couple for foster and adoption support services before rejecting them because of their Jewish faith.
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- Forced to Pay Unemployment Benefits From the Pandemic
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- While many relied on unemployment during the pandemic, one woman is now being asked to pay back the benefits she relied on while she was temporarily laid off.
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- New Rec Center Coming to Crossville
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A new recreation facility will be coming to downtown Crossville.
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- What To Do If You See An Abandoned Baby Animal
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- If you're hiking in the woods, your first instinct may be to call for help, but the TWRA says the best course of action may be to leave the animal alone.
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- Bat-Eared Fox Born at Zoo Knoxville
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Zoo Knoxville has announced the birth of a Bat-Eared Fox at the Zoo. Ziggy was born on April 11, 2024, and has begun exploring outside of the den.
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- Meet Pet of the Week: Cassette
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Meet this week's Pet of the Week from Young-Williams Animal Center: Cassette.
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- Planned Parenthood Reopening, 3rd Plea Deal in Child Abuse Case │ The Seven
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- 0:00 Weather Across East Tennessee
1:36 Planned Parenthood Reopening
2:34 3rd Plea Deal in Child Abuse Case
3:38 NTSB Report Released After Fatal Crash
5:19 Religion-Adoption Lawsuit Can Continue
6:27 New Rec Center Coming to Crossville
7:46 East TN Link to Foreign IT Work Scheme
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- East TN Mom Warns Others After Motorcycle Crash
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- An East Tennessee Mother is urging drivers to look twice for motorcycles after her son nearly died in a crash earlier this month.
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- Knoxville Planned Parenthood to Reopen Soon
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Two and a half years after it was destroyed, Planned Parenthood is looking to reopen its Knoxville Location by September 2024.
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- The Ultimate Bologna Showdown
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- On Saturday, Mayor Glenn Jacobs will be taking on several competitors including world champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut.
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- TWRA Still Searching for Bald Eagle Shooter
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The TWRA is still searching for the person responsible for shooting a bald eagle near Watts Bar Lake six months ago.
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- KCHD: Free Dental Care
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- The Knox County Health Department is offering free dental care for children and young adults on weekends during the month of June.
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- Man Found in GSMNP
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A man who rangers began searching for after he was last seen near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been found safe, according to the park.
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- East TN Link to Foreign IT Work Scheme
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A scheme designed to let foreigners do information technology work as if they were actually in the United States has been unraveled by federal investigators. The investigation claimed that Jefferson City was home to one of several “laptop farms” that helped make the scheme possible.
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- Starwatch: Catch a glimpse of the Flower Moon next week!
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- In this week's edition of Starwatch with Storm Team 6 Assistant Chief Meteorologist Victoria Cavaliere, find out when to see the brightest star in the constellation Virgo and when the Flower Moon will be in the sky.
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- Josh Dobbs to hold Youth Football Camp in Knoxville
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- VFL and San Francisco 49er quarterback Josh Dobbs will be holding a Youth Football Camp in Knoxville for boys and girls in June.
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- Micheal Gray, Jr. pleads guilty
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Micheal Gray, Jr. pleaded guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors on Friday, May 17.
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- Hardin Valley soccer tops Bearden 1-0 to win the region title
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Hawks win their first region title since 2015.
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- Farragut baseball clinches a spot at state by blowing out Science Hill
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Admirals toppled Science Hill 18-0 to punch their ticket to state.
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- Arrests Made at UTK Protest, Search for Missing Man Underway in GSMNP │ The Seven
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- 0:00 Arrests Made at UTK Protest
2:19 Search for Missing Man Underway in GSMNP
2:58 Postal Facility Changes Paused
3:41 Mental Health Resource Coming to North Knoxville
4:34 Development of Rock Quarry Causes Waves
5:10 Permanent Injunction on Church
5:46 Oak Ridge Completes First Phase
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- To tip or Not to tip
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- If you feel like “the ask” to tip is on the rise, you are not alone.
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- Reward offered for information on bald eagle shooting
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Tennessee wildlife officials need your help. It's been six months since a bald eagle was shot and injured in Kingston, but the suspect still hasn't been found.
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- Grants for nuclear energy learning
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The state of Tennessee is putting money into training more workers in the nuclear industry.
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- Dandridge regulating short-term rentals
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Dandridge City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance that would require people to register for a permit before they are allowed to rent out their homes.
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- Lawsuit against development of rock quarry in Greenback
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A dispute is developing in Loudon County over a proposed rock quarry. The Town of Greenback and the Loudon County Regional Planning Commission filed a lawsuit against M&M Stone Farms and Tri-county Crushed Stone over their plan to build a rock quarry in the town. In response, the companies have filed a countersuit.
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- Postal facility changes paused in Knoxville
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- East Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett shared his thoughts Thursday after the announcement that the U.S. Postmaster General would delay plans to move mail processing facilities including the one in Knoxville until next year.
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- Search for missing man underway in GSMNP
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Park rangers are searching for a man last seen near the Chimney Tops Overlook area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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- New mental health resource coming to North Knoxville
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The McNabb Center is set to open a new mental health facility in North Knoxville next month. It will be the first of its kind in Tennessee.
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- Tennessee ‘Mom PAC’ against gun control bills
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Gun control legislation is the focus of election-cycle ads put together by a political action committee called "Tennessee Mom PAC." The ads borrow from news headlines and videos regarding guns and schools. State Capitol reporter tori Gessner explains.
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- KUB starts summer Cumberland Ave project
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Knoxville Utilities Board will begin a two-and-a-half-month project to upgrade the natural gas and water systems along and near the Cumberland Avenue corridor.
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- Single mother joins volunteers building future Habitat home
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Blount County Habitat for Humanity is making a single mother’s dream come true through building her future home.
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- Knoxville legislative budget hearings
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- All day Thursday, Knoxville city leaders have been working through the budget, giving departments and the public time to discuss potential changes they want to see.
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- Sanitation violations in North Knoxville
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A buffet in North Knoxville just barely passed its inspection. Quite a few things were dirty and employees apparently didn’t know how or when to wash their hands.
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- Kicking off summer with MEDIC
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- MEDIC is celebrating summer with its 20th annual Parrot Head event next week.
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- Federal judge rules against Norris church over RV park
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A federal judge has granted a permanent injunction against Covenant Life Church, prohibiting them from operating an RV park known as the “Solid Rock Retreat” in the city of Norris.
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- Oak Ridge complete first phase
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Oak Ridge has completed the first phase of construction for the Environmental Management Disposal facility.
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- Knoxville Fire asks for information on fire in Cedar Bluff
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- The Knoxville Fire Department is asking the community for tips as they continue to investigate a fire at a Doller General on Executive Park Drive.
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- Soccer Talk: How Will One Knox Recover Lrom Loss
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- In this week's episode of Soccer Talk, WATE's Bo Williams discusses One Knox and high school soccer around East Tennessee.
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- Yassin Terou released after protest arrest
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Several protesters were arrested on the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus near the law school Wednesday night, and among them was Yassin’s Falafel House owner Yassin Terou, according to court records.
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- Black bear seen on weather camera in Gatlinburg
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- A black bear was spotted on one of the WATE weather cameras in Gatlinburg. WATE Good Morning Tennessee at 6 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
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- Lawyer explains the power of a victim impact statements
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Earlier this week, a Roane County couple received consecutive life sentences in a child abuse case. At that hearing, one of the surviving children gave an impact statement, in which he forgave his foster parents. In this week’s Ask Isaacs, Attorney Greg Isaacs how victim impact statement can affect sentencing with WATE’s Lori Tucker.
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- Carter softball wins its first regional title in school history
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- The Hornets topped Gibbs 5-1 to win its first regional title in school history.
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