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Lottery to View Synchronous Fireflies in the Smoky Mountains Begins This Week

Lottery to View Synchronous Fireflies in the Smoky Mountains Begins This Week

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park say visitors will be able to view the highly-anticipated synchronous fireflies from June 4 through June 11. You will be able to enter a lottery for vehicle reservations starting Friday at 10 a.m. the lottery will close on May 1st at 8 p.m. Those interested will be able to…MORE

TBI Endangered Child Alert for 18 Month Old Missing out of McMinn County

TBI Endangered Child Alert for 18 Month Old Missing out of McMinn County

The Endangered Child Alert for an 18 month old boy out of McMinn County believed to be with his non-custodial parents by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation remains ongoing with the suspected vehicle located. Alexander Webb is believed to be in their 2001 Ford Explorer which was found in Athens. Alexander has brown hair and…MORE

A Volunteer Fireman is Killed in an Accident Involving His Fire Truck

A Volunteer Fireman is Killed in an Accident Involving His Fire Truck

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a North Tazewell Volunteer Fire Department truck which leaves a firefighter dead. The crash happened yesterday on State Highway 63 Cedar Fork Road, near Cedar Grove Road in Claiborne County as crews were responding to an incident. Preliminary investigation shows 27-year-old Captain Roy Sewell Jr.,…MORE

32 Tennessee State Parks Receive Platinum Status in Go Green With Us Program

32 Tennessee State Parks Receive Platinum Status in Go Green With Us Program

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced 32 of the 57 Tennessee State Parks have attained Platinum status, the highest level of achievement, in the department’s Go Green With Us program. It is the highest number of Platinum parks in the program’s history. “Our state parks are setting an example for environmental…MORE

Knox County Public Library to Host a Four-Part Series on Artificial Intelligence

Knox County Public Library to Host a Four-Part Series on Artificial Intelligence

Self-driving cars. ChatGPT. Cancer detection. Smart speakers. Robots in manufacturing… and even in our homes. Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere these days. So, what does the average human need to know about AI as it is quickly becoming part of our everyday lives?  Join the Knox County Public Library at noon on Thursdays in May…MORE

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to Convene a Special Session to Pass Legislation to Strengthen Public Safety

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to Convene a Special Session to Pass Legislation to Strengthen Public Safety

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is expected to convene a special session to pass legislation that will strengthen public safety and preserve constitutional rights. The call for the special session comes after the General Assembly adjourned for the year without considering the governor’s “Order of Protection” legislation or any other gun control bills introduced after the…MORE

Knoxville Police Have Identified the Victim in a Fatal Stabbing in South Knoxville

Knoxville Police Have Identified the Victim in a Fatal Stabbing in South Knoxville

Updated story: Knoxville Police have identified the victim in a deadly stabbing in South Knoxville. 42 year-old Shawanda Arnwine showed up at the Knoxville Fire Department on Sevier Avenue after reportedly being stabbed in the 1400 block of E. Moody Avenue yesterday afternoon. 61 year-old Kenneth Hall has been booked on second-degree murder and aggravated…MORE

Megan Boswell, who is Charged in Her 15 Month Old Daughter’s Death, Appears in Court

Megan Boswell, who is Charged in Her 15 Month Old Daughter’s Death, Appears in Court

Megan Boswell, the woman charged in her daughter’s death, 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell, appears in court for a status hearing. State prosecutors will seek a sentence of life imprisonment. Boswell reported her daughter missing in February 2020 but said she had not been seen since December 2019. In March of 2020, the child’s remains were found…MORE

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