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2 days ago |
wbir.com | Avery Gingerich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Dozens of people joined a public meeting with Knoxville leaders Monday to discuss a plan that would expand the scope of a violence reduction organization in the city. Some people at the meeting said they were excited for the organization to play more of a role in Knoxville. Others said they wanted to leaders to support violence reduction efforts already working in the Knoxville area.
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3 days ago |
wbir.com | Avery Gingerich
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Amanda Juetten received her Bachelor's of Professional Studies with a concentration in Organizational Leadership and multiple minors from Tennessee Tech on Friday night. The 47-year-old mother of five graduated with honors after decades away from full-time school. A nontraditional path that she also navigated as a blind person. She was confident that she'd walk across a stage to receive a degree at some point in her life.
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1 week ago |
wbir.com | Avery Gingerich
JELLICO, Tenn. — Leaders in Jellico are working to reopen the only hospital in the area within a 30-minute drive after it had to shut down in March 2024. Residents in the town have two options when it comes to medical care: go north to Kentucky, or go south into LaFollette. According to Jellico Mayor Sandy Terry, the paperwork for Phoenix Rural Health to oversee the hospital was signed earlier in the year.
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1 week ago |
wbir.com | Avery Gingerich
LONDON, Ky. — Around four months ago, a man in London, Kentucky, died after police entered his home and shot him. Officers were executing a search warrant, but broke down the door at the wrong home. Since then, members of the London community have demanded answers. A release sent Monday from the London Police Department said that it was still conducting a "thorough and detailed investigation" into the shooting, which includes interviews and forensic testing of physical evidence.
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1 week ago |
wbir.com | Avery Gingerich
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Washington County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Saturday that recently discovered human remains near the 2000 block of Highway 107 in Washington County are those of Steve Cloyd. On Sunday, his brother Gary welcomed WBIR to the home they lived in, along with Steve's wife Keli, to remember Steve's spirit. "Steve was a very hard person to get to know ... but once you knew him, you loved him," Gary said.
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