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‘I jumped with joy’ | Anderson County Senior citizens receive life-changing service
Two senior citizens down at Anderson County Senior Center received free hearing aids from the UT Health Science Center. This ...
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Federal grant freeze impacting East Tennessee child care programs
Matt Ryerson, YMCA of East Tennessee ‘s president and CEO, explained that they were notified this week that the 21st Century ...
Tennessee death row inmate makes last-ditch effort to prevent Aug. 5 execution
Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 execution. In Nashville’s ...
Supreme Court will take up a new case about which school sports teams transgender students can join
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students ...
Here's when the first day of school is for Nashville, Middle Tennessee districts
Back-to-school time is just around the corner. Here's when schools in Nashville and Middle Tennessee plan to start.
'For most of these families childcare goes away' | YMCA of East Tennessee scrambles to fill funding gap for after-school care after federal cuts
YMCA of East Tennessee said it was told that funding for the program was being paused "indefinitely," despite being ...
Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest
A military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law ...
New Tennessee law strips teens of driving privileges if they are found guilty of bullying
A new Tennessee law aims to combat bullying by targeting teenagers where it may hurt the most: revoking their ability to ...
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Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows
A new poll finds few Americans support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools. But majorities ...
Toxic gas releases at Ohio, Tennessee explosives plants under investigation
VINTON COUNTY, Ohio ( WOWK) – The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into the release of toxic gas at Austin Powder Company facilities in Ohio and ...
Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but ICE plans to detain him
A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges, but he is not expected to be ...