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05/08/2013 - 4:59pm
TN offering $7,000 teacher bonuses to recruit talent

Priority schools are the schools that perform in the bottom 5 percent in
the state in terms of academic achievement. They are located in
Memphis, as well as Davidson, Hamilton, Hardeman and Knox counties.

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05/08/2013 - 4:27pm
Hospital comeback: Applications being accepted

The provider says it is looking to fill a variety of other positions -
from an accountant to human resources and medical personnel.

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05/08/2013 - 2:41pm
Y-12 protestors found guilty of vandalism and sabotage

All three defendants were found guilty of vandalism and sabotage. They
could face a 20-year prison sentence. All three will spend the night in
the Blount County Detention Center.

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05/08/2013 - 2:27pm
Extended family of Amanda Berry looking forward to seeing her again

The attention of the world has been focused on Cleveland, Ohio, this week, after three women who had been kidnapped more than a decade ago, were found alive

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05/08/2013 - 1:56pm
Jury selection for Thomas retrial set for Thursday in Nashville

Jury selection for the retrial of one of the suspects previously
convicted in the brutal murders of a Knox County couple will begin
Friday morning in Nashville.

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05/08/2013 - 1:42pm
Your Stories: Stephen Lyn Bales

The phrase "he is one with nature" truly applies for one local man. He is always outside. He writes about the outdoors and there are few things that make him happier than a singing bird.

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05/08/2013 - 1:16pm
Sarah Moore Greene teachers re-applying for positions

Around 60 staff members at Sarah Moore Greene Elementary must re-apply for their positions.  It's part of a full, school reconstitution for the upcoming school year.

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05/08/2013 - 12:54pm
TN Truth or Tall Tale: The Cocaine Parachutist

WBIR archive video from 1985 tells the story of a drug
dealer who fell to his death after his parachute failed to open. A
South Knoxville homeowner found the man's body in his yard surrounded by millions of dollars in cocaine. 

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05/08/2013 - 12:38pm
Crews find evidence someone may have fallen into rock quarry

According to Captain D.J. Corcoran with the Knoxville Fire Department, KFD,
the Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Rural/Metro, Knoxville Police
were called to a reported drowning at the quarry at Ft. Dickerson Park
in South Knoxville around 12:30 on Wednesday.

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05/08/2013 - 12:19pm
UT's inaugural FUTure class graduates
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