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UT trustees approve 8 percent tuition hike; Haslam wants to address college costs
Published 6/21/2012 at 7:48 p.m. 11 comments
Gov. Bill Haslam told University of Tennessee trustees Thursday he wants to spend the coming months examining the cost of college and ways the state could help make it more affordable.
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DA's office employee suspended over campaign website registration
Published 6/21/2012 at 7:24 p.m. 2 comments
A district attorney general's office employee accused by Roane County election officials of helping create a campaign website for a Roane County road supervisor candidate has been suspended for two days without pay.
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Suspect leads police on chase through Loudon, Knox counties
Published 6/21/2012 at 5:32 p.m. 4 comments
LENOIR CITY — One person is in custody after leading authorities on a pursuit through Loudon and Knox counties this afternoon.
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UT approves 8 percent tuition hike; Haslam wants to address college costs
Published 6/21/2012 at 3:38 p.m. 31 comments
KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee trustees approved this afternoon an 8 percent tuition hike and a future model that would require full-time students to pay for an additional three credit hours each semester, both at the Knoxville campus.
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Judge Blackwood giving DA chance to argue Christian/Newsom retrials recusal motion
Published 6/21/2012 at 1:52 p.m. 30 comments
KNOXVILLE — Senior Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood is giving the state a second shot at arguing he should step down in one of Knoxville's most horrific criminal cases.
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KPD arrests five on crack charges
Updated 6/21/2012 at 3:00 p.m. 15 comments
KNOXVILLE — Police serving a search warrant Wednesday arrested five people on charges of dealing crack cocaine.
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Inmate's death in Knox jail investigated
Published 6/21/2012 at 1:28 p.m. 3 comments
KNOXVILLE — The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a male inmate Saturday at the Detention Facility.
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UT player finds bodies of mom, man in West Knox apartment
Updated 6/21/2012 at 4:16 p.m. 0 comments
KNOXVILLE — Asked to check up on his mother, University of Tennessee football player Daniel Hood discovered Wednesday her body and that of her boyfriend in a West Knox County apartment.
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UT leaders cautious about Democrats' proposal to halt tuition hikes
Published 6/21/2012 at 11:44 a.m. 24 comments
KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee president and vice chair of the board of trustees said today they'd spend any money allocated by the state Legislature wisely, but cautioned that one-time money would not solve longterm funding issues.
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Man, 19, faces drunken driving charge in Washington Pike crash
Published 6/21/2012 at 11:36 a.m. 4 comments
KNOXVILLE — A 19-year-old man faces drunken driving and other charges after flipping his vehicle this morning on Washington Pike near the location where three people were killed last month by an alleged drunken driver.
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Meet Ijams critters alongside a veterinarian
Published 6/21/2012 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
Enjoy lunch and a sneak peak of the animal care program at Ijams Nature Center by going behind the scenes with an Ijams veterinarian on Wednesday, June 27.
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Driver of F-350 that struck TDOT HELP truck to be cited
Published 6/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
The driver of a vehicle that struck a Tennessee Department of Transportation HELP truck on June 14 will face several charges when he is discharged from the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville police said.
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UT chancellor likely to get $22K boost; employees eligible for merit raises
Published 6/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 3 comments
University of Tennessee Chancellor Jimmy Cheek stands to make an additional $22,356 next year — raising his salary to $394,956 — should trustees approve a compensation plan that would also make Knoxville employees eligible for a 2.5 percent merit pool ...
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Mulch fire's cause unknown; city shares in blame
Published 6/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 5 comments
Knoxville officials are unable to pinpoint the cause of a massive mulch fire April 15 at Shamrock Organic Products, but they do recognize the city's own culpability in it, according to the findings of a final report released Wednesday.
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Street preacher wins battle against Maryville permit ordinance
Published 6/21/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 76 comments
A street preacher has emerged victorious in his battle against a Maryville ordinance requiring he and fellow proselytizers apply for a permit to spread their message.
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