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04/17/2013 - 4:48pm
Bill increasing campaign contribution limits fails

A bill that would have done away with the reporting requirements for
direct corporate contributions to Tennessee political candidates has
failed in the House.

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04/17/2013 - 4:45pm
House barely approves animal abuse reporting bill

A bill to require anyone recording or taking photos of livestock abuse
to turn images over to law enforcement within 48 hours has been approved
in the House with 50 votes -- the bare minimum needed to clear the
chamber.

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04/17/2013 - 2:33pm
Victims' families of fatal hit and run: 'We got justice'

Harper was charged
in May 2012, after investigators say Harper hit and killed Nelzon Soto,
Sr. and Chastity Thornell, along with Thornell's unborn baby girl. 
They were assisting Thornell's friend who had run out of gas on the side
of Washington Pike in the early morning hours.

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04/17/2013 - 2:25pm
430 new jobs announced in past three days

Omega Plastics is expanding in Anderson County, bringing 80 new jobs and an $8.2 million dollar investments to Clinton.

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04/17/2013 - 2:22pm
Knoxville to host conservation celebration

In October, Knoxville will be host to The Centennial Conservation Expo.

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04/17/2013 - 2:09pm
Update: Missing teen contacts parents, is safe

Dustin Lester has been in contact with his parents and is safe, according to the Loudon County Sheriff's Office.

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04/17/2013 - 2:08pm
Worker receives chemical burns on Knoxville business

A man was sent to the hospital Wednesday after suffering chemical burns to much of his body.

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04/17/2013 - 2:08pm
Worker receives chemical burns at Knoxville business

A man was sent to the hospital Wednesday after suffering chemical burns to much of his body.

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04/17/2013 - 2:01pm
Knox County prosecutor reprimanded for delaying information

The D.A.G.'s office says TaKisha Fitzgerald admitted to the B.P.R. that she
delayed giving information in a case that might be favorable to a
criminal defendant.

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04/17/2013 - 1:57pm
Medal of Honor recipient shares story in Knoxville

Walter "Joe" Marm, Jr. won the Medal of Honor for his actions "above the call" in Vietnam.  The retired Army Colonel single-handedly attacked the enemy and used himself as a target for machine gun fire before he was severely wounded.

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