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NPR and stations in Appalachia and the Mid-South launch new regional newsroom

NPR

NPR and stations in Appalachia and the Mid-South launch new regional newsroom November 19, 2024; Washington, D.C.—NPR and NPR Member organizations in Appalachia and the Mid-South have launched a collaboration aimed at strengthening local news coverage and bringing more stories from this region to the rest of the country. "Working with our neighboring states as a regional newsroom enables us …

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Tennessee man who faked bear attack death to cover up hiker's murder is caught on the run

Daily Mail

An accused killer has been captured after stealing a man's identity and faking a bear attack to cover up the murder. The suspect, 45-year-old Nicholas Hamlett, was caught in Columbia, South Carolina, Sunday night, police said, ending a multistate manhunt following the death of 34-year-old Steven Douglas Lloyd. The suspect, 45-year-old Nicholas Hamlett (seen here in this collage of photos …

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7 months ago

Tennessee uses 4 home runs to take down Evansville 11-6 in Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional

Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Hunter Ensley went 3 for 4, including a three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, and No. 1 national seed Tennessee beat Evansville 11-6 on Friday to begin the Knoxville Super Regional. Tennessee, playing in its fourth consecutive super regional, can advance to the College World Series with a victory over Evansville on Saturday. Christian …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Tears hits big home run and Tennessee rolls into super regionals with 12-3 win over Southern Miss

Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Kavares Tears hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and national top seed Tennessee poured it on from there, defeating Southern Mississippi 12-3 on Sunday night to win the Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. In the seventh, Dylan Dreiling led off with a home run and Dean Curley added a two-run shot. Cal Stark, …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. Last month, a foundation for one of the industry’s biggest health insurance giants called on Massachusetts to overhaul its process, which includes collecting …

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55 years ago

13 stranded strangers went on a spontaneous road trip. Here’s where they are a year later

CNN

CNN — In December last year, after their flight from Orlando to Knoxville was unexpectedly canceled, 13 stranded strangers desperate to reach their destination rallied together, rented a van and hit the road. One year on from their wild van adventure, six of the passengers, Laura, Carlos, Mikayla, Alanah, Renee and Michelle jumped on a Zoom call to update CNN …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

The Independent

Nashville With a huge mix of recording studios, live-music venues and neon-lit honky-tonks, it’s easy to see what gave Nashville its ‘Music City’ reputation. The city’s culinary scene is also one of its biggest draws, offering everything from James Beard-awarded restaurants to laid-back spots serving spicy ‘hot chicken’, fuelled by its handful of whisky distilleries. Back in the centre, the …

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1 year, 3 months ago

10 years after USC fired him on the tarmac, Lane Kiffin believes he can weather any storm

LA Times

The first meeting of the summer session for the Mississippi coaching staff doesn’t start with football. “I remember sitting in that hotel, people were hanging out, drinking, like, ‘Hey, we lost, but it’s still a great year’ and all that crap,” Kiffin says. “I don’t think it crossed my mind right away, like, I’d be the next coach of USC,” …

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1 year, 4 months ago

A sports lover’s guide to one week in Tennessee

The Independent

The NFL is once again making its way over to London this October, bringing with it some all-American cheer, excellent teams and plenty of entertainment. Tennessee may be known as the home of Country Music, but there’s plenty to keep the avid sports lover entertained too, from thrilling car races to high octane ice hockey. Check out the Tennessee Sports …

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1 year, 6 months ago

TRIBUTE | Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023): Revered novelist who explored the dark side of America

The Hindu

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s novels, which included The Road and No Country for Old Men, dramatised how the past overwhelmed the present. “Millions of readers around the world embraced his characters, his mythic themes, and the intimate emotional truths he laid bare on every page, in brilliant novels that will remain both timely and timeless, for generations to come.” Shooting …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Knoxville TV Anchor Tabitha Bartoe faces discrimination over natural hair, sparking outrage and support

Hindustan Times

Tabitha Bartoe, a recent United States college graduate, thought she had found the perfect fit when she landed a job as the weekend morning weather anchor at WATE, a TV station in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tabitha Bartoe's journey to embrace natural hair. "It doesn't even sound real," Bartoe expressed to the Knox News Sentinel, the USA TODAY Network. Tabitha Bartoe sticks …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Police issue arrest warrant for Jackass star Bam Margera

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An arrest warrant has been issued for Jackass star Bam Margera …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Black Tennessee Democrats blast Republican meeting audio

Raw Story

Black lawmakers are denouncing secretly-recorded statements made by House Republicans, calling them “false” after the comments went public following the expulsion of two young Black legislators. In the audio initially reported by the Tennessee Holler, Republican Rep. Jason Zachary of Knoxville said he was tired of being called a racist and “white supremacist” by Black lawmakers and telling his colleagues …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Tennessee cops let violent neo-Nazis off with warnings after they menaced a charity drag show

Raw Story

Sean Kauffmann gave a stiff-arm Nazi salute as he arrived at a protest outside a drag show at a local brewpub in Cookeville, a small city about 75 miles east of Nashville, Tenn., in late January. “Law enforcement is unprepared, despite public statements that they’re planning to commit violence,” Michael German, a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

LA Times

Rep. Justin Jones, center, Rep. Justin Pearson, back left, and Rep. Gloria Johnson huddle on the floor of the House chamber Thursday in Nashville. The majority Republican Tennessee House on Thursday ousted Democrats Justin Jones of Nashville and Justin J. Pearson of Memphis, and very nearly removed Democrat Gloria Johnson of Knoxville, ostensibly for breaching decorum the day after the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Embattled rep files charges against Republican in House melee

Raw Story

State Rep. Justin Jones, facing expulsion for leading a House floor protest against lax gun laws, filed a police report late Monday against a Republican lawmaker who grabbed his phone and allegedly pushed him Monday night. “It is going to be assigned to a detective.” On the House floor, Jones also accused Lafferty of trying to incite a riot. A …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Video shows police accusing arrested woman, 60, of faking illness hours before she died of stroke

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

'I can't breathe': Woman told police she was 'going to die' shortly before her in-custody death

Raw Story

The Knoxville Police Department has now released video footage of their interaction with a Tennessee woman who was arrested and later died in police custody. No charges were filed against the arresting officers, Sergeant Brandon Wardlaw, Officer Adam Barnett, Officer Timothy Distasio, and Transportation Officer Danny Dugan. But all four officers are still on administrative leave due to an ongoing …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Did Johnny Knoxville just leak the location for Season 3 of ‘White Lotus’?

LA Times

Johnny Knoxville, left, might have disclosed the next location of “The White Lotus,” whose first season starred Natasha Rothwell, center, and Murray Bartlett. Johnny Knoxville got a little too candid in a recent interview and might have unwittingly revealed that “The White Lotus” is headed to Japan. The “Jackass” star sat down with Vulture to discuss the cancellation of his …

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1 year, 11 months ago

University of Tennessee to host youth gardening symposium

Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Gardens on Thursday announced a partnership with the American Horticultural Society to bring the 2023 National Children and Youth Garden Symposium to Knoxville. This professional development event focuses on educators, garden designers, community leaders, youth program coordinators, and others who are dedicated to connecting children and youth to the natural world. During the …

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2 years ago

Records: Capitol rioter plotted to kill federal agents

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Newly unsealed court documents show that a Tennessee man arrested for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection also conspired with another person in a failed attempt to kill dozens of federal agents involved in the investigation. According to the FBI, Kelley later discussed plans with 26-year-old Austin Carter to kill law enforcement personnel who had …

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2 years ago

Capitol riot suspect plotted to kill federal agents investigating him, records allege

LA Times

Newly unsealed court documents allege that a Tennessee man arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection conspired with another person in a failed attempt to kill dozens of federal agents involved in the investigation. According to the FBI, Kelley later discussed plans with Austin Carter, 26, to kill law enforcement personnel who had worked on his criminal investigation, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

13 stranded strangers went on a road trip. Here’s what happened

CNN

CNN — What do you do when your evening flight is canceled, you really need to be somewhere in the morning and there are no other available flights? “If I thought that this was crazy, I knew other people might think it’s crazy also,” Alanah tells CNN Travel. So I don’t know, maybe other people would want to see it …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Johnny Knoxville, Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer -- the fun never stops at ‘Reboot’

LA Times

Keegan-Michael Key, Johnny Knoxville and Judy Greer pose for a photo with Calum Worthy in a scene from the new Hulu series “Reboot.” “It’s the most anxiety-inducing part of our job’” Key says of trying to guess how a finished project will turn out while filming. Judy Greer has a boatload of nominations, including one from SAG for “Descendants.” But …

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NPR and stations in Appalachia and the Mid-South launch new regional newsroom

Tennessee man who faked bear attack death to cover up hiker's murder is caught on the run

Tennessee uses 4 home runs to take down Evansville 11-6 in Game 1 of the Knoxville Super Regional

Tears hits big home run and Tennessee rolls into super regionals with 12-3 win over Southern Miss

State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

13 stranded strangers went on a spontaneous road trip. Here’s where they are a year later

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

10 years after USC fired him on the tarmac, Lane Kiffin believes he can weather any storm

A sports lover’s guide to one week in Tennessee

TRIBUTE | Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023): Revered novelist who explored the dark side of America

Knoxville TV Anchor Tabitha Bartoe faces discrimination over natural hair, sparking outrage and support

Police issue arrest warrant for Jackass star Bam Margera

Black Tennessee Democrats blast Republican meeting audio

Watch: Tennessee cops let violent neo-Nazis off with warnings after they menaced a charity drag show

Editorial: Tennessee Republicans’ appalling assault on speech and freedom

Embattled rep files charges against Republican in House melee

Video shows police accusing arrested woman, 60, of faking illness hours before she died of stroke

'I can't breathe': Woman told police she was 'going to die' shortly before her in-custody death

Did Johnny Knoxville just leak the location for Season 3 of ‘White Lotus’?

University of Tennessee to host youth gardening symposium

Records: Capitol rioter plotted to kill federal agents

Capitol riot suspect plotted to kill federal agents investigating him, records allege

13 stranded strangers went on a road trip. Here’s what happened

Johnny Knoxville, Keegan-Michael Key, Judy Greer -- the fun never stops at ‘Reboot’