Sam Perez
Weekend Morning Anchor at WBIR-TV (Knoxville, TN)
☀️ Weekend AM Anchor & Reporter @WBIR | 📚Author of “Deviate from Denial” | 🐶 @UGAGrady alum | 📧 Story ideas? Email me at [email protected]
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5 days ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Overnight in the Secret City, people are working around the clock to conduct research. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is always awake with more than 6,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support staff working together on research. At the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) that work never stops. While you’re sleeping, a five-person team monitors an accelerator to keep it running constantly.
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Schaad Road has been under construction for more than two decades. Now, the project's second phase is wrapping up. William Denton, whose grandmother owned a farm in the Ball Camp area dating back to 1916, has watched the road transform over the years. "23 years ago, we gave them a piece of property through here to go through," Denton said. "It was supposed to be done in three years.
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3 weeks ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
Here's a look at what might affect your drive times the week of March 31 heading into the first few days of April. If you're driving in Knox County, look out for two slowdowns on interstates starting on Monday. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) crews will work on the I-40 West ramp to Watt Road near Mayor Bob Leonard Park. TDOT will be fixing concrete starting at 7 p.m. for an entire week through 6 a.m. Monday morning.
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4 weeks ago |
trentarthur.ca | Sam Perez
Independent student press since 1966. To the Graduating Class of 2024/2025, The Athletic Centre has been used as the inclement weather plan for many years. The Committee claims that it fulfils all the requirements for the “pomp and circumstance” of a graduation ceremony. However numerous alumni have expressed that them [sic] and their families had negative experiences.
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1 month ago |
wbir.com | Sam Perez
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lawmakers in Nashville are considering a bill aimed at improving pedestrian safety for students walking to school. The proposed legislation, HB0016, would establish a student pedestrian protection grant program to design, construct and repair sidewalks around public schools. Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, is sponsoring the bill.
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