Hannah Moore

London

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist and Audio Producer at The Guardian

I present and produce Today In Focus @guardian, though I'm still dreaming of becoming a popstar one day. 👩🏻‍🦲🏳️‍🌈

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Knox Education Foundation CEO stepping down

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The CEO of the Knox Education Foundation is stepping down. Mike Taylor’s exit takes effect on June 30, 2025. The foundation has served as an umbrella group to support Knox County Schools through strategic initiatives, grants, and a bunch of programs, like Project Grad, the 865 Academies and One Book – Read City. A release from the nonprofit said Taylor’s leadership set them up for long-term success.
Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride gears up for final tribute

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A ride paying tribute to our country’s fallen heroes is preparing for its final ride. The 25th Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride will take place on May 25 at the Sevier County courthouse. Ron Giddis started the event after looking for a way to pay tribute to fallen military personnel for Memorial Day weekend.
Two Sevier County schools honored for 100% voter registration

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KODAK, Tenn. (WATE) — Two high schools in Sevier County were honored for registering 100% of eligible students to vote. Northview Senior Academy and Sevier County High School were presented the Anne Dallas Dudley Gold Award by Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett on Monday. The award focuses on increasing voter registration among students who will be 18 or older on or before the next election.
West High teacher facing statutory rape charges placed on administrative leave

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A teacher and coach from West High School was charged with multiple counts of aggravated statutory rape and statutory rape by an authority figure following an investigation by the Knoxville Police Department’s Special Crimes Unit. Chad Brooks, 32, was taken into custody on May 9 by the Morristown Police Department. He was later booked into the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.
Why you should quit your job and change the world - podcast

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Hannah Moore |Rutger Bregman |Alex Atack |Tom Glasser |Homa Khaleeli |Elizabeth Cassin

“Moral ambition is the desire to stand on the right side of history before it is fashionable, to basically devote your career, your life, to some of the most pressing issues that we face as a species.”Rutger Bregman, historian and author of Moral Ambition, believes that too many of us are in what he calls “bullshit jobs”. “What I see is an enormous waste of talent,” he tells Hannah Moore.
Vanderbilt Poll: Tennessee voters largely oppose federal spending cuts on key programs

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — How do Tennessee voters feel about the current political landscape? To answer this question, Vanderbilt has released the results from its latest poll, which surveyed 1,223 Tennessee registered voters on major issues from the economy to immigration between April 17 to April 27.
Knoxville Police: Pedestrian struck before car crashes into home in Holston Drive

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

Hannah MooreTue, May 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM UTC1 min readKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A car crashed into a home on Holston Drive in East Knoxville after police say the driver’s foot got stuck on the gas. The Knoxville Police Department is investigating the crash into the home in the 4200 block of Holston Drive. A pedestrian was hit before the car crashed into the house. KPD said the driver’s “booted foot” got stuck on the gas and they were unable to stop. Gov.
The highs and lows of Montana’s state fair

1 month ago | thespectator.com | Hannah Moore

There isn’t a lot for a kid in Montana to do in summer. School’s out and the heat is relentless – so stifling that the only real escape is the cool embrace of the fruit and vegetable aisle at Albertsons. By July, my hometown’s lone waterpark was overrun with feral, overweight preteens, their bellies jiggling as they stampeded across the scorching cement. After an overpriced afternoon at the waterpark, many of these kids would head to McDonald’s for dinner.
Six men facing charges after undercover human trafficking sting in Morristown

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WATE) — Six men are facing charged following an undercover human trafficking investigation in Morristown. The human trafficking operation was conducted between May 2 and 3. Undercover agents posed as juveniles engaging in the sale of commercial sex, according to Hamblen County Court records. As a result, six men were charged with trafficking for commercial sex acts.
New equipment helps Rural Metro rescue injured hiker on trail near East Raccoon Valley Road

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah Moore

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Rural Metro Fire rescued a hiker stuck on a walking trail off East Raccoon Valley Road after they were injured. Rural Metro Fire responded around 11:30 a.m. on Monday to the injured hiker. Rural Metro said crews hiked one mile up the trail and through steep terrain to find the hiker, who was unable to get down the mountain due to an injury.