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Cut power line leaves much of UT without power

Thompson-Boling Arena was just one of the many buildings left in the dark after workers cut a major power line while working on a streetscape project on Lake Loudoun Blvd., university officials said on Wednesday

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:13:39 GMT

4 year-old found wandering on highway home safe

Investigators say no charges will be filed after a four year old boy is found wandering on an East Tennessee highway.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:07:01 GMT

Officer-involved accident closes part of Parkside Drive

A Knoxville Police Dept. patrol car slammed into a west Knoxville utility pole early Wednesday morning, sending one patrol officer to the hospital and leaving live wires splayed on the ground.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:57:54 GMT

Gov. Haslam abandons Tenn. class size proposal

Gov. Bill Haslam is abandoning his proposal to do away with average class size restrictions in Tennessee.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:07:02 GMT

Medical tech charged with raping patient

A medical technician is charged with raping a patient while she was having an EEG performed.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:22:57 GMT

Cops seize $15,000 worth of drugs in Morristown

A drug bust in Morristown nets thousands of dollars in cocaine, weed, and drug paraphernalia.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:08:16 GMT

Dozens of local Marine Reserves coming home Friday

Thirty-four Reserve Marines are coming home Friday after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Marine Reserves announced on Wednesday.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:39:16 GMT

Maryville homicide suspect caught trying to cross into Canada

Clinton Garrett Walton, 30, was wanted in connection with the death of 37 year-old Brian David Fann, who was found dead in Walland home on Friday.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:40:49 GMT

US Energy Secretary touring Oak Ridge Laboratory

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is touring the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Nuclear Modeling and Simulation Energy Innovation Hub.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:32:10 GMT

Big South Fork offering reward in bear killing

Federal parks officials are offering a $500 reward for information about who might have killed a black bear in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.

Published: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:36:54 GMT