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05/16/2013 - 4:23pm
Governor signs virtual schools legislation

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a measure to tighten enrollment requirements at privately run online schools.

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05/16/2013 - 4:07pm
Jury in Thomas trial does not reach verdict; deliberations to resume at 9 a.m.

Events moved quickly Thursday morning as the state rested, George Thomas verified he would not testify, and shortly afterwards the defense rested without calling a single witness.

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05/16/2013 - 2:57pm
UT: Investigation into employee's conduct with athletes does not involve NCAA

The University of Tennessee continues to investigate whether a former UT employee had improper relationships with student athletes.

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05/16/2013 - 2:39pm
UT continues Jenny Wright investigation

The University of Tennessee continues to investigate whether a former UT employee had improper relationships with student athletes.

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05/16/2013 - 2:36pm
Haslam faces trucking company executives, urges rebate victims not to sue

Thursday morning Pilot CEO Jimmy Haslam addressed a large group of trucking executives at a seminar in Indianapolis.

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05/16/2013 - 2:27pm
Butch Jones discusses team, recruiting, background

Jones talked about his team, recruiting, his background and his family
in a one-on-one conversation with WBIR Sports Director Steve Phillips.

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05/16/2013 - 2:07pm
TN jobless rate rises to 8 percent

Tennessee's unemployment rate rose in April for the third time in four months, state labor officials reported today.

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05/16/2013 - 1:04pm
Online petition started to help local gymnast achieve her dream

The story of an 8-year-old girl's fight to follow her dreams touched many hearts in East Tennessee.

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05/16/2013 - 12:56pm
First phase of work on Lyons View Pike completed, work now shifts west

Work on one section of Lyons View Pike has been completed, but road closures remain on the section now under construction.

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05/16/2013 - 12:49pm
Jury deliberations in George Thomas trial underway

Events moved quickly Thursday morning as the state rested, George Thomas verified he would not testify, and shortly afterwards the defense rested without calling a single witness.

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